SEPAL/Biology Alumna Off to Medical School!
Congratulations to Emily Weibel for being accepted into UC Davis Medical School. Emily is a former SEPAL SPIKE student and received her BS in Cell and Molecular Biology 2012.
Author Archive
Congratulations to our SEPAL alum, Natalia Caporale, for being selected to participate in Research Residency!
Natalia Caporale, Biology lecturer, was selected to participate in the American Society for Microbiology’s 2015-2016 Biology Scholars Program as part of their Summer Research Residency in Biology Education Research. Congratulations Natalia!
Congratulations SFSU Biology alumnus Matilde Miranda being selected as a 2015 Ford Foundation Fellowship recipient!
SFSU Biology alumnus Matilde Miranda received a Ford Foundation Fellowship during her first year as a doctoral student in biology at UCLA. She is an alumnus of the Burrus Lab & of SEPAL.
Congratulations Matilde for all your hard work!
Congratulations to John & Kimberly for publishing a paper in CBE Life Sciences Education!
Relations between Intuitive Biological Thinking and Biological Misconceptions in Biology Majors and Nonmajors
John D. Coley and Kimberly Tanner
CBE Life Sciences Education March 2, 2015
The authors present evidence that seemingly unrelated biological misconceptions may share common conceptual origins arising from underlying systems of intuitive biological reasoning, or cognitive construals. The findings presented raise the intriguing possibility that university-level biology education may reify construal-based thinking and related misconceptions.
Learn more at: https://www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/cbe.14-06-0094
Congratulations John & Kimberly!
SEPAL featured in Faculty Focus publication’s “Best of” List
Drs. Kimberly Tanner and SEPAL Postdoc Shannon Seidel’s article “What if Students Revolt? Considering Student Resistance: Origins, Options and Opportunities for Investigation” (published in Cell Biology Education—Life Sciences Education) made the Faculty Focus publication’s “Best of” list that celebrates teaching and learning.
Learn more at: http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/best-list-celebrates-scholarship-teaching-learning/
Congratulations Drs. Tanner and Seidel!
HHMI Biology FEST Summer 2014 Opportunities
HHMI FEST Summer Workshop Dates
HHMI Biology FEST Summer Institute, July 28-August 1, 2014
Apply here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014HHMISummerInstituteInterest
All workshops and are held at the SEPAL Classroom, Hensill Hall 245.
Congratulations to SEPAL People and their Recent Accomplishments!
May has been a month with a multitude of accomplishments by various SEPAL people! Please join us in congratulating all of them.
Two SEPAL Graduate students won awards at the 16th Annual COSE (College of Science and Engineering) Project Showcase.
- Elijah Combs: “Investigating Undergraduate Biology Majors’ Performance on the Biology Card Sorting Task” — Second Place, Graduate Biological Science Division
- Lisa Turk: “Investigating Novice and Expert Explanations of GMOs: How Do Undergraduate Students Conceptualize Macroscopic Biological Phenomena Encountered in Daily Life?” — Third Place, Graduate Biological Science Division
SEPAL Graduate student, Hibba Ashraf, won Second Place in Education at the statewide Research Competition!
SEPAL Alum, Rebecca Garcia, accepted a position as a Kindergartener teacher at the San Francisco Day School. She is also pursuing a combined credential and Master’s in Education through the Bay Area Teacher Training Institute Program.
Congratulations to SEPAL Alum on her Accomplishments!
Please join us in congratulating SEPAL Alum, Rebecca Blandino, on her accomplishments in being awarded the MARC (Minority Access to Research Career) Fellowship at SFSU and for being selected to participate in “Inside UCSF,” introducing talented college students to the Health Professions and the opportunities in these fields at UCSF.
SEPAL Research Featured in the Science Education Journal CBE
Congratulations to the SEPAL Research team for getting there research featured in the Science Education Journal CBE: Cell Biology Education and for being selected for the cover image for this month’s issue.
Read the featured articles here!
Seidel, S.B. and Tanner, K.D. “What if students revolt?” – Considering Student Resistance: Origins, Options, and Opportunities for Investigation. CBE: Journal of Life Science Education, 12, 586-595, 2013. pdf
Smith, J.I., Combs, E.D., Nagami, P.H., Alto, V.M., Goh, H.G., Gourdet, M.A.A., Hough, C.M., Mickell, A.E., Peer, A.G., Coley, J.D., Tanner, K.D., and Williams, K.S. Development of the Biology Card Sorting Task to Measure Conceptual Expertise in Biology. CBE: Journal of Like Sciences Education, 12, 628-644, 2013. pdf
Read the Press Coverage on Author Julia Smith here!
http://www.hnu.edu/news/2013/12/smith-publishes-paper-in-life-sciences-education
Congratulations to SEPAL People Chris & Matilde!
SEPAL would like to congratulate SEPAL People Chris Pineda and Matilde Miranda for winning the 2013 Student Presentation Award at the annual ABRCMS (Annual Biomedical Conference for Minority Student) conference in Nashville, TN.
