Syracuse U Biology Education Research Group

We are the Biology Education Research Group (BERG) at Syracuse University. We are interested in biology education and science literacy. Headed by @JasonRWiles

[Syracuse U Biology Education Research Group @EvolutionSU]

Wrapping up a successful #NABT22! Current students @MariahCMaxwell_ and Takunda Maisva presented posters on current lab projects, while lab alumn @dunkryan presented a workshop with @cissyballen, @JeremiahHenning, Darrien Caudle, and @iEMBER_Network colleagues!

[Syracuse U Biology Education Research Group @EvolutionSU]

In the other, Mariah Maxwell and @JasonRWiles found that participation in cyber Peer-Led Team Learning was associated with increased retention in STEM for undergraduate students from a number of identities marginalized in STEM https://t.co/OdLnAyucHW

[Syracuse U Biology Education Research Group @EvolutionSU]

Great SU News story about a pair of pubs from our lab regarding equity in STEM! #STEMeducation
#newfindings https://t.co/CDZ1UgaHOu

[Syracuse U Biology Education Research Group @EvolutionSU]

In one, Kelly Schmid and @JasonRWiles show that women undergraduate researchers are far less likely to consider themselves scientists than their male colleagues, even as they are actively engaged in the process https://t.co/6NwGapnaJu

[Syracuse U Biology Education Research Group @EvolutionSU]

Lab head @JasonRWiles and former member @dunkryan took part in this wonderful collaboration on measurement of evolution acceptance! Big thanks to @brownell_sara, @lizard_barnacle, Jamie, Taya and Jason for putting this event on!

[Sara Brownell @brownell_sara]

Excited to be hosting a fabulous group of folks interested in improving #evolution acceptance instruments. Introducing the evolution acceptance instrument @NSF funded RCN-UBE.

[Jason R. Wiles @JasonRWiles]

Very proud of my former @SUBiology @ArtSciencesSU Ph.D. student @kellymschmid, now at @CornellEEB / @CornellCDER. Check out Kelly’s latest on supporting women in STEM in The American Biology Teacher. https://t.co/KQ9ca3h7aZ

[Syracuse U Biology Education Research Group @EvolutionSU]

Having a great day at #ACUBE2021! If you're looking for a session to attend in this next block, Mariah Maxwell from our lab will be discussing how our online implementation of Peer-Led Team Learning shows benefits for women in STEM!

[Assn of College & University Biology Educators @ACUBEBioEd]

A reminder that registration for our 65th annual conference (held Oct 16) is coming up! Presenter registration deadline is September 26th, and registration for all other attendees closes October 1st! Click the link for more details: https://t.co/z7duiMPn13

[Syracuse U Biology Education Research Group @EvolutionSU]

Check out this newest publication from our lab!

Lessons learned through listening to biology students during a transition to online learning in the wake of the COVID‐19 pandemic https://t.co/wXlP4dHoNE

[Ryan Dunk, PhD @dunkryan]

In a #SABER2020 long talk, @cissyballen and @mtn_ash show the lack of representation of POC, and especially women of color, in introductory biology textbooks. Not one black woman scientist's work cited! #RepresentationMatters

[SABER @SABERcommunity]

Quick reminder about our buddy system! If you have attended SABER multiple times and are interested in being a mentor, please fill out the following form: https://t.co/fyu7cisPQX.

[Alexus Roberts Hugghis, PhD @AlexusRH]

It's time! Applications for the @eegradpreview program are OPEN!!!! During this program we hope to answers your big questions about PhD programs in Ecology & Evolution!

Apply here: https://t.co/eaKKu6rK5Q

Check out @eegradpreview for more info on the program and organizers

[ASU Biology Education Research Lab @ASU_BioEdLab]

#Depression is a major mental health concern among college students, including #undergrads involved in #research. Learn more about their experiences in this study by @Katey_Cooper, @LoganGin, @LizBarnes222, and @brownell_sara.

https://t.co/J0tdDfoM6H @ASCBiology @CBELifescied

[Syracuse U Biology Education Research Group @EvolutionSU]

Check out this podcast featuring lab alumnus Dr. Christina Winterton! In it, she discusses some of her newly published work from her dissertation on the importance of relating to peer leaders in Peer-Led Team Learning #PLTL

https://t.co/MnBMPt345M

[Syracuse U Biology Education Research Group @EvolutionSU]

This suggests to us that a possible way to improve peer-led team learning #PLTL outcomes is to find ways to increase the perception of peer leaders as relatable; future work is needed to address how this may be done.

[Syracuse U Biology Education Research Group @EvolutionSU]

New article alert! Just published in #DISER, we looked at students' course grade and self-assessed learning gains in the context of peer-led team learning #PLTL

https://t.co/VWP3RNSJ9e

#BioEd #newresearch

[Syracuse U Biology Education Research Group @EvolutionSU]

We found that #PLTL students who viewed their peer leader as relatable received higher course grades – and also had higher self-assessed learning gains – compared to students who did not. This latter effect was independent of students' STEM major status.

[Syracuse U Biology Education Research Group @EvolutionSU]

Thanks @ArtSciencesSU for this coverage of some new research from our lab! Check the tweet below for our thread on it:

https://t.co/LHA4I70j2J

[Syracuse U Biology Education Research Group @EvolutionSU]

New publication from our lab!

Communicating the consensus on climate change to college biology majors: The importance of preaching to the choir https://t.co/whhCZGLn4A

[Syracuse University College of Arts & Sciences @SUArtSciences]

Happy #DarwinDay! Biology professor @JasonRWiles says, “Darwin Day celebrates many thousands of scientists who have built our understanding of evolution in the 161 years since Origin of Species.” (1/2)

[Syracuse U Biology Education Research Group @EvolutionSU]

Blind evaluation of experimentally manipulated CVs shows biologists are not generally biased against Christians, though association with specific evangelical groups did cause significantly lower ratings.

Great new study published by lab friends and collaborators @ASU_BioEdLab!

[Elizabeth Barnes @lizard_barnacle]

Are scientists biased against Christian students? Check out our new study in @PLOSONE in which we experimentally tested for bias against Christians in academic biology: https://t.co/PUnvCwWYSJ