Dr. Stanley Lo

Biography

Stanley Lo received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Harvard University and has served as a senior research associate at the Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching at Northwestern University. He joined the faculty of the Department of Biological Sciences in 2014. With a focus on undergraduate biology education, Stanley's research aims to understand how faculty teaching impacts student learning and the factors that support sustainable classroom innovations. His work investigates faculty conceptions and teaching approaches, using both quantitative and qualitative methods to examine instructional practices that correlate with positive student outcomes. Stanley is also involved in defining learning progressions for core concepts and competencies in the biological sciences, helping to create instructional materials that facilitate students' understanding and skills development. He is currently an editor for CourseSource, an open-access journal that provides peer-reviewed teaching resources for college biology courses. Additionally, he has held the titles of National Academies Education Fellow in Life Sciences and National Academies Education Mentor in Life Sciences.

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