Both Chris and Matilde currently do undergraduate research in the laboratory of Dr. Laura Burrus at San Francisco State University.
Great job Chris and Matilde!
Congratulations to our SEPAL alum, Natalia Caporale, for being selected to participate in Research Residency!
Natalia Caporale, Biology lecturer, was selected to participate in the American Society for Microbiology’s 2015-2016 Biology Scholars Program as part of their Summer Research Residency in Biology Education Research. Congratulations Natalia!
Congratulations SFSU Biology alumnus Matilde Miranda being selected as a 2015 Ford Foundation Fellowship recipient!
SFSU Biology alumnus Matilde Miranda received a Ford Foundation Fellowship during her first year as a doctoral student in biology at UCLA. She is an alumnus of the Burrus Lab & of SEPAL.
Congratulations Matilde for all your hard work!
Congratulations to John & Kimberly for publishing a paper in CBE Life Sciences Education!
Relations between Intuitive Biological Thinking and Biological Misconceptions in Biology Majors and Nonmajors
John D. Coley and Kimberly Tanner
CBE Life Sciences Education March 2, 2015
The authors present evidence that seemingly unrelated biological misconceptions may share common conceptual origins arising from underlying systems of intuitive biological reasoning, or cognitive construals. The findings presented raise the intriguing possibility that university-level biology education may reify construal-based thinking and related misconceptions.
Learn more at: https://www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/cbe.14-06-0094
Congratulations John & Kimberly!
SEPAL featured in Faculty Focus publication’s “Best of” List
Drs. Kimberly Tanner and SEPAL Postdoc Shannon Seidel’s article “What if Students Revolt? Considering Student Resistance: Origins, Options and Opportunities for Investigation” (published in Cell Biology Education—Life Sciences Education) made the Faculty Focus publication’s “Best of” list that celebrates teaching and learning.
Learn more at: http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/best-list-celebrates-scholarship-teaching-learning/
Congratulations Drs. Tanner and Seidel!
HHMI Biology FEST Summer 2014 Opportunities
HHMI FEST Summer Workshop Dates
HHMI Biology FEST Summer Institute, July 28-August 1, 2014
Apply here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014HHMISummerInstituteInterest
All workshops and are held at the SEPAL Classroom, Hensill Hall 245.
Congratulations to SEPAL People and their Recent Accomplishments!
May has been a month with a multitude of accomplishments by various SEPAL people! Please join us in congratulating all of them.
Two SEPAL Graduate students won awards at the 16th Annual COSE (College of Science and Engineering) Project Showcase.
- Elijah Combs: “Investigating Undergraduate Biology Majors’ Performance on the Biology Card Sorting Task” — Second Place, Graduate Biological Science Division
- Lisa Turk: “Investigating Novice and Expert Explanations of GMOs: How Do Undergraduate Students Conceptualize Macroscopic Biological Phenomena Encountered in Daily Life?” — Third Place, Graduate Biological Science Division
SEPAL Graduate student, Hibba Ashraf, won Second Place in Education at the statewide Research Competition!
SEPAL Alum, Rebecca Garcia, accepted a position as a Kindergartener teacher at the San Francisco Day School. She is also pursuing a combined credential and Master’s in Education through the Bay Area Teacher Training Institute Program.
Congratulations to SEPAL Alum on her Accomplishments!
Please join us in congratulating SEPAL Alum, Rebecca Blandino, on her accomplishments in being awarded the MARC (Minority Access to Research Career) Fellowship at SFSU and for being selected to participate in “Inside UCSF,” introducing talented college students to the Health Professions and the opportunities in these fields at UCSF.
SEPAL Research Featured in the Science Education Journal CBE
Congratulations to the SEPAL Research team for getting there research featured in the Science Education Journal CBE: Cell Biology Education and for being selected for the cover image for this month’s issue.
Read the featured articles here!
Seidel, S.B. and Tanner, K.D. “What if students revolt?” – Considering Student Resistance: Origins, Options, and Opportunities for Investigation. CBE: Journal of Life Science Education, 12, 586-595, 2013. pdf
Smith, J.I., Combs, E.D., Nagami, P.H., Alto, V.M., Goh, H.G., Gourdet, M.A.A., Hough, C.M., Mickell, A.E., Peer, A.G., Coley, J.D., Tanner, K.D., and Williams, K.S. Development of the Biology Card Sorting Task to Measure Conceptual Expertise in Biology. CBE: Journal of Like Sciences Education, 12, 628-644, 2013. pdf
Read the Press Coverage on Author Julia Smith here!
http://www.hnu.edu/news/2013/12/smith-publishes-paper-in-life-sciences-education
Congratulations to SEPAL People Chris & Matilde!
SEPAL would like to congratulate SEPAL People Chris Pineda and Matilde Miranda for winning the 2013 Student Presentation Award at the annual ABRCMS (Annual Biomedical Conference for Minority Student) conference in Nashville, TN.
Both Chris and Matilde currently do undergraduate research in the laboratory of Dr. Laura Burrus at San Francisco State University.
Great job Chris and Matilde!
