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Trained organismal conservation biologist specializing in biology education. Deeply believes in experiential engaged learning. As a teacher, she fosters student engagement through experiential learning, teaching with student activities that encourage the application and synthesis of concepts. She strives to create a welcoming environment in the classroom where students feel they belong. Particularly interested in teaching and learning evolution. Currently working on a project to understand a series of metacognitive interventions aimed at dislodging student misconceptions about difficult biological topics. Before focusing on teaching, her research involved assessing manatee habitat use in Belize and developing low-cost population assessment strategies.
Department of Psychology