Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center
We promote inclusivity in the experiences of undergraduates in STEM through innovative education research conducted at scale.
Research to include
Research to include
Check out our ongoing research projects, recent publications and presentations, and research teams!
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Resources to include
Interested in making your course more inclusive based on our research? Take a look at our freely available teaching resources.
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RISE Ambassadors Initiative
RISE Ambassadors Initiative
The RISE Center offers numerous opportunities to get involved in research. The RISE Ambassador program is for undergraduate students who want to get involved with identifying and improving inclusion issues at ASU.
Mental Health Initiative
Mental Health Initiative
The Mental Health Division of the RISE Center is devoted to understanding the relationship between mental health and science learning environments. Check out our publications, initiatives, and resources here!
Fail-Safe Science Initiative
Fail-Safe Science Initiative
This initiative is designed to normalize experiencing and overcoming challenges in science graduate programs.
RISE Center Current Events and Announcements
RISE Center Presents Research at the National SABER Conference
Researchers from the RISE Center presented their work at the annual meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER). Presentations covered a range of topics, including student disability, Fail-Safe Science, instructor mental health disclosure, academic integrity, and student-instructor relationships.
RISE Faculty Present Research at the ICASE World Conference
RISE Director Sara Brownell and RISE faculty Katelyn Cooper presented their research at the 8th ICASE World Conference on Science and Technology Education in Cork, Ireland. Their presentations explored a variety of topics in higher education, including how instructors teach evolution, accessing stigma against queer instructors, and developing Fail-Safe Science to support the wellbeing of science PhD students.
New Publication: 10 Years of Research on Conflict-Reducing Practices in Evolution Education
The RISE Center is excited to share our new BioScience article, Teaching Undergraduates Evolution: 10 Years of Research on Conflict-Reducing Practices—and Resistance to Them.
In this perspective piece, Dr. Elizabeth Barnes and Dr. Sara Brownell synthesize a decade of research exploring how biology instructors can employ conflict-reducing practices to address perceived conflict between evolution and religion in undergraduate biology classrooms.
