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Curriculum Vitae

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CURRENT APPOINTMENT

Postdoctoral Fellow in Biology Education

Cornell Discipline-based Education Research group

PIs: Michelle Smith & Natasha Holmes

Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853

In this position, my main project focuses on development of an instrument to measure undergraduates’ critical thinking in ecology courses, known as the Biology Lab Inventory of Critical thinking in Ecology (Eco-BLIC). I am also involved in collaborations exploring social networks in physics classrooms, how faculty use open education resources, and developing learner-centered curriculum materials for both in-person and virtual biology courses, among others.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Biological Education, with distinction

University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

Dissertation Title: "Understanding Learner-centeredness and Student Engagement in Undergraduate Biology Education"

Graduated 2020

M.S. in Zoology, with distinction
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Graduated 2016

B.A. in Zoology with minor in animal behavior, with distinction
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Graduated 2013

PUBLICATIONS

Heim, A. B., & Hutto, R. (2023). Perceptions of invited seminar speakers and seminar organizers across university biology departments in virtual formats. Frontiers in Education: STEM Education. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1227186 

 

Heim, A. B., Bharani, T., Konstantinides, N., Powell, J. R., Srivastava, S., Cao, X. E., Agarwal, D., Waiho, K., Lin, T., Virguez, E., Strielkowski, W., & Uzonyi, A. (2023). AI in search of human help. Science, 381(6654), 162-163. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi8740
*All authors contributed equally to this publication.

 

Heim, A. B., Esparza, D., Holmes, N. G., & Smith, M. K. (2023). Comparing study features is easy but identifying next steps is hard: Evaluating critical thinking through the Biology Lab Inventory of Critical Thinking in Ecology. Ecology and Evolution, 13(5). https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10071 
 

Singh, G., Zhang, N., Da Silva, C. F. A., Agarwal, D., Salloum-Asfar, S., Mohammed, S., Heim, A. B., Richter, W. E., Ji, Y., Zhi, Y., Tan, B. W. Q., Bergh, C., Powell, J. R., & Sarnala, S. (2023). The fruits of failure. Science, 379(6627), 24-25. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adg1443  

*All authors contributed equally to this publication.

Featured on Science Podcast Peering beyond the haze of alien worlds, and how failures help us make new discoveries (12 Jan 2023): https://www.science.org/content/podcast/peering-beyond-haze-alien-worlds-and-how-failures-help-us-make-new-discoveries

 

Sundstrom, M., Heim, A. B., Park, B., & Holmes, N. G. (2022). Introductory physics students' recognition of strong peers: Gender and racial or ethnic bias differ by course level and context. Physical Review Physics Education Research. 18, 020148. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18.020148

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Sundstrom, M., Schang, A., Heim, A. B., & Holmes, N. G. (2022). Understanding interaction network formation across instructional contexts in remote physics courses. Physical Review Physics Education Research. 18, 020141. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18.020141

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Heim, A. B., Walsh, C. J., Esparza, D., Smith, M. K., Holmes, N. G. (2022). Measuring critical thinking in ecology and physics: What influences students’ abilities to make comparisons? PLOS ONE. 17(8), e0273337. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273337

 

Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A. (2022). Roles, preparedness, and perceptions of peer mentors as providers of both academic and social support in a program for pre-health students. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning 30(5). https://doi.org/10.1080/13611267.2022.2127257

 

Shinbrot, X., Treibergs, K., Arcila Hernández, L., Esparza, D., Ghezzi-Kopel, K., Goebel, M., Graham, O., Heim, A. B., Smith, J., & Smith, M. (2022). The impact of field courses on undergraduate knowledge, affect, behavior, and skills: A scoping review. BioScience, biac070. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac070

Press Release – The College of Arts & Science Communications: https://as.cornell.edu/news/study-identifies-transformative-learning-experiences-field-courses

 

Heim, A. B. (2022). Reflecting on Citational Practice in Biology Writing Assessments. Teaching Citational Practice: Critical Feminist Approaches, 2, 11-22. Retrieved from: https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/citationalpractice/article/view/10019

 

Heim, A. B., & Smith, M. K. (2022). Escape Zoom!: Reviewing introductory evolution content using an escape room format. CourseSource. https://doi.org/10.24918/cs.2022.21

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Heim, A. B., Freundlich, A., & Holt, E.A. (2022). A Modeling Exercise in Sexual Selection using a Student-Created Bird Species. CourseSource. https://doi.org/10.24918/cs.2022.20

 

Kesavan, N., Seenuvasaragavan, S. K., Burnette, K., Heim, A. B., Patel, R. J., Johnston, J., Cao, X., Sakandar, H. A., Zhuang, Y., Oi, K. K., Zhi, Y., Diao, Y., & Strielkowski, W. (2022). Pandemic-inspired policies. Science, 377(6601), 22-24. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.add2046

*All authors contributed equally to this publication.

