The influence of active learning practices on student anxiety in large-enrollment college science classrooms

KM Cooper, VR Downing, SE Brownell - International Journal of STEM …, 2018 - Springer
Background Over the past decade, the prevalence of anxiety has increased among college-
aged students and college counseling centers have become increasingly concerned about …

COVID-19 and undergraduates with disabilities: Challenges resulting from the rapid transition to online course delivery for students with disabilities in undergraduate …

LE Gin, FA Guerrero, SE Brownell… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2021 - Am Soc Cell Biol
The COVID-19 pandemic caused nearly all colleges and universities to transition in-person
courses to an online format. In this study, we explored how the rapid transition to online …

Students with disabilities in life science undergraduate research experiences: Challenges and opportunities

LE Gin, D Pais, KM Cooper… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2022 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Individuals with disabilities are underrepresented in postsecondary science education and
in science careers, yet few studies have explored why this may be. A primary predictor of …

Fear of negative evaluation and student anxiety in community college active-learning science courses

VR Downing, KM Cooper, JM Cala, LE Gin… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2020 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Student anxiety is a growing concern for colleges and universities. As science classrooms
transition from traditional lecture to active learning, researchers have sought to understand …

Factors that predict life sciences student persistence in undergraduate research experiences

KM Cooper, LE Gin, B Akeeh, CE Clark, JS Hunter… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) have the potential to benefit undergraduates
and longer UREs have been shown to lead to greater benefits for students. However, no …

PhDepression: Examining how graduate research and teaching affect depression in life sciences PhD students

LE Gin, NJ Wiesenthal, I Ferreira… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2021 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Graduate students are more than six times as likely to experience depression compared with
the general population. However, few studies have examined how graduate school …

An exploratory study of students with depression in undergraduate research experiences

KM Cooper, LE Gin, ME Barnes… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2020 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Depression is a top mental health concern among undergraduates and has been shown to
disproportionately affect individuals who are underserved and underrepresented in science …

Aspects of large-enrollment online college science courses that exacerbate and alleviate student anxiety

TF Mohammed, EM Nadile, CA Busch… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2021 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Anxiety is the top mental health concern for undergraduates. While researchers have
identified ways that in-person science courses can affect anxiety, little is known about how …

Beyond gender and race: The representation of concealable identities among college science instructors at research institutions

CA Busch, T Araghi, J He, KM Cooper… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2024 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Concealable stigmatized identities (CSIs) are identities that can be kept hidden and carry
negative stereotypes. To understand the potential influence instructors have as role models …

The experiences of undergraduates with depression in online science learning environments

TF Mohammed, LE Gin, NJ Wiesenthal… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2022 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Depression is one of the top mental health concerns among undergraduates and
disproportionately affects students who are underrepresented in science. As such …