Workshop on Education and Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Held on April 1 & 2, 2021
Workshop Mission and Vision Statements
Education
This half-day workshop will target math biologists at all levels, focusing on links between education, diversity and research. The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers and educators to share and exchange experiences and ideas on education in the current rapidly changing environment of mathematical biology. We will look at the evidence regarding hypotheses, cutting across different levels of education and across different groups, to find common features, characteristics of success and identify paths forward.
REUs
This workshop aims to engage with faculty, undergraduate students, and high school students who are interested in learning more about REU programs. We will have speakers and interactive Question & Answer (Q&A) panel discussions to help give background information on REUs, how students can learn about programs and prepare applications. We will also provide a forum for general discussions and answering any questions. We hope this workshop will be helpful in further engaging the community providing opportunities for learning more about how to participate in as well as organize REUs in Applied Mathematics and Biological Sciences. We look forward to you joining us at this event.
Presentations
Education Workshop
Plenary Talk: Interdisciplinary Translational Mathematical Biology Education at Moffitt Cancer Center
Heiko Enderling | Moffitt Cancer Center


BioCalculus Assessment Tool
Lou Gross | University of Tennessee, Knoxville


Prereq-free Math Modeling: Solidifying core math skills through discovery and computer-based modeling
Katie Montovan | Bennington College

Things I learned as an interdisciplinary graduate student
Shelby Scott | University of Tennessee, Knoxville


A Model of Institutional and Community Transformation for Teaching and Learning Quantitative Reasoning in the Biological Sciences
Kathleen Hoffman | University of Maryland, Baltimore County


Big and small projects for learning in differential equations and modelling courses
Amanda Laubmeier | Texas Tech University


Teaching while trans
Stacey Smith? | University of Ottawa


REUs Workshop
Talk Title
German Enciso | University of California, Irvine

Talk Title
Laura Kubatko | The Ohio State University/MBI


REU Programs at NIMBios
Suzanne Lenhart | University of Tennessee, Knoxville


Ecological Modeling of the Upper Mississippi River Basin
James Peirce | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse


Workshop Organizing Committee
Fred Adler (Co-chair of REU) | University of Utah
Mark Alber | University of California, Riverside
Paul Atzberger (Co-chair of REU) | University of California, Santa Barbara
Mikahl Banwarth-Kuhn | University of California, Merced
Weitao Chen (Co-chair of Education) | University of California, Riverside
Veronica Ciocanel (Co-chair of REU) | Duke University
Stanca Ciupe | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Chiu-Yen Kao | Claremont McKenna College
Reginald McGee | College of the Holy Cross
Shelby Scott | University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Suzanne Sindi | University of California, Merced
Stacey Smith? (Co-chair of Education) | University of Ottawa
Qixuan Wang (Co-chair of Education) | University of California, Riverside
Roya Zandi | University of California, Riverside