Cissy Ballen
Assistant Professor
I am a discipline-based education researcher who studies biology education. My interests in this field are broad, but largely center on identifying scalable strategies in higher education that improve learning for all, and reducing attrition of historically underrepresented groups in STEM fields. Prior to starting at Auburn, I completed postdoctoral research positions at Cornell University and University of Minnesota, studying the effects of high stakes assessment, support programs, teaching methods, and classroom culture on student performance and persistence in undergraduate biology. I completed my doctoral degree in evolutionary biology at the University of Sydney, Australia.
Email: mjb0100@auburn.edu
Postdocs
Chloe Josefson, PhD
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow;
co-advised by Amy Skibiel
Email: ccj0011@auburn.edu
Graduate Students
BER Labbers, January 2022
Undergraduates
Bre’Anna Porter
Undergraduate researcher
Abby Esco
Undergraduate researcher
EDU-STEM Scholar
Rachel Youngblood
Undergraduate researcher
Peyton Brewer
Undergraduate researcher
EDU-STEM Scholar
William Grogan
Undergraduate researcher
Quinn Johnston
Undergraduate researcher
Lab alumni
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Ash Zemenick, Manager of Sagehen Creek Field Station, University of Berkley
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Sara Berk, Academic advisor, University of Washington
Post docs
Graduate students
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Sara Odom, M.S.
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Taylor Gusler 2021-2022
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Alexis Stokes, 2018-2020
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Taylor McKibben, 2018-2020
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Luoying Chen, PhD student, University of Texas-Dallas
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Keyaira Singleton, 2019-2021
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Sara Wood, 2018-2021