Assistant Professor, Biology Education
University of Georgia, Athens
Athens, Georgia, United States
Tati Russo-Tait is an Assistant Professor in the Cellular Biology Department at the University of Georgia, where she leads the Advancing Critical Consciousness, Equity, and Social Justice in STEM (ACCESS) lab. She engages in interdisciplinary and collaborative research projects employing various methodological approaches to examine facets of equity and justice issues in postsecondary biology and STEM education.
Before attaining a STEM Education Ph.D. at UT Austin, she was a program director at the Center for Science and Math Education and instructional faculty in the College of Science and Engineering at San Francisco State University. She taught undergraduate courses in biology and health equity, co-developed biology and social justice curricula, and led professional development workshops on student-centered teaching practices and equity issues in STEM. Her work with underrepresented, racially minoritized students in STEM motivated her to pursue scholarship in the field so that she can contribute to the larger body of knowledge and national conversation on using asset-based and justice-oriented approaches to best support STEM students and prepare STEM educators.
She was awarded the 2021 K. Patricia K. Cross Future Leaders Award by AAC&U.
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Saturday, November 5, 2022
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM