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Dr. Carrie Bucklin

  • Associate Professor - Biology

Biography and expertise

I am a Discipline-based Education Researcher (DBER) in Biology. I completed by Ph.D. in Biology at The University of Southern Mississippi in 2015. My research interests revolve around investigating ways to help undergraduate students learn biology and increase diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Prior to my Ph.D. program, I completed my Master's degree in Science Education at The University of Southern Mississippi in 2010. I completed my Bachelor's of Arts in Biological Sciences with a Minor in Natural Resources in 2008 from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Biological Sciences

Univ of Southern Mississippi, 2015

Master's Degree

MS in Science Education

Univ of Southern Mississippi, 2010

Bachelor's Degree

BA in Biological Sciences

University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Fuess, Lauren Elizabeth (Principal), Percent Contribution: %90, Bucklin, Carrie Jo (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %10. CAREER: Characterizing the mechanisms linking bleaching recovery to pathogen susceptibility in a model cnidarian system, National Science Foundation, Federal, $676765.5. (Submitted: 2024, Funded: August 2025 - 2030). Grant.
  • Aleinikava, Darya (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Ronkainen, N (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %15, Ziliak, Ellen (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Bucklin, Carrie Jo (Other), Percent Contribution: %10. S-STEM: Benedictine University STEM Scholars (BenSTEMS), NSF, Federal, $1595353. (Funded: October 2025 - December 2030). Grant.
  • Daniel, Kristy Lynn (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Bucklin, Carrie Jo (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Godfrey, Amy (Co-Principal). Plant Protectors: Enriching Elementary Plant Biology Education by Integrating Outdoor Science Inquiry, American Society of Plant Biologists. Plant Biology Learning Objectives, Outreach Materials & Education Award Program, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $8500. (Funded: September 2025 - August 2026). Grant.
  • Bucklin, Carrie Jo (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Gay, Danielle Lexi (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %50. Increasing Wildlife Career Preparedness by Investigating Bat Activity Through Acoustics, Wildlife Acoustics, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $1596. (Submitted: February 15, 2025, Funded: August 2025 - July 2026). Grant.
  • Bucklin, Carrie Jo (Principal). BLOOME Shaker Garden, Native American Seed, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $100. (Submitted: October 2025, Funded: January 2025 - Present). Grant.
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  • Bhalla, N., Bucklin, C. J., Devlin, M. B., Lopez, O. S., & Stephan, K. (n.d.). Engineering Fit: Developing a Tool to Identify Skills-Job Mismatch Among Engineering Students. https://doi.org/doi:10.25334/ZQY1-W289
  • Bolus, R. T., Ogburn, R. M., & Bucklin, C. J. (2024). Ecology in Action: A Niche Modeling CURE. The American Biology Teacher, 86(4), 228–232. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2024.86.4.228
  • Bucklin, C. J., & Mauger, L. (2022). CUREs: How to Create & Incorporate a Collaborative Ant-Based Project to Teach Science Practices. The American Biology Teacher, 84(6), 353–357. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2022.84.6.353
  • Alder, L. A., Andrew, E. J., Proctor, G., Corchado-Sonera, M., Heyborne, W., Bucklin, C. J., & Govedich, F. (2026). Lithobates catesbeianus: A Natural History In Washington County, UT. The Southwestern Naturalist, 70(2), 1–11.
  • Mauger, L., Carleton, D. L., & Bucklin, C. J. (n.d.). Changes in Student Perceptions of Science and the Environment after an Ant Course Based Undergraduate Research Experience. American Biology Teacher.
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  • Award / Honor Nominee: NABT Four-Year Section Research Award, NABT - National Association of Biology Teachers. 2025
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Distinguished Faculty Service Award, SUU - Southern Utah University. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: SUU Influencer Award, SUU - Southern Utah University. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Faculty Award, SUU - Southern Utah University. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Distinguished Educator Award, SUU - Southern Utah University. 2021
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  1. Co-Chair

    TXST - Biology Colloquium Planning

  2. Member

    TXST - The Audrey and Tony Evers Endowed Scholarship Committee

  3. Reviewer / Referee

    Article Reviewer, CBE-Life Science Education

  4. Member

    Science Teacher Association of Texas (STAT)

  5. Member

    Southwest Association of Science Teacher Education (SW ASTE)

  6. Reviewer / Referee

    Grant Reviewer, National Geographic Society

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