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Scott Freeman is an Emeritus Teaching Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington. His research interests focus on the impact of active learning strategies and high-structure course designs on student performance in college science courses. He is currently collaborating with colleagues to assess whether specific course designs positively affect the achievements of underrepresented minority and economically disadvantaged students. Freeman's projects include investigating ways to mitigate the underperformance of women in undergraduate STEM courses, designing a course-based undergraduate research experience focused on E. coli antibiotic resistance, and conducting a meta-analysis of STEM education literature. He is particularly interested in evolutionary biology, specifically regarding blackbird morphology in relation to environmental adaptation. Freeman earned a B.A. in Biology from Carleton College in 1978 and a PhD in Zoology from the University of Washington in 1991. He has received various awards, including the UW Distinguished Teaching Award, and has authored multiple editions of the textbook 'Biological Science'.
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