Sara Brownell, an internationally recognized neuroscientist turned full-time education researcher who studies how to make undergraduate biology learning environments more inclusive, is this year’s recipient of the 2023 Faculty Teaching Achievement Award.
Brownell is a professor in ASU’s School of Life Sciences and the founding director for the Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center. She is known for teaching large courses in active learning ways, taking a student-centered approach of building community, normalizing the sharing of identities and listening to and empowering students in their learning process. She is keen to pick up on what is working or not in her classroom by asking her students and constantly adjusts her teaching to become more effective.The winner of numerous institutional teaching awards and national research awards, she also has a strong track record of receiving National Science Foundation funding for research on how to most effectively inspire students. She is the recipient of the 2020 LGBTQ+ Educator of the Year Award, the 2021 National Association of Biology Teachers Evolution Education Award and was elected as a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement in Science in 2022. Her research in biology education has been featured in Science Magazine, Scientific American and The New York Times.
This award is presented to an ASU faculty member who delivers an educational experience that creates impactful, transformative narratives regarding issues facing the world, and expands the minds of students to help discover innovative solutions.
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