Meet the current DBER-SiT Leadership Team
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Ash grew up in New Hampshire and earned her B.A. in Zoology (with a minor in Animal Behavior) from the University of New Hampshire. She then moved out west to Colorado to pursue her M.S. in Zoology in 2013 (at Colorado State University), studying how the mitochondrial physiology of golden-mantled ground squirrels changed throughout hibernation in various tissues. In 2016, Ash began her Ph.D. in Biological Education at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO, where she studied learner-centeredness in biology classrooms to explore how perceptions of instructors, students, and expert observers align, as well as free-choice learning of undergraduates in informal learning settings like zoos to better understand how such visits influence students’ motivation, self-regulation, academic performance, and goal-setting in biology. Ash graduated with her Ph.D. in May 2020 and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell University (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology) working with Michelle Smith and Natasha Holmes. Her research focuses on developing an assessment to gauge undergraduates' critical thinking skills in ecology. Ash is a huge New England sports fan (to the dismay of everyone in CO and NY…), loves being outdoors, and traveling! Email: abh229@cornell.edu; Twitter: @ashheim Google Scholar Profile (Ashley B. Heim); Research Gate; LinkedIn |
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Christina Morra (she/her)Secretary |
Christina is an IRACDA-MERIT Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She earned her B.S in Genetic Engineering from Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA, and her Ph.D. from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. At the bench, her research interests revolve around the molecular interactions between bacteria and their human host. Her classroom research interests involve interventions that increase undergraduate student engagement including outreach and community involvement. Through her fellowship, she is building a course to teach next year at Oakwood University. She is passionate about science communication and outreach, especially with grade school students. Outside of work, she spends her time baking and attempting to improve her gardening skills. Email: cnmorra@gmail.com; Twitter: @cnmorra
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| Past members of the DBER-SiT Leadership Team: | |
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Brie Tripp |
Co-Founder of DBER-SiT, Co-Chair of the Professional Development Subcommittee (July 2018-Oct 2019), and DBER-SiT Chair (Oct 2019-Sept 2020). |
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Miranda Chen Musgrove |
Co-Founder of DBER-SiT and Co-Chair of the Professional Development Subcommittee (July 2018-Sept 2020). |
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Rita Margarida Magalhães |
Elected Co-Chair of the Professional Development Subcommittee (Oct 2019-Sept 2020). |
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Joelyn de Lima |
Co-Founder of DBER-SiT, Co-Chair of the Media Subcommittee (July 2018-July 2019), Chair of the Bylaws and Elections Subcommittee (July 2019-Sept 2020). |
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Rob Furrow |
Elected Co-Chair of the Funding Subcommittee (Oct 2019-Sept 2020). |
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Sarah Andrews |
Co-Founder of DBER-SiT and Co-Chair of the Media Subcommittee (July 2018-Sept 2020) |
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Kate Parsley |
Volunteer member of the Media Subcommittee (July 2018-Oct 2019) and elected Co-Chair of the Media Subcommittee (Oct 2019-Sept 2020). |
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Jessica Joyner |
Co-Founder of DBER-SiT and Co-Chair of the Funding Subcommittee (July 2018-Oct 2019). |
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Michael Moore |
Co-Founder of DBER-SiT and liaison with the SABER Steering Committee (July 2018-Oct 2019). |
