We are excited to welcome Drs. Sehoya Cotner and Antoine Taly as our guest speakers at the workshop! Read more about them, below.

Sehoya Cotner is an Associate Professor and award-winning educator in the Department of Biology Teaching and Learning at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on: strategies for effective teaching of evolution and ecology; science (especially biology) for the non-scientist; inclusivity in the sciences; in-class assessment techniques; and technology in the classroom. She currently leads a national Research Coordination Network, "Equity and Diversity in Undergraduate STEM (EDU-STEM)," establishing networks to implement and assess in-class interventions designed to counter barriers to equity in STEM. Read more on her website.

Recent publications include:

Books

• Cotner, S. and Moore, R. 2018 (forthcoming). Evolution Education in Galápagos, in Hasan Deniz and Lisa Borgerding, eds, and Evolution Education around the Globe, Springer: New York, NY.
• Cotner, S. Evolution and Biology of Sex, 4th edition (lab manual). 2017. Bluedoor: Minnesota.
• Moore, R. and Cotner, S. 2013. Understanding Galápagos—What You’ll See and What It Means, McGraw-Hill: New York, NY.

Papers

• Cotner S, Ballen CJ. Can mixed assessment methods make biology classes more equitable ? PLoS One. 2017; 1–11.
• Ballen CJ, Salehi S, Cotner S. Exams disadvantage women in introductory biology. PLoS One. 2017; 1–14.
• Cotner S, *Mazur C, *Galush T, Moore R. Teaching the tourists in Galápagos: what do Galápagos National Park guides know, think, and teach tourists about evolution? Evol Educ Outreach. Springer US; 2017;10: 9. doi:10.1186/s12052-017-0072-4
• Walker JD, Wassenberg D, *Franta G, Cotner S. What Determines Student Acceptance of Politically Controversial Scientific Conclusions? JCST. 2017;47: 46–56.
• Cotner S, Thompson S, Wright R. Do Biology Majors Really Differ from Non–STEM Majors? Cell Biol Educ. 2017;16: ar48. doi:10.1187/cbe.16-11-0329
• Ballen, C.,..., and Cotner, S. 2017. Course-based undergraduate research experiences for non-majors: a meeting report. Cell Biology Education-Life Sciences Education 16(2): 1931-7913.
• Thompson, S., *Neill, C., *Wiederhoeft, E., and Cotner, S. 2016. A model for a course- based undergraduate research experience (CURE) in a field setting. JMBE 17(3): 469-471.
• Cotner, S., *Graczyk, H., Rodriguez Garcia, J.L., and Moore, R. 2016. In Galápagos...and uncomfortable with evolution. Journal of Biological Education Vol. 50, No. 2, 115–119.

 Antoine Taly teaches biology in an inverted classroom setting and uses project-based and game-based learning. He is a CNRS researcher working on the molecular modeling of neurotransmiter receptors and their role in pathologies (Alzheimer’s, Pain, Epilepsy, etc.) and their interaction with ligands (Glutamate, Serotonin but also Nicotine, Prozac).