First name

Sara

Last name

Brownell

Academic unit

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Type of professor

President's Professor

Year

2023

Bio image

Sara Brownell

Bio summary

Brownell’s research in biology education is internationally recognized. Starting from her education as a neuroscientist, she transitioned to discipline-based education research and is an expert on course-based undergraduate research experiences and making undergraduate science learning experiences, specifically active learning courses and undergraduate research experiences, more inclusive.