RESEARCH INTERESTS

Assessment of Key Biology Learning Outcomes

Development and validation of instruments that examine students’ understanding of key biological topics, including evolution and climate change.

Influence of the Faculty Workplace on

STEM Teaching Practices

Influence of academic workplace climate (e.g. leadership, professional development, resources, collegiality, autonomy, respect) on the instructional practices of faculty.

TEACHING EXPERTISE

General Education and Introductory Biology

 

Life, Earth, and Environmental Science for Future Educators

 

College Science Teaching 

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History and Nature of Science

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Principles and Teaching of Evolution

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Principles of Animal Behavior

 

Strategies in Teaching Secondary Science

Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) 

of STEM Faculty

Most studies of specialized teaching knowledge (PCK) for faculty have been in chemistry. I am expanding this area of research to understand biology faculty. The first of these investigations examines knowledge for teaching key areas of biology literacy, including evolution, global climate change, and the science of immunizations.