 

Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A. (2022). Staring at Signs: Biology Undergraduates Pay Attention to Signs More Often than Animals at the Zoo. Curator: The Museum Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/cura.12480

 

Heim, A. B. (2022). Ash Heim: Undergraduates’ motivation following a zoo experience: Academic level matters but structure of trip does not. Project Biodiversify. https://projectbiodiversify.org/ash-heim

 

Heim, A. B., Duke, J., & Holt, E. A. (2022). Design, Discover, & Decipher: Student-Developed Escape Rooms in the Virtual Ecology Classroom. JMBE. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00015-22

 

Chen Musgrove, M. M., Genné-Bacon, E., Gray, K., Heim, A. B., Karippadath, A., Margarida Magalhães, R., Tripp, B., Zelaya, A. J. (2022). Professional Development for Early Career DBER Scholars through In-Person and Virtual Career Panel Workshops. JMBE, 23(1), e00190-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00190-21

*Elizabeth Genné-Bacon, Kelsey Gray, Ashley B. Heim, Rita Margarida Magalhães, Brie Tripp, and Anna J. Zelaya contributed equally to this article. Author order was determined alphabetically.

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Wu, D. G., Sundstrom, M., Heim, A. B., Walsh, C., & Holmes, N. G. (2022). Instructor interactions in traditional and non-traditional labs. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 18(1), 010121. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18.010121

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Da Silva, C. F. A., Uzonyi, A., Cusimano, J. M., Nilsson, T., Konstantinides, N., Oda, F., Al Harraq, A., Beardsley, F., Heim, A. B., Jiang, J., Buhle Jr., E. L., Burnette, K. (2022). A pandemic education. Science, 375(6585), 1086-1087. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abo5791

*All authors contributed equally to this publication.

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Senn, L., Heim, A. B., Vinson, E., & Smith, M. K. (2022). How do Undergraduate Biology Instructors Engage with the Open Educational Resource Life Cycle? Frontiers in Education. 7:835764. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.835764

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Aamodt, C. M., Chakrabarty, P., Kun, A., Heim, A. B., Loren Buhle Jr., E., Allareddy, V., Oehmke, T., Waiho, K., Raitor, M., Lya, M. A., Kumari, S., Beltran, I. M., Fu., J., Lata, C., Ji, Y., Lekgoathi, M. D. S., Hoyer, J. S., Parker, S., Uzonyi, A., Dedyo, M. D., Lau, E., Kirshner, S. N., Richter, W. E. (2022). Social media: Good or evil?. Science, 375(6581), 608-609. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abo2409
*All authors contributed equally to this publication.

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Fatehi, S., Heim, A. B., Fonseca Amorim Da Silva, C., Lewinska, M., Uzonyi, A., Cardinal, B. J., Atondo, D., Eduardo Richter, W., Cao, B., & Rama Kothapalli, N. (2022). Back in person, back to the races. Science, 375(6576), 20-21. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abn2374
*All authors contributed equally to this publication.

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Sundstrom, M., Wu, D. G., Walsh, C., Heim, A. B., & Holmes, N. G. (2022). Examining the effects of lab instruction and group gender composition on intergroup interaction networks in introductory physics. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 18(1), 010102. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18.010102

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Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A. 2021. Goal-setting among biology undergraduates during a free-choice learning experience at a regional zoo. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2(4), 610-624. https://doi.org/10.3390/jzbg2040044

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Srivastava, S., Heim, A. B., Yoho, R., Britt Moore, E., Eduardo Richter, W., Strielkowski, W., Coulibaly, A. P., Li, K., Penders, B., Sojli, E., & Cao, B. (2021). Imagining a teaching utopia. Science, 374(6563), 31-32. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abm1361
*All authors contributed equally to this publication.

