Dr. Nate Emery
Associate Director for STEM Education
Center for Innovative Teaching, Research and Learning, UC Santa Barbara
My main objective is to work with faculty and instructors to cultivate an inclusive and equitable learning environment for students across all science disciplines. I am involved in cross-institutional initiatives, university-wide programs, discipline-specific efforts, and conversations with individual instructors to improve student learning outcomes. My biology education research currently focuses on the integration of data science skills training into biological/environmental science courses (BEDE Network) and how to leverage equity data to transform courses and curricula.
I received a PhD in plant ecology from the Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology department at UCSB where I studied how coastal fog affects native California shrub physiology and the implications for wildfire management. I also taught several courses at UCSB as the instructor of record, incorporating inquiry-based learning and systems thinking into my classroom. After graduate school I had two postdoc positions at Michigan State University assessing faculty teaching professional development and bioenergy grass ecophysiology. My publications in ecology and education can be found on my Google Scholar page.
I have been invited to give workshops, seminars, facilitate communities of practice, and evaluate educational grants and programs. For inquiries, please contact me at nemery@ucsb.edu. See my curriculum vitae or personal website for more information.
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