Lecturer
California State University, San Bernardino
San Bernardino, California, United States
Becky Talyn, Ph.D. is a lecturer for the College of Natural Sciences and the Department of Biology at California State University, San Bernardino. Her research group studies the toxicity of and exposure to agricultural herbicides in humans, livestock, and especially model organisms, focusing genetic and biochemical mechanisms related to lifespan, reproduction, and social justice. Mentoring undergraduate research students by enculturating them into science and academia is an important component of this work. With a collaborator, they are currently conducting research about the role of Sense of Belonging on first-year student engagement and success in general education STEM courses, in a context where the majority of our students are from underrepresented, minoritized groups and are first generation college students. The focus is on courses that meet the Freshman/Foundation Seminar requirement. Another colaborative research project in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning explores the role of creativity, self-efficacy, and curiosity in STEM education. Since moving to CSUSB in 2002, most of her teaching is in General Education and teaching science to non-science majors, with an emphasis on environmental science, science and society, and basic scientific literacy. Dr. Talyn has worked with the ISSUES-X team to facilitate faculty learning communities, including STEM I (for lecturers teaching in STEM), large lecture, online teaching, culturally responsive teaching, and scholarship of teaching and learning Faculty Learning Communities.
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Saturday, November 5, 2022
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM