We investigate best teaching practices to support students' scientific writing skills. Specifically, how can we strengthen students' ability to paraphrase scientific concepts? How can we take a student-centered approach to make accusations of plagiarism a learning experience for students rather than a punitive experience? 

Students in STEM face mental health struggles more so than in other majors, which is amplified for students from minoritized groups. Our research assesses how STEM students navigate their mental health and wellness, how different teaching practices influence students' anxiety levels, and the extent STEM professors discuss mental health in class.

The biological sciences has a history steeped in systemic exclusion, and much of the language we use to describe biological phenomena causes harm - especially for individuals from systematically excluded groups. In collaboration with other researchers, we are identifying harmful terms used in biology and identifying more inclusive replacements.