Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center
We promote equity 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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Innovate to include
The RISE Center is constantly exploring new and innovative ideas for broadening inclusion in undergraduate STEM education. See what we are doing that is new and exciting, pitch an idea to us, or get involved in the activities of the center.
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Services to include
Are you interested in a workshop about inclusion? Do you want to evaluate a course or program? The RISE Center offers numerous services by experts in inclusion, including invited talks, workshops, and evaluation of courses, including course-based undergraduate research experiences.
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Help support our mission to provide inclusive undergraduate STEM education by donating today!
RISE Center Current Events and Announcements

ASU assistant professor Katelyn Cooper discusses STEM student mental health at Sheridan Center event
Brown Daily Herald
Arizona State University Assistant Professor Katelyn Cooper discussed her research on the mental health of undergraduate and graduate students in science fields at an event hosted by the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning Wednesday.

A pandemic pivot in teaching
ASBMB Today
The COVID pandemic's impact on teaching and learning forced instructors to restructure their courses to be more accommodating toward and understanding of their students' situations -- both inside and outside of the classroom. Now that students have returned to classes, many of these instructors have continued to implement some of the lessons learned from teaching during the COVID pandemic into their courses. These new approaches to teaching can have positive effects on the inclusivity and accessibility of university courses.

Changing pedagogy for changing students
ASBMB Today
As the COVID pandemic drove learning online at institutions of higher learning worldwide, some U.S. professors sought to reflect the new face of undergraduates, more diverse than ever. Demographic changes have led some to rethink the way they teach undergraduate science. Take Sara Brownell of Arizona State University, who received a Faculty Teaching Achievement Award this year. Brownell recalls the 2012 workshop that upended her science instruction.