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Curriculum Vitae
Julie ReynoldsClick here for a printer-ready version, or
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- Education
| Ph.D. | University of California, Berkeley | 2001 |
| M.S. | University of California, Davis | 1994 |
| B.A. | Pomona College | 1990 |
- Areas of Research
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Science Literacy and Civic Engagement, Writing-to-learn pedagogies
- Areas of Interest
- Writing-to-learn pedagogies in STEM disciplines
Assessing the extent to which biology courses promote science literacy, understanding of the nature of science, critical thinking skills, and enthusiasm for biology
Assessing the efficacy of teaching technologies at promoting student learning (e.g., Calibrated Peer Review™, iPods, iPads, FlipVideo)
Assessing learning outcomes associated with the pedagogy of Research Service Learning (RSL)
- Professional Experience / Employment History
- Duke University
- Associate Professor of the Practice, Department of Biology, 2013 - present
- Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Biology, 2013 - present
- Assistant Professor of the Practice, Biology Department, 2010 - 2013
- Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, Biology Department, 2010 - 2013
- Director, Certificate in Teaching College Biology, Biology Department, 2009 - 2011
- Lecturer, Department of Biology, 2008-2010
- Instructor, Biology Department, 2007 - 2008
- Mellon Instructor in Writing and Biology, University Writing Program and Biology Department, 2004 - 2007
- Mellon Fellow, University Writing Program, 2002 - 2004
- Visiting Positions
- Instructor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003 - 2004
- Awards, Honors, and Distinctions
ESA Senior Fellow, Ecological Society of America, August, 2013
ACC Teaching Scholar, Unknown, 2009-present
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor, UC Berkeley, 2000
Mellon Fellowship, Duke University, 2002-2007
- Selected Recent Invited Talks
- Think like a scientist: Promoting sophisticated epistemic beliefs in capstone writing courses, Virtual conference hosted online, 1 January 2020
- Creating Inter-institutional Communities of Practice, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. , 1 January 2019
- Effective practices for teaching science students to write, Binghamton, NY, 1 January 2019
- Which teaching practices work best for whom and in what contexts?, Greenville, NC., 1 January 2019
- Which teaching practices work best for whom and in what contexts?, Durham, NC, 1 January 2018
- Blazing a trail: How I used my PhD in Biology to build a career in science education, Greensboro, NC, 1 January 2015
- Communicating science to the public: Careers in science writing, Baltimore, MD. , 1 January 2015
- Undergraduate thesis writing: Increasing participation and improving critical thinking, Greensboro, NC, 1 January 2015
- Undergraduate Thesis Writing: Increasing Participation and Improving Critical Thinking, Durham NC, 1 January 2014
- Writing Across the Curriculum: Myths, Challenges, and A Big Idea, Indiana, PA, 1 January 2014
- Writing to learn science: high-impact, low-cost practices, Arlington, VA, 1 January 2014
- Writing to learn science: high-impact, low-cost practices, Arlington, VA., 1 January 2014
- Changing Higher Education One Step at a Time, Invited plenary for the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Raleigh NC, October 05, 2013
- How can we enhance ecological literacy?, Invited speaker at IGNITE ESA session entitled “Conversation on the Future of Ecology”, Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Minneapolis MN, August 08, 2013
- Iterative Approaches to Student Learning: Writing-To-Learn in STEM., Kansas City, MO, November 09, 2012
- WTL Practices and Practical Steps to Curricular Innovations and Assessment in STEM., Kansas City, MO, November 09, 2012
- Science Literacy, Elon, NC, August 16, 2012
- Teaching metacognition to improve critical thinking skills in introductory science courses, Washington DC., June 28, 2012
- Scientific Peer Review as a Teaching Tool, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, June 11, 2012
- A Community-Based Solution to a Chronic Challenge: Writing-to-learn in Undergraduate STEM Education, June 2011
- Communicating Science: Tools and Solutions, April 2011
- Scientific Teaching in Biology at Duke, April 2011
- Want to Improve Undergraduate Thesis Writing? Engage Students and Faculty in Scientific Peer Review, June 2011
- Writing Science, November 2011
- Writing-to-learn in engineering, Guest lecturer in BME 260: Devices for People with Disabilities. Duke University, Spring 2010
- Using Writing to Improve and Measure Learning in STEM Courses, Reinvention Center Annual Meeting, Washington DC, November 12, 2010
- Conservation Biology: Becoming Civically Engaged, NC Wesleyan College, September 10, 2010
- Conservation Biology: _x000B_Becoming Civically Engaged, NC Wesleyan College, 10 September 2010
- Writing-to-Learn in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Courses, Virginia Tech, March 19, 2010
- A Systematic Approach to Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Theses, Georgetown University, Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship, January 19, 2010
- How to conduct effective peer reviews, Guest lecturer in “Biology of Aging” (Bio40). Biology Department, Duke University, November, 2009
- Scientific Teaching, Workshop for biology faculty at the annual departmental retreat, Duke University, Durham, NC., October 10, 2009
- Thesis Assessment Protocol for Biology and Economics, Invited speaker at the Teagle/Spencer Foundation Projects Annual Meeting, Durham, NC., June 11, 2009
- Communicating nuance: The pros and cons of using video technologies to respond to student writing., Invited talk at the Duke CIT 2009 Instructional Technology Showcase, Duke University, Durham, NC., April 14, 2009
- How to conduct effective peer reviews, Guest lecturer in “Biology of Aging” (Bio40). Biology Department, Duke University, November, 2008
- Role of Writing in the Development of Understanding and Critical Thinking Skills in STEM Disciplines, Invited speaker at Reinvention Center annual meeting, Washington, DC., November, 2008
- DukeTAP: Duke University Thesis Assessment Protocol, Invited talk at The Reinvention Center University Vice Presidents’/Vice Provosts’ Network Southeast Meeting, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, June, 2008
- Google Earth for Teaching and Learning, Invited talk at the Duke CIT 2008 Instructional Technology Showcase, Duke University, Durham, NC., April 24, 2008
- Promoting science literacy through Research Service Learning, an emerging pedagogy with significant payoffs for faculty, students, and the community, Invited talk at the National Center for Civic Engagement and SENCER’s 2008 Washington DC Symposium (SENCER - Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities)., April, 2008
- BioTAP, a Biology Thesis Assessment Protocol., Invited talk at the 2007 North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) assessment conference, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC., 2007
- Using audio to improve student writing., Invited workshop presented as part of Duke Center for Instructional Technology’s 2006-2007 Teaching and Learning Series, Durham, NC., 2007
- Using citizen scientists to map the distribution of invasive plant species at the Eno River State Park., Invited presentation for the Natural Resources Division of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 2007
- Research Service Learning: Writing in and with the Community, Invited talk for the Duke University Writing Program’s 2007-2008 Professional Development Series., October, 2007
- Using Calibrated Peer Review™ to teach writing: Does it help or hurt?, Invited talk at the 2006 Annual Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Showcase, Southeastern Regional Conference, NSCU, Raleigh, NC., 2006
- An overview of Calibrated Peer Review, Invited presentation at the 2006 CIT Instructional Technology Showcase, Duke University, Durham NC., April, 2006
- Publications (listed separately)
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