Funding
The Funding subcommittee is dedicated to developing resources to support the DBER-SiT community financially.
Toward this end, this subcommittee will:
For more information about this subcommittee or to volunteer on this subcommittee please contact Faith Frings at [email protected] or Ashli Wright at [email protected].
Toward this end, this subcommittee will:
- Contribute to the development of the SABER travel scholarship program
- Compile and regularly update a list of external resources and deadlines for research funding
- Apply for SABER mini-grants and secure funds for DBER-SiT events
- Assist the professional development subcommittee in their duties and responsibilities, as needed
For more information about this subcommittee or to volunteer on this subcommittee please contact Faith Frings at [email protected] or Ashli Wright at [email protected].
Faith is a PhD student in Integrative Biology at the University of New Hampshire. She is studying quantitative biology education research under the mentorship of Dr. Melissa Aikens. Her research interests include biology student motivation and cognition when learning statistics and statistical programming. She completed her BS in Marine Biology and her MS in Biology with a concentration in Ecology and Evolution at the University of South Florida. In her free time, she likes to read, hike, snowboard and play board games. Email: [email protected] |
Ashli Wright is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Education: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and a Master of Public Health in Public Health Practice: Social and Behavioral Sciences from the University of Florida. Her research in public health included conducting needs assessments and planning, implementing, and evaluating health programs for student health services at an R1 university. Before joining FIU, Ashli taught Honors, Advanced Placement, and A-Level Cambridge biology and environmental science courses at a STEM magnet high school. She has worked with the CODA Societies and the Aspen Institute to mentor underrepresented high school students to pursue STEM majors and careers and Swissnex Boston to develop a landscape analysis of physics education resources. Her dissertation research focuses on educator motivation and attitudes toward reading and teaching using primary scientific literature as an instructional tool in high school and undergraduate populations. Her research interests include science communication, science policy, identity, science practices, and curriculum development. Ashli’s ideal career would allow her to combine her interests in science education, communication, and policy to inform instructional practices in science and inform our understanding of how scientific knowledge is constructed and applied. Email: [email protected]; LinkedIn |
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