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Holt, E. A., Heim, A. B., Sexton, J., & Hinerman, K. (2021). Undergraduate student conceptions of climate change impacts on animals. Ecosphere, 12(8), e03706. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3706

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Haack, K. K., Van Wilder, A., Patel, D., Patel, S., Chambers, L. E., Zhi, Y., Kotake, H. K., Endo, A., Strong, M., Sharma, S., Zhang, J., Kirshner, S. N., Dedyo, M. D., Tymes, A., Kumari, S., Postigo, M. P., Heim, A. B., Yoho, R., Chua, E. R., Gill, J., Gorenberg, E. L., Mineo, C. R., White, P., Fullarton, M., Rainaldi, J. N., Nicola, M. V., Tan, A. P., Fazham, H., Singh, A., Chong, J., Schwarzer, M., Cao., B., Uzonyi, A., Aerts, R., Griffin, J. M., Tirrell, A., Vihma, M., Cheung, M. K., Mattiotti, A., Brimble, M. A., Nickel, J., Lefort, M., Kadlec, J., Al Harraq, A., May, S. R., Aamodt, C. M. (2021). Pandemic haiku. Science, 373(6550), 22-23. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.372.6541.473-b
*All authors contributed equally to this publication.

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Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A. (2021). Undergraduates’ motivation following a zoo experience: Status matters but structure does not. Journal of Experiential Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/10538259211012716

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Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A. (2021). Describing Informal Learning Experiences among College-age Adults. Journal of STEM Outreach, 4(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.15695/jstem/v4i1.04

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Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A. (2021). From Bored Games to Board Games: Implementation and Outcomes of an Interactive Group Project in the Virtual Ecology Classroom: Game design in the virtual classroom. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.v22i1.2323

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Sherman, T., Harvey, T. M., Royse, E., Heim, A. B., Smith, C. F., Romano, A. B., King, A. E., Lyons, D. O., & Holt, E. A. (2021). Effect of quiz format on student performance in anatomy and physiology labs. Journal of Biological Education, 55(3), 306-320. https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2019.1687106

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Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A. (2020). The practioner’s panacea for measuring learner-centeredness? Journal of Learning Spaces, 9(2), 79-92. Available at: http://libjournal.uncg.edu/jls/article/view/1973/1479

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Holt, E. A., Heim, A. B., Tessens, E., & Walker, R. (2020). Thanks for inviting me to the party: Virtual poster sessions as a way to connect in a time of disconnection. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6756

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Antoniou, C., Burnette, K., Christensen-Quick, A., Lewinska, M., Ji, Y., Khalifa, M. M., Nikolaou, A., Srivastava, P., Hollingsworth, B. A., van Rhijn, N., Saurabh, S., Konstantinides, N., Heim, A. B., Moore, E. B., Strong, M., Kosanic, A., Kirshner, S. N., Halder, A., & Waiho, K. (2020). Seeking career clarity. Science, 368(6486), 26-28. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb6859
*All authors contributed equally to this publication.

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Shinbrot, X., Treibergs, K., Smith, M., Esparza, D., Goebel, M., Arcila Hernández, L., Graham, O., Smith, J., Heim, A., & Ghezzi-Kopel, K. (2020). Cognitive, affective and behavioral outcomes of undergraduate field experiences in natural science courses: A scoping review protocol. Available at: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/QXKHM

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Tuosto, K., Johnston, J. T., Connolly, C., Lo, C., Sanganyado, E., Winter, K. A., Roembke, T., Richter, W. E., Isaacson, K. J., Raitor, M., Kosanic, A., Bessone, L., Heim, A. B., Srivastava, P., Hughes, W. P., & Aamodt, C. M. (2020). Making science accessible. Science, 367(6473), 34-35. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aba6129
*All authors contributed equally to this publication.

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Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A. (2019). Benefits and challenges of instructing introductory biology course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) as perceived by graduate teaching assistants. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 18(3), ar43. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.18-09-0193

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Heim, A. B., Aldor, E. R, & Holt, E. A. (2019). The first line of contact: How course syllabi can be used to gauge and reform learner-centeredness in a college classroom. American Biology Teacher, 81(6), 403-409. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2019.81.6.403

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Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A. (2018). Comparing student, instructor, and expert perceptions of learner-centeredness in post-secondary biology classrooms. PLOS ONE, 13(7), e0200524. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.020054

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Heim, A. B., Chung, D. J., Florant, G. L., & Chicco, A. J. (2017). Tissue-specific seasonal changes in mitochondrial function of a mammalian hibernator. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, ajpregu-00427. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00427.2016
 

PRESENTATIONS

CORNELL UNIVERSITY

 

23 July 2023                              

Society for the Advancement of Biology Education (SABER) National Conference, University of Minnesota Twin Cities in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Oral Presentation: Identifying next steps in experiments is hard: Evaluating critical thinking through the Biology Lab Inventory of Critical thinking in Ecology (Heim, A. B., Esparza, D., Smith, M. K., & Holmes, N. G.)

Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

23 July 2023                              

Society for the Advancement of Biology Education (SABER) National Conference, University of Minnesota Twin Cities in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Poster Presentation: Social Media as an Effective Platform for Plant Biology Education (Heim, A. B., Suissa, J. S., Goulet-Scott, B.)

Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

22 July 2023                              

Society for the Advancement of Biology Education (SABER) National Conference, University of Minnesota Twin Cities in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Roundtable Discussion: Towards defining inclusive education: Connecting across disciplines. (Costello, R., Heim, A. B., Basta, H., Hammonds-Odie, L., & Marcette, J.)

Presenters: Ashley Heim & Robin Costello

 

1 April 2023

Southern Sociological Society Annual Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, In-person

Oral Presentation and Workshop: Group Formation to Increase the Engagement of Social Scientists in STEM Research (Basta, H., Bergan-Roller, H., Costello, R., Hammonds-Odie, L., Idlebird, C., Heim, A. B., Joy Davis, D., Kukday, S., Marcette, J., McBride, E., McCracken, V., Rimmerman, R., Scheuermann, N.)

Presenters: Various authors

 

30 March 2023                         

Southern Sociological Society Annual Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, In-person

Oral Presentation and Workshop: Towards Defining Inclusive Education: Connecting Across Disciplines (Basta, H., Costello, R., Hammonds-Odie, L., Heim, A. B., Marcette, J.)

Presenters: All authors

 

23 March 2023                         

Active Learning Initiative Workshop, In-person

Oral Presentation and Discussion: Evaluating students’ critical thinking in ecological scenarios (Heim, A. B.)

Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

21 Feb 2023                              

James Madison University – Department of Biology Seminar, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, In-person

Oral Presentation: Evaluating students’ critical thinking in undergraduate biology (Heim, A. B.)

Presenter: Ashley Heim

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8 Dec 2022

Cornell Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department Symposium, In-person

Oral Presentation: Evaluating students’ critical thinking in ecological scenarios. (Heim, A. B., Esparza, D., Holmes, N. G., & Smith, M. K.)

Presenter: Ashley Heim

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26 Oct 2022

Cornell Active Learning Initiative Workshop & Discussion, In-person

Oral Presentation & Discussion: Syllabus design: How to make your syllabus more engaging, more useful, and more inclusive, (Heim, A. B, & Guthrie, K.)

Presenters: Ashley Heim & Katy Guthrie

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13 July 2022

American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Conference for Undergraduate Educators, Virtual

Oral Presentation: Measuring critical thinking in ecology courses using the Biology Lab Inventory of Critical Thinking in Ecology (Eco-BLIC) (Heim, A. B., Esparza, D., Holmes, N. G., & Smith, M. K.)

Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

9 July 2022

Society for the Advancement of Biology Education (SABER) National Conference, University of Minnesota Twin Cities in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Oral Presentation: Evaluating the validity of the Biology Lab Inventory of Critical thinking for Ecology (Eco-BLIC): How does student and expert critical thinking compare? (Heim, A. B., Esparza, D., Holmes, N. G., & Smith, M. K.)

Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

4 May 2022

Cornell Undergraduate Research Board Spring Symposium Keynote, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Oral Presentation: Measuring critical thinking in biology: What influences undergraduates’ abilities to make comparisons? (Heim, A. B.)

 Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

13 April 2022

University of Rhode Island – Department of Biological Sciences Seminar, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

Oral Presentation: Measuring critical thinking in biology: What influences students’ abilities to make comparisons? (Heim, A. B.)

Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

21 March 2022

University of Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE) Colloquium Series, University of Maine, Orono, ME

Oral Presentation & Discussions with various faculty and graduate students: Measuring critical thinking in biology: What influences students’ abilities to make comparisons? (Heim, A. B.)

Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

27 January 2022                               

2022 Undergraduate Field Experiences Research Network (UFERN) Meeting, Virtual

Poster Presentation: Examining critical thinking assessment question design in introductory ecology courses (Heim, A. B., Esparza, D., Walsh, C. J., Holmes, N. G., & Smith, M. K.)

Presenter: Ashley Heim

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9 December 2021                               

Cornell Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department Research Symposium, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Oral Presentation: Measuring critical thinking: What influences students’ abilities to make comparisons? (Heim, A. B., Esparza, D., Walsh, C. J., Holmes, N. G., & Smith, M. K.)

Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

4 November 2021

Middle Tennessee State University Mathematics and Science Education Research Seminar, Virtual

Oral Presentation & Discussion with Graduate Students: Understanding how biology undergraduates learn at zoos  (Heim, A. B);

Presenter: Ashley Heim

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7 October 2021                               

Cornell Active Learning Initiative Discussion, Hybrid

Oral Presentation & Discussion: Teaching in Active Learning Labs (Heim, A. B);

Presenter: Ashley Heim

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30 July 2021                               

SABER National Conference, Virtual

Oral Presentation: How do field experiences in the natural sciences affect undergraduate outcomes: results from a scoping review (Shinbrot, X., Treibergs, K., Arcila Hernandez, L., Esparza, D., Ghezzi-Kopel, K., Goebel, M., Graham, O., Heim, A. B., Smith, J., & Smith, M. K.);

Presenter: Xoco Shinbrot

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30 July 2021                               

SABER National Conference, Virtual

Oral Presentation: Measuring critical thinking using the Biology Lab Inventory of Critical Thinking for Ecology (Eco-BLIC): What influences students’ abilities to make comparisons? (Heim, A. B., Esparza, D., Walsh, C. J., Holmes, N. G., & Smith, M. K.);

Presenter: Ashley Heim

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3 May 2021                               

SABER National Conference, Virtual

Oral Poster Presentation & Discussion: How do life science instructors select and implement Open Educational Resources in their classrooms? (Heim, A. B., Senn, L., Vinson, E., & Smith, M. K.);

Presenters: Ashley Heim & Lillian Senn

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3 May 2021                               

Cornell Discipline-based Education Research Group Meeting, Virtual

Oral Presentation & Discussion: Understanding students’ critical thinking on the Eco-BLIC: How do students make comparisons? (Heim, A. B.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

30 April 2021                            

Cornell Discipline-based Education Research Group Research Methods Meeting, Virtual

Workshop: An Introduction to Content Analysis (Heim, A. B.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

5 March 2021                           

2021 UFERN (Undergraduate Field Experiences Research Network) Network Meeting, Virtual

Oral Presentation: Affective Outcomes of U.S.-Based Field Courses in the Natural Sciences (Shinbrot, X., Treibergs, K., Arcila Hernandez, L., Esparza, D., Ghezzi-Kopel, K., Goebel, M., Graham, O., Heim, A. B., Smith, J., & Smith, M. K.); Presenter: Xoco Shinbrot

 

3 March 2021                           

X-DBER 2021, Virtual

Poster Presentation: Cross-Disciplinary Comparisons of Student Critical Thinking in Ecology and Physics Field and Lab Courses (Heim, A. B., Esparza, D., Walsh, C. J., Holmes, N. G., & Smith, M. K.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

3 March 2021                           

X-DBER 2021, Virtual

Poster Presentation: Controlled study of the effects of instrument design choices for measuring critical thinking in physics and ecology (Walsh, C. J., , Heim, A. B., Esparza, D., Smith, M. K., & Holmes, N. G.); Presenter: Cole Walsh

 

1 March 2021                           

2021 UFERN (Undergraduate Field Experiences Research Network) Network Meeting, Virtual

Oral Presentation: Student Evaluations of Ecological Field Methods Using the Biology Lab Inventory of Critical Thinking for Ecology (Eco-BLIC) (Esparza, D., Heim, A. B., Walsh, C. J., Holmes, N. G., & Smith, M. K.); Presenters: Ashley Heim & Dave Esparza

 

5 Feb 2021                                 

Binghamton University Biology Graduate Student Organization Symposium, Virtual

Oral Presentation: Student Evaluations of Ecological Field Methods Using the Biology Lab Inventory of Critical Thinking for Ecology (Eco-BLIC) ( Heim, A. B., Esparza, D., Walsh, C. J., Holmes, N. G., & Smith, M. K.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

