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Student Perceptions on the Value of an Ideologically Aware Curriculum.
Ryan D P Dunk, Paula E Adams, Abby E Beatty, Cissy J Ballen

CBE Life Sci Educ· September 2025

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Highlighting Counterstereotypical Scientists in Undergraduate Life Science Courses.
Robin A Costello, Sharday N Ewell, Paula E Adams, Maurina L Aranda, Aaron Curry, Cissy J Ballen

CBE Life Sci Educ· June 2025

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Using anti-DEI policies to dismantle education: A new front in a really old battle.
Cissy J Ballen, Terry McGlynn, Kelly R Zamudio

PLoS Biol· June 2025

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More than a token photo: humanizing scientists enhances student engagement.
Robin A Costello, Emily P Driessen, Melissa K Kjelvik, Elizabeth H Schultheis, Rachel M Youngblood, Cissy J Ballen

Proc Biol Sci· January 2025

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"Scientists are People too": Biology Students Relate More to Scientists When They are Humanized in Course Materials.
Elizabeth H Schultheis, Ash T Zemenick, Rachel M Youngblood, Robin A Costello, Emily P Driessen, Cissy J Ballen

CBE Life Sci Educ· December 2024

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"It let me merge my love of teaching with research": A qualitative investigation of the career pathways of biology education researchers.
Emily P Driessen, Ariel L Steele, Robin A Costello, Peyton Brewer, Cissy J Ballen

PLoS One· October 2024

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Challenging Misconceptions about Race in Undergraduate Genetics.
Erin M Ball, Robin A Costello, Cissy J Ballen, Rita M Graze, Eric W Burkholder

CBE Life Sci Educ· September 2024

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Alabama's attack on DEI hinders STEM teaching.
Cissy J Ballen, Paula E Adams, Eric W Burkholder, Robin A Costello, Sheritta Fagbodun

Science· August 2024

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How Do Students Critically Evaluate Outdated Language That Relates to Gender in Biology?
Ryan D P Dunk, Sarah J Malmquist, Kristina K Prescott, Sharday N Ewell, Jeremiah A Henning, Cissy J Ballen

CBE Life Sci Educ· June 2024

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Teaching at the intersection of science and society: An activity on healthcare disparities.
Paula E Adams, Enya Granados, Abby E Beatty, Cissy J Ballen

Biol Methods Protoc· January 2024

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A Comparison of Study Behaviors and Metacognitive Evaluation Used by Biology Students.
Sharday N Ewell, Emily P Driessen, William Grogan, Quinn Johnston, Shobnom Ferdous, Cissy J Ballen

CBE Life Sci Educ· December 2023

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Global perspectives of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning science in higher education.
Shima Salehi, Cissy J Ballen, Klara Bolander Laksov, Khayala Ismayilova, Philip Poronnik

PLoS One· December 2023

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Biology Instructors See Value in Discussing Controversial Topics but Fear Personal and Professional Consequences.
Abby E Beatty, Emily P Driessen, Amanda D Clark, Robin A Costello, Sharday Ewell, Cissy J Ballen

CBE Life Sci Educ· September 2023

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Are synchronous chats a silver lining of emergency remote instruction? Text-based chatting is disproportionately favored by women in a non-majors introductory biology course.
Rachael D Robnett, Cissy J Ballen, Sheritta Fagbodun, Kelly Lane, Sophie J McCoy

PLoS One· October 2022

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Why Students Struggle in Undergraduate Biology: Sources and Solutions.
Claire B Tracy, Emily P Driessen, Abby E Beatty, Todd Lamb, Jenna E Pruett, Cissy J Ballen

CBE Life Sci Educ· September 2022

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Evaluating open-note exams: Student perceptions and preparation methods in an undergraduate biology class.
Emily P Driessen, Abby E Beatty, Cissy J Ballen

PLoS One· August 2022

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Why Did Students Report Lower Test Anxiety during the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Sharday N Ewell, Chloe C Josefson, Cissy J Ballen

J Microbiol Biol Educ· April 2022

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Eight Recommendations to Promote Effective Study Habits for Biology Students Enrolled in Online Courses.
Sharday N Ewell, Sehoya Cotner, Abby Grace Drake, Sheritta Fagbodun, Angela Google, Cissy J Ballen

J Microbiol Biol Educ· April 2022

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Teaching the Tough Topics: Fostering Ideological Awareness through the Inclusion of Societally Impactful Topics in Introductory Biology.
Abby E Beatty, Emily P Driessen, Taylor Gusler, Sharday Ewell, Amy Grilliot, Cissy J Ballen

CBE Life Sci Educ· December 2021

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Addressing the Unique Qualities of Upper-Level Biology Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences through the Integration of Skill-Building.
Abby E Beatty, Cissy J Ballen, Emily P Driessen, Tonia S Schwartz, Rita M Graze

Integr Comp Biol· October 2021

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Meta-analysis of Gender Performance Gaps in Undergraduate Natural Science Courses.
Sara Odom, Halle Boso, Scott Bowling, Sara Brownell, Sehoya Cotner, Cissy J Ballen

CBE Life Sci Educ· September 2021

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Mediation Analysis in Discipline-Based Education Research Using Structural Equation Modeling: Beyond "What Works" to Understand How It Works, and for Whom.
Cissy J Ballen, Shima Salehi

J Microbiol Biol Educ· June 2021

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Teaching between the Lines: Representation in Science Textbooks.
Dasia Y Simpson, Abby E Beatty, Cissy J Ballen

Trends Ecol Evol· January 2021

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A Call for Data-Driven Networks to Address Equity in the Context of Undergraduate Biology.
Seth K Thompson, Sadie Hebert, Sara Berk, Rebecca Brunelli, Catherine Creech, Cissy J Ballen

CBE Life Sci Educ· December 2020

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Learning principles of evolution during a crisis: An exploratory analysis of student barriers one week and one month into the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emily Driessen, Abby Beatty, Alexis Stokes, Sara Wood, Cissy Ballen

Ecol Evol· November 2020

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