Congratulations to our SEPAL Graduate, Brianna McCoy, for presenting her thesis defense on
Investigating Alumni and Faculty Perspectives on UC Berkeley’s Mo’orea Course
Left to Right
Back: Trisha de Vera, Sarah Bissonnette, Ellen Young, Brianna McCoy, Steve Kielar, Colin Harrison and Melinda Owens
Front:, Gloriana Trujillo, Tiffy Nguyen, John Rodriguez and Kimberly Tanner
Congratulations to our SEPAL Graduate, Stephen Kielar, for presenting his thesis defense on
Investigating the Impact of the Teen Environmental Education Mentorship (TEEM) Program at NatureBridge Golden Gate
Left to Right: Kimberly Tanner, Trisha de Vera, Melinda Owens, John Rodriguez, Ellen Young, Steve Kielar, Tiffy Nguyen, Brianna McCoy, Colin Harrison
Good luck on your future endeavors Steve! Keep in touch!
Congratulations to our SEPAL Graduate, Ellen Young, for presenting her thesis defense on
Exploring Student Talk in Active Learning Biology Classrooms
Left to Right: Trisha de Vera, Sarah Bissonnette, Steve Kielar, Brianna McCoy, Colin Harrison, Ellen Young, Melissa Owens, Melissa Richard, Kimberly Tanner
Good luck on your future endeavors Ellen! Keep in touch!
John Coley – Photo via news@Northeastern by Thea Singer
“A misconception is not just a factual error,” says Coley
Read about John Coley – Psychology Department at Northeastern University and his reasons why biology students have misconceptions about science!
Click here: Why biology students have misconceptions about science
Congratulations Coley on the publication!
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