3 Feb 2021                                 

Cornell Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department Symposium, Virtual

Oral Presentation: Student Evaluations of Ecological Field Methods Using the Biology Lab Inventory of Critical Thinking for Ecology (Eco-BLIC) (Heim, A. B., Esparza, D., Walsh, C. J., Holmes, N. G., & Smith, M. K.); Presenters: Ashley Heim & Dave Esparza

 

22 Jan 2021                               

SABER West Conference, Virtual

Oral Presentation: Student Evaluations of Ecological Field Methods Using the Biology Lab Inventory of Critical Thinking for Ecology (Eco-BLIC) (Heim, A. B., Esparza, D., Holmes, N. G., Walsh, C. J., & Smith, M. K.); Presenters: Ashley Heim & Dave Esparza

 

19 Jan 2021                               

SABER West Conference, Virtual

Oral Roundtable Discussion: Perceptions and demographics of invited seminar speakers across university biology departments in virtual vs. in-person formats (Heim, A. B, & Hutto, R.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

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2 Dec 2020

Cornell Active Learning Initiative Discussion, Virtual

Considering Disabilities in STEM Teaching, Active Learning Initiative Journal Discussion (Heim, A. B., & Shinbrot, X.); Presenters: Ashley Heim & Xoco Shinbrot

 

26 Aug 2020

Cornell Discipline-based Education Research Group Research Methods Meeting, Virtual

Workshop: Qualitative Analyses in NVivo (Heim, A. B.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

31 July 2020

Ecological Society of America (ESA) National Conference, Virtual

Oral Presentation: Student conceptions of the biotic impacts from climate change on animals (Holt, E. A., Heim, A. B., Sexton, J., & Hinerman, K.); Presenters: Emily Holt & Ashley Heim

 

31 July 2020

SABER National Conference, Virtual

Poster: Eye-tracking at a regional zoo: What factors do biology undergraduates pay attention to in zoo exhibits? ( Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

24 July 2020

SABER National Conference, Virtual

Poster: Student Evaluations of Ecological Field Methods Using the Biology Lab Inventory of Critical Thinking for Ecology (Eco-BLIC). (Esparza, D., Heim, A. B., Holmes, N. G., Walsh, C. J., & Smith, M. K.); Presenter: Dave Esparza

 

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO

 

15 September 2020

Teaching & Assessment Symposium, UNC

Poster Presentation: The Call of the Wild: A Qualitative Analysis of Goal-Setting among Biology Undergraduates at a Regional Zoo. (Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A.); Presenter: Ashley Heim 

 

17-19 January 2020

SABER West, UC Irvine in Irvine, California

Poster Presentation: The Call of the Wild: A Qualitative Analysis of Goal-Setting among Biology Undergraduates at a Regional Zoo. (Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

26-28 June 2019

SABER National Conference, University of Minnesota Twin Cities in Minneapolis, Minnesota 

Round Table Discussion: Understanding undergraduates’ informal learning experiences at a regional zoo. (Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

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26-28 June 2019

SABER National Conference, University of Minnesota Twin Cities in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Poster Presentation: Expert and Novice Conceptions of the Biotic Impacts of Climate Change. (Holt, E. A., & Heim, A. B.); Presenter: Emily Holt

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23-28 June 2019

Undergraduate Biology Education Research Gordon Research Conference, Bates College in Lewiston, Maine

Poster Presentation: Understanding undergraduates’ informal learning experiences at a regional zoo. (Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

22-23 June 2019

Undergraduate Biology Education Research Gordon Research Seminar, Bates College in Lewiston, Maine 

Poster Presentation: Understanding undergraduates’ informal learning experiences at a regional zoo. (Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

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11 April 2019

Research Day, UNC 

Research Excellence Award Finalist in Social Sciences Oral Presentation: Understanding undergraduates’ informal learning experiences at a regional zoo. (Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

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26 March 2019

Teaching & Assessment Symposium, UNC

Poster Presentation: Participation in Informal Learning Opportunities among Undergraduates in Biology. (Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

6 December 2018

Research Evening, UNC

Poster Presentation: Participation in informal learning opportunities among first- and second-year undergraduates in biology programs. (Heim, A. B.); Presenters: Ashley Heim

 

29 October 2018

BioTAP Virtual Conference

Lightning Talk Oral Presentation: Graduate Teaching Assistants’ (GTAs) Perceptions of Introductory Biology Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs). (Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

