Biology Seminar: Barriers to participation in biology, by Dr. Cissy Ballen

“Barriers to participation in biology: where they are and what you can do about them”, a talk by Cissy Ballen, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University.
Please register in advance, by clicking this link:
https://middlebury.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMsf-uoqD8tGNai7A3f1Q0M6zO…
Cissy Ballen is a discipline-based education researcher who studies biology education. Her research interests largely center on identifying scalable strategies in higher education that improve learning for all, and reducing attrition of historically underrepresented groups in STEM fields. She completed postdoctoral research positions at Cornell University and University of Minnesota, studying the effects of high stakes assessment, support programs, teaching methods, and classroom culture on student performance and persistence in undergraduate biology. Sponsored by the Department of Biology: www.middlebury.edu/academics/bio