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Walter Lab Student Researchers
and Veterans
Since 2015, the Walter Lab has been home to almost 50 students,
including high school students, undergraduate students,
Smittcamp and Biology honors program students,
and M.S. Biology graduate students.
 I am a biology major in the Walter Lab. My research project in the Walter Lab is exploring ethnobotany through the lens of Indigenous Stories and Culturally Responsive Teaching. I hope to continue into a career in wildlife or land conservation. |  I am a biology major with minors in Spanish translation and communication disorders. My research project in the Walter Lab is exploring ethnobotany through the lens of Indigenous Stories and Culturally Responsive Teaching. |  I am a pre-med Biology major and Smittcamp scholar. My research in the Walter Lab explores the effect of teaching people lateral reading techniques to help them dismantle science-related misinformation. |
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 I am a Mathematics-Statistics major with interests in global sustainability, equity, and inclusion. My research is exploring the effects of using culturally relevant teaching approaches in a foundational majors' biology course. |  I am a Recreation Administration, Outdoor and Natural Resources major at Fresno State and a Smittcamp Scholar. My research project is exploring the impact of teaching college-level science using Indigenous Stories and Culturally Responsive Teaching. |  I am a graduate student in the Walter Lab. My research is exploring the impacts of creating culturally responsive instruction in Biology that is centered around Native American stories and culture. |
 I am a pre-med biochemistry major doing a meta-analysis of culturally responsive, relevant, and sustaining teaching practices in postsecondary STEM. I am also part of the research team exploring strategies to teach people to dismantle vaccine misinformation. |  I am an undergraduate Natural Sciences - Biology major. I am doing research about the impact of creative assignment quests in general education biology. Someday I plan to work in outdoor, informal education. |  I am a 2026 graduate of the Walter Lab. As an undergrad student, I was part of the team who did a meta-analysis on culturally responsive research. As a student, I was a Smittcamp Scholar and psychology major with an Asian American Studies minor. I am now pursuing my PhD in Clinical Psychology. |
 I am a 2026 graduate of the Walter Lab. My master's thesis research focused on exploring quantitative impacts of culturally responsive pedagogies in upper division microbiology. I am now pursuing my PhD in STEM Education at UCSD. |  I am a 2026 graduate of the Walter Lab. As an undergrad student, I was part of the team who did a meta-analysis on culturally responsive research. As a student, I was a Smittcamp Scholar and sociology major. I am now pursuing my PhD in Sociology. |  I am a 2026 graduate of the Walter Lab. At Fresno State, I was a pre-med Biology major. My research project explored qualitative patterns in student reflections after doing creative choice-based biology assignments. I am now pursuing a special masters' degree prior to attending medical school. |
 I am a 2026 graduate of the Walter Lab. At Fresno State, I was a pre-med biology major doing a qualitative meta-analysis of culturally responsive, relevant, and sustaining teaching practices in post-secondary STEM. In my future career, I have plans to go into medicine. |  I am a 2025 graduate from the Walter Lab and am now at Medical School. As a student, I explored first year STEM students' lived experiences during their freshman year at university. We gathered focus group data to understand patterns of students' experiences through socio-cognitive career theory and intersectionality. I am now in medical school to become a physician. |  I am a 2025 graduate of the Walter Lab. As an undergraduate student in biology, I studied the lived experiences of first-year STEM majors, especially their decisions tied to changing majors. I plan to pursue a career in medicine. |
 I am a 2024 MS Biology graduate from the Walter Lab. My research explored how and in what ways learning about fermentation through a culturally responsive fish sauce lesson influenced students, especially SEAA students, taking a science majors’ biology course. |  I am a 2021 MS Biology graduate from the Walter lab. In my thesis research, I studied how to reduce science denial about COVID-19 by helping students develop scientific argumentation skills in a general education biology course. I am now a community college instructor and high school biology teacher in the Central Valley. |  I am a 2025 Graduate of the Walter Lab with a BS in Psychology. I studied the impacts of using creative assessments in general education biology courses. In Fall 2025, I began a Master's Program in Cognitive Psychology at Fresno State. |
 I am a 2025 graduate of the Walter Lab. I studied the impacts of using creative assessments in general education biology courses. I plan to go to vet school now that I'm finished with my Animal Science degree. I hope to use my knowledge of science education to support the understanding and decision making of my future vet clients. |  I am 2023 MS Biology graduate from the Walter lab. My thesis explored how using civic online reasoning strategies can help students improve their ability to identify misinformation in a general education biology course. I am now a tenure-track instructor of Anatomy and Physiology at Clovis Community College. |  I am a 2021 MS Biology graduate from the Walter Lab. In my thesis, I studied the influence of values affirmation activities on student success in college biology courses. I am now a tenured high school science teacher in the Central Valley. |
