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Dr. Carrie Jo Bucklin

  • Assistant Professor - Biology

Biography and education

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.

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Bhalla, Nandini (Co-Principal), Devlin, Michael Brandon (Co-Principal), Bucklin, Carrie Jo (Co-Principal), Lopez, Omar S (Co-Principal), Stephan, Karl (Co-Principal). Engineering Fit: Developing a tool to identify skills-job mismatch among engineering., Quanta Services Research Development Fund, Texas State University, $2500. (Funded: May 2024). Grant.
  • 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.
  • Bucklin, Carrie Jo (Principal). Presentation Travel, Excellence for Teaching & Learning - SUU, Institutional (Higher Ed), $1948. (Funded: November 2022). Grant.
  • Bucklin, Carrie Jo (Principal). Presentation Travel, Excellence for Teaching & Learning - SUU, Institutional (Higher Ed), $1768. (Funded: November 2021). Grant.
  • Bucklin, Carrie Jo (Principal). Presentation Travel, Excellence for Teaching & Learning - SUU, Institutional (Higher Ed), $935. (Funded: November 2019). Grant.
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  • Bucklin, C. J., Daniel, K. L., & Zipperer, J. E. (2025). Bird Buddies. In Research Rangers. Retrieved from https://researchrangers.wp.txstate.edu/home/bird-buddies/
  • Thomas, A., St.Clair, A., Bucklin, C. J., Zipperer, J. E., & Daniel, K. L. (2024). Naturalists’ technology use supports nature education. Journal of Interpretation Research, Online First. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/10925872241292599
  • Zipperer, J. E., Jess, C. A., Bucklin, C. J., & Daniel, K. L. (n.d.). Science in Third Spaces: Exploring Community Motivations at Informal Brewery Events.
  • Rachel, B., Ogburn, M., & Bucklin, C. J. (2024). Ecology in Action: A Niche Modeling CURE. American Biology Teacher, 86(4).
  • Daniel, K. L., Ferguson, D. G., Leone, E. A., & Bucklin, C. J. (2024). A Comparison of Measured Outcomes across Tree-Thinking Interventions. American Biology Teacher, 86(2), 71–77. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2024.86.2.71
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Faculty, Southern Utah University. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Distinguished Educator, Southern Utah University. 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Research Paper and Presentation Departmental Award., The University of Southern Mississippi. 2013
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Masters Student, The University of Southern Mississippi. 2011
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Research Paper and Presentation Departmental Award., The University of Southern Mississippi. 2011
  1. Member

    TXST - The Audrey and Tony Evers Endowed Scholarship Committee

  2. Member

    Daughters of the American Revolution, Captain Thomas Moore Chapter

  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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