Education Committee

The Education Committee supports members of the GSA community interested in pedagogy research, active learning, and inclusive teaching. The committee develops workshops on education topics and professional development and assists GSA conference organizers by reviewing education-related abstracts and developing conference-specific workshops. These activities will provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and resource-sharing among the GSA community.

Major committee activities will be supported by four subcommittees. All members of the Education Committee are expected to serve on at least one subcommittee. Subcommittee leads will be responsible for organizing meetings as needed and will report on activities at Committee-wide meetings. The full committee will meet at least twice a year. The anticipated time commitment for each member is one to three hours per month, depending on the time of year and projects in progress.

Member List

Teresa Lee, Chair, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Noveera Ahmed, St. John Fisher College

Daron Barnard, Worcester State University

Nicole Crown, Case Western Reserve University

Rhea Datta, Hamilton College

Maitreya Dunham, University of Washington

Grace Hamilton, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Andrea Kalis, St. Catherine University

Amanda Larracuente, University of Rochester

Mary Miller, Rhodes College

Tamar Resnick, University of Minnesota

Laura Rusche, State University of New York at Buffalo

Joel Sharbrough, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Jessica Velez, Staff Liaison

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Subcommittees

Professional Development

Led by Nicole Crown
Members: Teresa Lee, Laura Rusche, Joel Sharbrough, Rhea Datta, Amanda Larracuente
Activities: Plan New Faculty Workshops that showcase a range of institutional types and research models. Workshops typically consist of faculty panels fielding answers to a mix of questions from the moderator and the audience: “Applying for Faculty Jobs (DEI/teaching statements, chalk talk, interviews)” in the fall and “How to get a Faculty Job…and Thrive In It!” in the spring.

CourseSource Genetics Curriculum

Led by Noveera Ahmed
Members: Andrea Kalis, Mary Miller, Tamar Resnick, Daron Barnard
Activities: Facilitate the annual review of the Genetics Core Concepts and Competencies to reflect changes in the field of genetics and best practices in education and DEI. Members of this subcommittee may also act as reviewers for manuscripts submitted to CourseSource. Learn more about CourseSource.

Genetics Educators Exchange (GEE)

Led by Maitreya Dunham
Members: Noveera Ahmed, Grace Hamilton, Mary Miller, Joel Sharbrough, Mary Miller
Activities: Organize and curate GEE materials with tags indicating sub-field and difficulty level; solicit contributions from GSA members; approve membership to the GEE; and advertise the benefits of using the GEE to GSA members. Request access from the shared Google Drive.

BREWMOR

BREWMOR liaisons: Michael Law and Te-Wen Lo
Members: Maitreya Dunham
Activities: Collaborate with BREWMOR steering committee in building a network of faculty dedicated to increasing experiential learning for undergraduate biology students; plan two annual education-focused events: BigBREW in the summer and MicroBREW in the winter. Learn more at the BREWMOR website.