Project Grant 2318346

This National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 STEM Education) Project Grant award of $499,997 to the San Diego State University Research Foundation will support a 4-year effort to diversify participation and career pursuits in ecology and evolutionary biology. The key products and services to be delivered include:

Integrating evidence-based instructional reforms in gateway biology courses at the classroom level, such as expanding active learning and misconception-focused approaches with culturally-relevant curricula, and developing career modules to link disciplinary concepts to real-world applications. At the departmental level, the project will establish a faculty learning community to expand these reforms into upper-level ecology and evolution courses. At the institutional level, the project will strengthen partnerships to develop and deploy career-focused modules about ecology and evolution into classrooms early in the student experience. The project aims to generate meaningful equity indicators to guide decision-making and share the approaches, materials, and results broadly with other Hispanic and minority-serving institutions.