A5058529037- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Science Education and Pedagogy
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Innovative Teaching Methods
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Online and Blended Learning
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Evolution and Science Education
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Innovations in Educational Methods
- Plant and animal studies
- Career Development and Diversity
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
University of Colorado Denver
2011-2024
Ecological Society of America
2019-2020
Denver School of Nursing
2020
University of Colorado Boulder
2013
Colorado State University
2003-2011
GTx (United States)
2000
Abstract Understanding how biodiversity responds to urbanization is challenging, due in part the single‐city focus of most urban ecological research. Here, we delineate continent‐scale patterns species assemblages by leveraging data from a multi‐city camera trap survey and quantify differences greenspace availability average housing density among 10 North American cities relate distribution eight widespread mammals. To do so, deployed traps at 569 sites across these ten between 18 June 14...
Processes that transform carbon (e.g., photosynthesis) play a prominent role in college biology courses. Our goals were to learn about student reasoning related these processes and provide faculty with tools for instruction assessment. We created framework illustrating how carbon-transforming can be one another during by explicitly teaching students employ principle-based reasoning—using, example, laws of conservation energy matter. Frameworks such as ours may improve more effectively than...
Abstract We make the case for an emergent notion of authenticity science based on systems theory and neo‐Piagetian thought. propose that authentic is property a dynamic system learning precipitated by interactions among students, teachers, scientists occur within contexts defined internal external constraints cultures schools communities which they operate. Authenticity as process challenges basis many curricula current pedagogical practices take scientists' their norm assume priori such...
Large enrollment undergraduate science courses are often seen as “gatekeepers” and tend to support less-than-ideal pedagogical approaches. Student satisfaction with teaching learning gains in student conceptual understanding these is limited at best. At University of Colorado Denver, the Learning Assistant (LA) Program supports transformation large-enrollment include more interactive strategies opportunities. We find that students LA-supported satisfied part because their use LAs, primarily...
Abstract Background The success of the learning assistant (LA) model has largely been attributed to LA facilitation active tasks. A deeper understanding how LAs facilitate these tasks would inform training and support successful adoption model. Our investigation actions during their interaction with students in classroom contributes that understanding. We present discuss development action taxonomy for assistants (ATLAs), as well illustrate its applicability by presenting some analyses were...
Identity production is a complex process in which person determines who he or she via internal dialogue and sociocultural participation. Understanding identity important biology education, because students’ identities impact classroom experiences their willingness to persist the discipline. Thus, we suggest that educators foster spaces where students can engage producing science incorporate positive perceptions of they are what have experienced. We used Holland’s theory Urrieta’s definitions...
Summary 1. Plague, introduced from Eurasia around 1900, today affects many animal species in the western part of North America, including black‐tailed prairie dogs Cynomys ludovicianus , widespread colonial herbivores Central Plains. Most studies diseases describe how they affect susceptible individuals or populations. We examined indirect community and ecosystem‐level effects plague to address hypothesis that frequent epizootics have a mediating effect on important role shaping grassland...
Outbreaks of plague in wildlife are sporadic and spatially dispersed, they depend on coincidence susceptible hosts, flea vectors, the bacterium (Yersinia pestis), environmental factors that support pathogen transmission. We fit spatial models outbreaks to a long-term data set (1981–2005) towns black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) shortgrass steppe northeastern Colorado. investigated effects distribution (town area connectivity other dog towns), climate (spring summer...
Biology majors often take introductory biology, chemistry, and physics courses during their first two years of college. The various sometimes conflicting discourse about explanations matter energy in these may contribute to confusion alternative conceptions (those that differ from scientific consensus) biology learners. An important area education research—students' conceptions—has produced a lengthy list related students' understanding flow through biological systems processes such as...
Threshold concepts have been referred to as “jewels in the curriculum”: that are key competency a discipline but not taught explicitly. In biology, researchers proposed idea of threshold include such topics variation, randomness, uncertainty, and scale. this essay, we explore how notion can be used alongside other frameworks meant guide instructional curricular decisions, examine concept variation it might influence students’ understanding core biology focused on genetics evolution. Using...
Authentic scientific data, when richly contextualized, can provide the basis for compelling learning experiences. Many undergraduate students either do not have access to primary or if they do, data are so abstract that student engagement is limited. Here, we describe contextual information and data-rich, student-centered activities developed give life sets from an intensely studied place, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL). The project Web site, Digital RMBL, highlights charismatic...
Historically, prairie dogs ( Cynomys spp.) have been considered essential keystone species of western United States grassland ecosystems because they provide unique services and increase vegetation community richness, evenness, diversity. However, the effects black‐tailed ludovicianus ) on lands adjacent to or surrounded by urban areas may not result in same ecosystem benefits historically associated with their presence. An landscape presents movement challenges unparalleled natural...
An understanding of biological variation is important for ecological interactions, ecosystem function, and species' response to environmental change. Biological essential species survival because natural selection acts upon the phenotypic within a population: more varied population's genetic resources, likely that population will persist into future. We explored how students think about by evaluating written assessments interviews grades 6–16 starting captive breeding programme conservation....
The Diagnostic Question Cluster (DQC) project integrates education research and faculty development to articulate a model for the effective transformation of introductory biology ecology teaching. Over three years, members from wide range institutions used active teaching DQCs, type concept inventory, as pre- posttests assess students' understanding concepts about energy matter across biological scales organization. Surveys instructors indicated substantial use DQCs teaching, nearly all...
Student success in large enrollment undergraduate science courses which utilize "active learning" and Learning Assistant (LA) support is a complex phenomenon.It often ill-defined, likely impacted by many factors, regularly interacts with variety of treatments or interventions.Defining, measuring, modeling student as factor multiple inputs the focus our work.Because this endeavor multifaceted, there need for strong theoretical framing.Without such explicit framing, we argue that findings...
The tragic murder of Mr. George Floyd brought to the head long-standing issues racial justice and equity in United States beyond. This prompted many institutions higher education, including professional organizations societies, engage long-overdue conversations about role scientific perpetuating racism. Similar societies organizations, Society for Advancement Biology Education Research (SABER), a leading international organization discipline-based biology education researchers, has long...
Science provides a method to learn about the relationships between observed patterns and processes that generate them. However, inference can be confounded when an pattern cannot clearly wholly attributed hypothesized process. Over-reliance on traditional single-hypothesis methods (i.e. null hypothesis significance testing) has resulted in replication crises several disciplines, ecology exhibits features common these fields (e.g. low-power study designs, questionable research practices,...
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Abstract Many science educators believe that student recognition of biodiversity is an important precursor to discovering patterns and understanding processes define shape ecological systems. We investigated (1) the total number, taxonomic categories, specificity, diversity backyard organisms middle (MS) high school (HS) students teachers named, (2) how named related their overall performance on ecology learning progression assessment, (3) types information used sort group organisms. Our...
The 2012 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biomedical Workforce Working Group Report documented that graduate training in the biomedical sciences predominantly prepares people for academic research positions. report recommended NIH provide funds institutions to develop broader career development opportunities, including related teaching. Indeed, teaching is not only a required component any faculty position, it primary task trainees who seek employment at small liberal arts colleges and...