Expertise

I am a biologist and biology education researcher, bridging disciplinary biology and education science to understand how students learn and how we can design biology courses that help more students see themselves as capable and engaged scientists. Recent research harnesses collaborative, international networks of biology instructors and classrooms to explore the impacts of scientist role models, approaches to effective data literacy instruction, and inclusive teaching practices.

Past Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences and Mathematics, Auburn University

Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Biology Teaching and Learning, College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota Twin Cities (past)

Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University (past)

Communities
Biological Science
Degrees
PhD, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, Evolutionary Biology, 2014
BS, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Fisheries and Wildlife/Biological Sciences, 2008
Associations
Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research
European Science Education Research Association
National Association of Biology Teachers