 I am a 2021 graduate from the Walter Lab. I was an undergraduate Honors Program student in Biology, and explored social networks among student success change agents on a college campus. I am currently teaching K12 in the Fresno area and hope to someday hope to pursue a PhD in Science Education. |  I was undergraduate student in the Lab who studied exploring faculty teaching practices, mental well-being, and technology knowledge, in particular how these have changed during the COVID-19 crisis. After graduating Fresno State, I got my MA in Anthropology at Western Washington. I am now a PhD student in anthropology at UC Riverside. |  I was an undergraduate researcher in the lab. We explored faculty teaching practices, mental well-being, and technology knowledge, in particular how these have changed during the COVID-19 crisis. I am now in graduate school to get my MS in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling. |
 I graduated in 2022 from the Walter Lab with a degree in Psychology. As an undergrad researcher, I studied faculty and graduate student teaching behavior and how these changed during the early parts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that I've graduated, I am moving on to a career in medicine, women's health, and psychiatry. |  I am a 2021 graduate of the Walter Lab. My research explored the role of creative, real-life based science assignments on supporting students' science knowledge and emotional well-being. |  I am a 2021 graduate of the Walter Lab. My research explored the role of creative, real-life based science assignments on supporting general education biology students' science knowledge and emotional well-being. |
 I worked on several research projects as an undergrad in the lab from 2027-2021. One project sought to build theory around faculty teaching behavior. Another explored biology majors' longitudinal attitude change and how attitudes correlated with concept inventory scores. After graduation, I worked for a few years and also got my MS in Applied Economics. I also plan continue my education in Fall 2026 and get my PhD in Economics. I hope to someday be a professor. |  I am a 2021 honors graduate from the Walter Lab. My research examined faculty teaching behavior through the lens of Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior. |  I am a Fall 2020 graduate from the Walter Lab. I studied supporting diversity and inclusion in STEM through using values affirmation strategies. After graduating, I received my Master's in Higher Education at Fresno State. I am now a college success coach for The Wonderful Company. |
 I am a 2020 graduate and 2018 B.S. Biology graduate from the Walter Lab. My survey-based thesis explored faculty teaching practices through both personal and organizational influences. I am now a tenure-track biology faculty member at Fresno City College. |  I am a Fall 2019 honors program graduate of the Walter Lab. I used Social Network Analysis to understand the influence of knowledge exchange on students self-efficacy in the context of a First Year Experience (FYE) for students in STEM. Since graduating Fresno State, I have completed a masters program and am currently interviewing for medical schools! |  I'm a 2019 M.S. Biology graduate from the Walter Lab. My work explored faculty teaching behavior through the lens of Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior. I am now pursuing a PhD in Science Education. |
 I was an undergraduate researcher in the Walter Lab and double majored in Biology and Psychology. My research project explored faculty teaching practices through methodological observations of teaching, survey work, and analysis of teaching planning materials. I am now the High Impact Practices Coordinator for the College of Science and Mathematics at Fresno State. |  I'm a 2019 graduate from the Walter Lab with a B.S. in Psychology. At Fresno State, I studied the influences of academic workplace climate on instructional practices of faculty. I am now an award-winning high school teacher and robotics coach. |  I am 2019 graduate of the Walter lab. My thesis explored the impact of a First Year Experience (FYE) for STEM students on the development of a 'STEM Identity.' |
 I am an associate of the Walter Research Lab and an 2017 M.S. Biology graduate from Fresno State. I am interested in exploring nature of science (NOS) knowledge among undergraduate English Language Learners. I am pursuing my PhD in Science Education at Western Michigan University. |  I am a 2018 graduate with a B.S. in Natural Sciences. My research at Fresno State focused on analyzing teaching observation data of STEM Faculty using the COPUS. I am now a middle school science teacher. |  I am a 2018 B.S. Biology graduate from the Walter Lab. At Fresno State, I studied evolution knowledge and acceptance among undergrads. I am now an ROTC Instructor at Fresno State. |
 I'm a 2017 M.S. Graduate from the Walter Lab. My project investigated the impact of different instructional strategies on students’ understanding about the cell cycle in a general education biology course. I am now a community college science instructor in the Central Valley. |
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