Biology Education Research Seminar Series
SABER has sponsored a seminar series since 2020. To further emphasize the identity of SABER as a research society first and foremost, we are pleased to announce that the SABER Seminar Series has been renamed as the Biology Education Research Seminar Series (BERS). This series of seminars will feature rigorous research that focuses on biology education or on research topics that are relevant to biology education research and researchers.
2025 BER Seminar Series
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This series is free and open to SABER members and non-members. Non-members who register and attend four webinars and the accompanying learning communities will receive one year of free SABER membership.
Register to receive calendar invites and email reminders. Registration is optional. Zoom links will be provided under each event and on the event flyers.
Upcoming Seminars
A proof of concept for Hopelessness Theory of Depression: Attributions help explain why challenges in research can exacerbate depressive symptoms among science undergraduates
Tasneem Mohammed, Arizona State University
Edited captions on recorded lectures make STEM courses more accessible for students with disabilities
Poorvi Datta, California State University - San Marcos
February 20, 2025, 9 am PT
Seminar Zoom link: https://asu.zoom.us/j/85485727795
The seminar will be immediately followed by an optional learning community. Join the learning community at this link: https://asu.zoom.us/j/82287987536
Racism, Not Race: An evolutionary biologist's answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Joseph Graves, PhD, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
March 20, 2025, 9 am PT
Event flyer and Zoom links coming soon
Black Students, Religion, and STEM: Exploring the Intersections
Julie Park, PhD, University of Maryland, College Park
Christopher Travers, PhD, University of Maryland, College Park
Angela Google, PhD, University of Rhode Island
April 17, 2025, 9 am PT
Event flyer and Zoom links coming soon
Navigating the hidden curriculum: Latine undergraduate students' science identity development
Danielle Maxwell, PhD, University of Detroit Mercy
May 15, 2025, 9 am PT
Event flyer and Zoom links coming soon
Featured authors from the CBE-Life Sciences Education special issue: Equity, Inclusion, Access, and Justice in Biology Education
Speakers TBA
JUNE 26, 2025, 9 am PT
Event flyer and Zoom links coming soon
Past 2025 Seminars
Reflecting on a Decade of Investigations of Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES): Differentiation from DBER, Variation across Institution Types, and Perseverance despite Negative Bias
Kimberly Tanner, PhD, San Francisco State University
January 23, 2025, 9 am PT
Past Seminars
2024 Seminar SeriesSmall changes, meaningful outcomes: Improving mental health among undergraduate and graduate students in the sciencesKatelyn Cooper, PhD, Arizona State University Friday, January 26, 2024, 1 pm PT Promoting STEM student success through programmatic and departmental change: Leveraging the lasting legacy of a HHMI science education grant Mike Wilton, PhD, University of California Santa Barbara Friday, February 16, 2024, 1:30 pm PT Stephen Aguilar, PhD, University of Southern California (cancelled) Friday, March 8, 2024, 1:30 pm PT From Data to Action: How Faculty Implement Evidence-Based Teaching in STEM CoursesClaire Meaders, PhD, University of California San Diego Friday, March 22, 2024, 1:30 pm PT Dermot Donnelly-Hermosillo, PhD, California State University, Fresno Friday, April 19, 2024, 1:30 pm PT The 2024 Seminar Series was co-sponsored by SABER and University of California, Merced
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2023 Seminar Series
What am I actually measuring? The role of validity evidence in STEM education research
Regis Komperda, PhD, San Diego State University
Thursday, June 1st, 2023, 9 am PT
Video recording | Q&A | Presentation slides
Examining the U.S. premed path as an example of discriminatory design
Barret Michalec, PhD, Arizona State University
Thursday, May 11th, 2023, 9 am PT
Webs of Science: Mentor Networks Influence Social Integration into STEM Careers
Paul Hernandez, PhD, Texas A&M University
Thursday, April 13th, 2023, 9 am PT
Video recording | Presentation slides
Disrupting Paradigms and Practices to Diversify the Biology Education Ecosystem
Angela Michelle White, PhD, Johnson C. Smith University
Thursday, March 9th, 2023, 9 am PT
Video recording | Q&A | Presentation slides
QuantCrit as a Methodological Framework to Support Equity and Justice in Chemistry Education Research
Paulette Vincent-Ruz, PhD, New Mexico State University
Thursday, February 2nd, 2023, 9 am PT
Form and Function: Drawing to Learn Biology
Jennifer Landin, PhD, North Carolina State University
Thursday, January 19th, 2023, 9 am PT
Video recording | Q&A | Presentation slides
2021 - 2022 Seminar Series: Striving for Racial Justice in Academic Biology
This series focused on promoting awareness, understanding and commitment to change academic biology environments to be more inclusive and strive for racial justice in STEM education.
To view the seminars from this series and learn more about SABER's diversity and inclusion efforts, please click here:
The Biology Education Research Seminar Series is sponsored by SABER and these co-sponsors:
