Senior Lecturer Plant Biology Email: jdees@uga.edu Office: Miller Plant Sciences 3520 Biography My focus is teaching, and I am currently an instructor for Principles of Biology (BIOL 1107) and study abroad programs. I advocate for active learning in the classroom and support biology education research. Research Research Areas: Biology Education Research Interests: My research is in biology education, where the goal is to collect and analyze data for the purpose of improving student learning. My interests include student understanding of diagrams and the effects of undergraduate assistants in classrooms. Selected Publications Selected Publications: Ferrari B, Dees J, Armstrong N, and Kittleson J (2023). Exploring Peer Learning Assistants’ Impact on Student Performance and Perceptions in an Undergraduate Biology Course. Journal of College Science Teaching, 52(6), 15-22. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0047231X.2023.12315862 Dees J, Bussard C, and Momsen J (2018). Further Effects of Phylogenetic Tree Style on Student Comprehension in an Introductory Biology Course. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 17(2), ar17, 1-9. https://www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/cbe.17-03-0058 Education Education: PhD: Zoology and STEM Education, North Dakota State University MS: Biology, North Dakota State University BS: Aerospace Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
