University of Georgia
My training is in human exposure assessment to environmental chemicals and environmental epidemiology, with current EPA and NIH/NIOSH-funded forest fire research.
We study undergraduate research experiences and inclusive education for under served groups, including students with disabilities and transfer students.
Biology education; Understanding student scientific development; Biological modeling in classrooms; Instructor reasoning in non-traditional classrooms
Course-based undergraduate research experiences, virtual reality in learning physiology and anatomy, culturally responsive teaching.
We engage in interdisciplinary and collaborative research projects employing various methodological approaches to examine different facets of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice issues in undergraduate biology and STEM education.
Course-based undergraduate research, student integration into the
scientific community; research mentoring of undergraduate researchers.
Biomedical imaging and large graph mining in public health applications.
Role of microbial diversity in marine environments and the utilization of molecular methods to investigate microbial diversity, interactions between micro- and macroscopic organisms and the functioning of marine ecosystems.
My research is focused on the use of metacognition to enhance student learning in biology.
