Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research PEER Spotlights

PEER Spotlight: Sharday Ewell

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:22:11 GMT

Sharday is an Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Mississippi. She is an energetic, motivating professor, who first learned about DBER at an HHMI training session and then completed a postdoc in Cissy Ballen’s lab at Auburn University. To learn more about Sharday’s research, her passion for teaching, and advice for other PEERs in DBER, please read the full interview linked below.

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PEER Spotlight: Miriam Segura

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 21:26:58 GMT

Miriam Segura is the President-elect of SABER, a Professor of Biology, and the Harry B Forester Eminent Scholars Chair at University of North Georgia (UNG). She has been recognized for her excellence in teaching by receiving the UNG annual Distinguished Teaching Award and being named the 2017 Inspiring Leader in STEM by INSIGHT into Diversity magazine. Learn more about Miriam’s research, tips for finding mentors, and her work with SABER in the interview linked below.

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PEER Spotlight: Marcos Garcia-Ojeda

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 17:02:18 GMT

The SABER PEER Network Advocacy subgroup is focused on advocating for anyone who identifies as a PEER (Persons Excluded due to their Ethnicity or Race). The subgroup posts quarterly Spotlights on the SABER website to highlight the accomplishments and visions of PEER members within the SABER community. Recently, Marcos Garcia-Ojeda, took some time to have a conversation about his training trajectory in Discipline-Based Education Research (DBER).

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PEER Spotlight: Jennifer Garcia

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:21:29 GMT

Jennifer Garcia is the current chair of SABER's PEER Network's Advocacy Group and a graduate student in the Chemistry Department at Purdue University. She's recently been accepted into several Future Faculty Programs, won the Boiler Changemaker Award, and won the Gordon Research Conference Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship. We recently interviewed her to learn more about her work and visions in STEM education.

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