6-7 September 2018

CIRCLE Conference, Washington University in St. Louis

Poster Presentation: Instructor best predicts classroom sound in college biology classrooms. (Holt, E. A., & Heim, A. B.); Presenter: Emily Holt

 

1 May 2018

Research Evening, UNC

Oral Presentation: Instructor best predicts classroom sound in college biology classrooms. Effect of quiz design on student performance in anatomy and physiology labs. (Sherman, T., Harvey, T. M., Royse, E., Heim, A. B., Smith, C. F., Romano, A. B., King, A. E., Lyons, D. O., & Holt, E. A.). Presenters: Ashley Heim & Tyler Sherman

 

6 April 2018

Research Day, UNC

Biology Dept. Oral Presentation: Measuring learner-centered teaching techniques using instructor syllabi. (Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

28 March 2018

Assessment Fair, UNC

Poster Presentation: Participation in informal learning opportunities among first- and second-year undergraduates in biology programs. (Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

12-15 January 2018

SABER West, UC Irvine in Irvine, California

Oral Presentation: Comparing student, instructor, and expert perceptions of learner-centeredness in post-secondary biology classrooms. (Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

12-15 January 2018

SABER West, UC Irvine in Irvine, California

Poster Presentation: Measuring learner-centered teaching techniques using instructor syllabi. (Aldor, E. R., Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A.); Presenter: Emily Aldor

 

6 April 2017

Research Day, UNC

First place Research Excellence Award Oral Presentation in Social Sciences: Comparing student, teacher, and expert perceptions of learner-centeredness in STEM classrooms. (Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

6 April 2017

Natural & Health Sciences Student Research Celebration, UNC

Poster Presentation: Comparing student, teacher, and expert perceptions of learner-centeredness in STEM classrooms. (Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

21 February 2017

Teaching & Learning Fair, UNC

Oral Presentation: Comparing student, teacher, and expert perceptions of learner-centeredness in STEM classrooms. (Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

13-16 January 2017

SABER West, UC Irvine in Irvine, California

Poster Presentation: Comparing student, teacher, and expert perceptions of learner-centeredness in STEM classrooms. (Heim, A. B., & Holt, E. A.); Presenter: Ashley Heim

 

6 December 2016

Research Evening, UNC

Oral Presentation: Perceptions of active learning techniques. (Heim, A. B., & Geraghty, A.); Presenters: Ashley Heim & Angela Geraghty.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Cornell University

 

  • Evolution (BIOEE/STS 1180; non-majors)

  • Introduction to Evolution and Diversity (BIOEE 1781; majors) 

  • College Achievement Seminar (HE 1110; incoming first year students)

 

University of Northern Colorado

 

  • Exploring Biology Lecture (BIO 100; non-majors)

  • Principles of Biology Lab (BIO 110; majors)

  • Principles of Biology In-Lecture GTA (BIO 110; majors)

  • Survey of Organismal Biology Lecture, Lab, In-Lecture GTA, & Lap Prep (BIO 111; majors)

  • Introductory Biology Curriculum and Instruction (BIO 455)

  • Biological Sciences Instruction (BIO 408; Face-to-face & Online)

  • Ecology In-Lecture GTA (BIO 360; Face-to-face & Online)

 

Colorado State University

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  • Biology of Organisms Lab (LIFE 103; non-majors)

  • Biology of Animals Lab (BZ111; majors)

  • Vertebrate Biology Lab (BZ214; majors)

  • Mammalogy Lab (BZ330; majors)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • ADVANCE Research & Coordination (ARC) Network: A STEM Equity Brain Trust, Member (2021-Present)

  • Association for Women in Science, Member (2020-Present)

  • Cognitive Science Society, Member (2020-Present)

  • Inclusive Environments and Metrics in Biology Education and Research (iEMBER) (2022-Present)

  • National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, Member (2020-Present)

  • New York Academy of Sciences, Member (2020-Present)

  • National Alliance for Broader Impacts, Member (2019-Present)

  • Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research, Member (2016-Present)​

    • August 2020 - September 2022: Chair of the DBER Scholars​-in-Training Committee​

  • Southern Sociological Society, Member (2023 – Present)
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I have been and continue to be heavily involved in professional development for teaching, research, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in academia, as well as professional and university service. For more information on my previous trainings and service opportunities, please feel free to email me for a more complete CV!

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