A5024763889- Career Development and Diversity
- Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
- Science Education and Pedagogy
- Innovative Teaching Methods
- Outdoor and Experiential Education
- Geography Education and Pedagogy
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Sex work and related issues
- Complex Network Analysis Techniques
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
- Mentoring and Academic Development
- Biomedical and Engineering Education
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- European and International Contract Law
Cornell University
2021-2024
The University of Texas at El Paso
2019-2024
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
2024
University College London
2017-2021
Texas Tech University
2009
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
2009
Undergraduate research experiences in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields are championed for promoting students' personal professional development. Mentorship is an integral part of undergraduate research, as effective mentorship maximizes the benefits undergraduates realize from participating research. Yet almost no examines instances which mentoring less or even problematic, though prior on workplace settings suggests negative common. Here, we report results a...
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) serve to increase student access authentic scientific opportunities. Current evidence within the literature indicates that engagement in CUREs promotes students' science identity development, self-efficacy, motivation, and ability "think like a scientist." Despite importance of these findings, few studies have examined behaviors interactions occurring CURE non-CURE settings impact those on said outcomes. To address concerns, we...
Advancement of the scientific enterprise relies on individuals conducting research in an ethical and responsible manner. Educating emergent scholars principles ethics/responsible conduct (E/RCR) is therefore critical to ensuring such advancement. The recent impetus include authentic opportunities as part undergraduate curriculum, via course-based experiences (CUREs), has been shown increase cognitive noncognitive student outcomes. Because these important benefits, CUREs are becoming more...
Abstract An understanding of both cognitive and affective domains learning is critical to promoting undergraduate student success in biology. Field courses—which support learning, observation, experimentation the outdoors—have been shown be effective supporting outcomes. However, less known about students' responses during field instruction. To better understand domain this course type, we asked students enrolled a campus‐based introductory biology engage weekly reflective journaling over...
Recent efforts to engage postsecondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students in the rigors of discovery-driven inquiry have centered on integration course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) within biology curricula. While this method laboratory education is demonstrated improve students’ content knowledge, motivations, affect, persistence STEM, CUREs may present as cost- and/or resource-prohibitive. Likewise, not all lecture courses a concomitant...
Abstract Critical thinking, which can be defined as the evidence‐based ways in people decide what to trust and do, is an important competency included many undergraduate science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) courses. To help instructors effectively measure critical we developed Biology Lab Inventory of Thinking Ecology (Eco‐BLIC), a freely available, closed‐response assessment students' thinking ecology. The Eco‐BLIC includes ecology‐based experimental scenarios followed by...
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs), which often engage students as early freshman year, have become increasingly common in biology curricula. While many studies highlighted the benefits of CUREs, little attention has been paid to responsible and ethical conduct (RECR) education such contexts. Given this observation, we adopted a mixed methods approach explore extent RECR is being implemented assessed biological sciences CUREs nationwide. Survey semistructured interview...
Professional development in action research methods can increase educators’ dispositions toward the adoption of evidence-based practices and data-based decision making. However, an in-depth review literature revealed that extant forms professional (ARPD) may not be accessible to all educators as they are often relegated full-semester undergraduate and/or graduate courses, internships, teacher education programs. To address this issue, we designed, implemented, assessed a scalable...
Abstract Field biology courses—which expose students to concepts through outdoor experimentation and observation—are a staple in undergraduate natural science education. Participation field courses has been associated with increased academic success, retention, strengthening of identity. However, for some students, learning outdoors can pose barriers comfort, enjoyment, success may contribute alienation attrition. To better understand the kinds challenges encountered by how those experiences...
Abstract Undergraduate field courses provide students with valuable opportunities to learn in and from the natural environment. Prior research shows that can improve students' cognitive affective outcomes encourage them engage social interaction their classmates professors. Despite frequent documentation of ability for promote relationships, no prior studies have characterized student this context or its influence on outcomes. To better understand interactions, we used network analysis...
Critical thinking is the process by which people make decisions about what to trust and do. Many undergraduate courses, such as those in biology physics, include critical an important learning goal. Assessing thinking, however, non-trivial, with mixed recommendations for how assess part of instruction. Here we evaluate efficacy assessment questions probe students' skills context physics. We use two research-based standardized instruments known Biology Lab Inventory Thinking Ecology...
Gun violence has increased in Mexico since the mid-2000s, but little is known about patterns of gun ownership. We examine size and composition privately held urban firearm stock Mexico, motivations for ownership, attitudes laws. To this end, a household telephone survey 1361 adults living nine Mexican cities was conducted summer 2017. find that few households contain guns. Most those who report ownership possess one gun, having purchased it recently self-defense. Few citizens plan to...
While several studies have investigated gender inequities in the social learning environment of biology lecture courses, that same phenomenon remains largely unexplored laboratory contexts. We conducted a mixed methods study to understand influence on student perceptions their peers' research aptitude introductory CUREs and traditional courses. Specifically, students (
After a recent increase in violence, policy makers and advocates Mexico have proposed new firearm legislation that would shift Mexican gun policies towards more permissive approach. Following the argument of ‘selfdefense’, these initiatives facilitate citizens’ access to guns by allowing them carry firearms automobiles businesses. These been developed without deep analysis effects laws. In this article, authors present an assessment what policymakers should be aware regarding laws using...
Case-based approaches have been used extensively in STEM classrooms to enhance the real-world applicability of course content. Prior research bioeducation field indicates, specifically, that such methods lead increases students' conceptual understanding and affect discipline relative more traditional methods. Despite these outcomes, majority case study exercises are formatted a generalist manner. In other words, content context itself not framed around communities which students live. an...
Field biology courses can nurture students science identities, but also pose unique challenges to those who identify with marginalized groups. We used a card sorting task understand the influence of intersecting identities in field courses. further offer suggestions on how make more inclusive.
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) serve to increase student access authentic scientific opportunities.Current evidence within the literature indicates that engagement in CUREs promotes students' science identity development, and affect ability "think like a scientist."Despite importance of these findings, few studies have examined behaviors interactions occurring CURE non-CURE settings impact those on said outcomes.To address concerns, we conducted mixed methods study...