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Research Projects
Religious cultural competence in evolution education (Reccee)
Oftentimes when someone rejects evolution it is because they perceive conflict with their religious culture and beliefs. This perceived conflict can be affirmed in the classroom when mostly secular biologists are teaching evolution to students who are religious. We study how biologists can reduce religious individuals' perceived conflict between religion and evolution using the Religious Cultural Competence in Evolution Education (ReCCEE) instructional framework.
Building Undergraduate Science Communication Education
Public polarization about culturally controversial science topics requires a scientific workforce that is skilled at communicating with people who may have different views than themselves. We are currently building evaluation instruments, instructional frameworks, and instructional materials needed to build the field of undergraduate science communication education about culturally controversial science topics.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in evolution education
Evolutionary biology lacks racial/ethnic and religious diversity. This problem becomes more pronounced when considering the intersection of race, ethnicity, and religion because racial/ethnic minority students tend to identify as religious at high rates. We study how to transform biology education broadly and evolution education specifically to be more inclusive of students with different racial/ethnic and religious identities.
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