
The Pazicni Group investigates teaching and learning in chemistry through an anti-deficit lens, emphasizing the intellectual resources students bring to the classroom. Their work centers on equity—examining how instruction, curriculum, and systems can be redesigned to better support all students. Research focuses on how students reason about molecular structure, bonding, and light–matter interactions; how curriculum and assessment design can foster meaningful engagement; and how systemically excluded students experience undergraduate chemistry. Across projects, the group aims to advance more inclusive and equitable learning environments in the discipline.