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Kathy S. Williams
Associate Professor
Department of Biology,
College of Sciences
Co-Director, SDSU Center for Teaching and Learning,
Division of Undergraduate Studies
Ph.D., Stanford University
(1981, Population Biology)
Affiliations
Ecology Program Area (EPA)
Joint Doctoral Program in Ecology with UCDavis
Evolutionary Biology (EB) Program, co-member
SDSU Center for Research in Math and Science Education (CRMSE)
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Research interests
Insect/plant
interactions: examining effects of food quality on insect population
dynamics; determining ways to improve habitat quality for threatened
and endangered insects; using insects as indicators of biodiversity and
habitat restoration.
Science Education:
exploring ecology and evolution of Science Faculty with Education
Specialties (SFES); developing and using Conceptual Assessments in
Biology (CABs) for formative and programmatic assessment; designing
curricula, modifying teaching methods, and increasing student
engagement at the undergraduate level, and measuring the effects of
those changes.
Recent publications
Fisher, K.M., K.S. Williams, J. Lineback. In revision. Osmosis and
Diffusion Conceptual Assessment. CBE—Life Sciences Education.
Derting, T., K.S. Williams, J.L. Momsen, T.P. Henkel. 2011. Education
Research: Set a High Bar. Science 333 (2 September 2011): 1220-1221.
Bush, S.D., N.J. Pelaez, J.A. Rudd, M.T. Stevens, K.D. Tanner, K.S.
Williams. 2011. Investigation of Science Faculty with Education
Specialties (SFES) within the Largest University System in the United
States. CBE—Life Sciences Education 10 (1): 25-42.
Bush, S.D., N.J. Pelaez, J.A. Rudd, M.T. Stevens, K.D. Tanner, K.S.
Williams, and W.B. Wood. 2010. A Role for Postdocs in Undergraduate
Education. Science 327 (29 January 2010): 522-523.
Bush, S.D., N.J. Pelaez, J.A. Rudd, M.T. Stevens, K.D. Tanner, K.S.
Williams. 2008. Science Faculty with Education Specialties. Science
322 (19 December 2008): 1795-1796.
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