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I am an Associate Professor-in-Residence and discipline based educational researcher in the Physiology and Neurobiology department at the University of Connecticut. My research centers on developing inclusive physiology curriculum, assessing student-centered STEM classrooms, and strategies for effective science communication. I teach courses in Human Anatomy & Physiology and Public Communication of Science. My career goals are to make life science education more inclusive, train the next generation of scientists and healthcare workers, and raise the level of science literacy among the public. I am the lead author of the active learning textbook Anatomy and Physiology in Context, used by thousands of students at more than 100 colleges and universities throughout the United States.