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The Cooper Bio Ed Lab studies how to create a more diverse and inclusive scientific community.

Primarily, our lab focuses on understanding how

mental health affects students in biology learning environments. 

Study Group

The relationship between active learning and student anxiety & depression

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This work is partially

supported by an

NSF RCN-UBE Incubator award

and an 

NSF IUSE grant.

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The relationship between undergraduate/graduate research and anxiety & depression

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This work is partially

supported by an NSF CAREER award

and an

NSF STEM IPRF award

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Student in Library

The relationship between online learning and anxiety & depression

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This work is partially

supported by an

ASU OURS Program Seed Grant

In addition, we study how to make biology education more inclusive by examining the experiences of LGBTQ+ students and students with disabilities.  We also explore how more students can benefit from undergraduate research through engaging in course-based undergraduate research experiences or CUREs.

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The experiences of LGBTQ+ students and faculty in biology

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This work is partially

supported by an

NSF IUSE grant.

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What aspects of CUREs lead to student gains?

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This work is partially

supported by an

NSF IUSE grant.

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This work is partially

supported by an

ASU OURS Program Seed Grant

Engineering Class

The experiences of students with disabilities in STEM

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This work is partially

supported by an

NSF INCLUDES planning grant.

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