Graduate Science Education Series

The CFP Graduate Science Education Seminars are held once each semester and bring in an invited speaker to discuss their work in the field of teaching and learning. This is an opportunity for members of the community to hear about the work being done beyond HMS and to continue to drive pedagogical innovation.  

To register for upcoming seminars, please visit our Upcoming Events.

  Selected Previous GSES Speakers   Sara Brownell, Ph.D. Professor in the School of Life Sciences Arizona State University The Opportunities and Challenges of Active Learning for Student Anxiety, LGBTQ+ Students, and Students with Disabilities   Cynthia Fuhrmann, Ph.D. Assistant Dean of Career and Professional Development University of Massachusetts Medical School Centering career and professional development as core components of graduate education   Abigail Brown, Ph.D Director, BRET Office of Outcomes Research Vanderbilt University School of Medicine The Value of Long-term Data Collection to Graduate Training Programs   Stephano Allesina, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolution University of Chicago Computing skills for biologists: building a toolbox   Gundula Bosch, Ph.D. Program Director, R3 Center for Innovation in Science Education Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Critical thinking and good investigative practices across the disciplines: The R³ISE Graduate Science Program at Johns Hopkins - and beyond   Julie Posselt, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Rossier School of Education  University of Southern California Faculty Support & Student Mental Health in STEM Graduate and Professional Programs   Joya Mukerji, Ph.D. Research Scientist, Biology Education Research Group  University of Washington Investigating Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance and Student Outcomes in a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience to Broaden Participation in STEM   Tina Grotzer, Ed.D. Principal Investigator, Project Zero  Harvard Graduate School of Education Learning to Reason About Complexity in Thinking About Life on Earth   Andrew G. Campbell, Ph.D. Dean of the Graduate School, Brown University How to Address the Challenge of Diversity in Graduate Education and Training: Defining Practices & Measuring Outcomes   Jennifer Knight, Ph.D. Associate Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder Using Student Ideas to Improve Assessment and Curriculum in the Life Sciences   Michelle Smith, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Univerisity of Maine Supporting Faculty in Making Changes: Strategies to Promote Instructional Transformations in STEM Education   Catherine L. Drennan, Ph.D. HHMI Professor and Investigator, MIT Is the Classroom Lecture Becoming Extinct or Simply Evolving?   Bennett Goldberg, Ph.D. Professor, Director of STEM Education Initiatives, Boston University  The Future of STEM Education: Preparing For the Next Generation of Faculty