LIFE SCIENCE PEDAGOGY LAB
Factors Impacting Student Learning
Understanding the multifaceted nature of student learning is crucial for creating evidence-based interventions and strategies to support their academic achievement and overall well-being. Higher education students encounter numerous challenges that can affect their learning, including lifestyle choices, stress, mental health, and more. By investigating these factors, our lab seeks to identify the most effective ways to support students' success in higher education and inform policies and practices that may improve the educational experience for students.
Areas of Interest
The impact of secondary school science experiences on undergraduate science students, including their student experience, career choices and various measures of student success.
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How institutional disruptions impact student well-being, self-efficacy, and achievement, and what factors support or hinder students during disruptions.
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Factors influencing food choices in undergraduate students, including the relationship between nutrition, cognitive function and various measures of student success.
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Effects of mindfulness-based interventions on student learning and academic performance.
The impact of sleep quality on academic performance and how this relates to or is mediated by class schedules.
Exploring the correlation between physical activity and various measures of student success in undergraduate students.
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Exploring the correlation between time spent outside or "nature bathing" and various measures of student success in undergraduate students.
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Updated Spring 2023