Faculty Profile for Dr. Carrie Jo Bucklin

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Dr. Carrie Jo Bucklin
Assistant Professor — Biology
SUPP 384
phone: (512) 245-3361
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

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

 The intersection of science and society, from pop culture to ethics, etc.

Research Interests

 Authentic Research Experiences impact on student persistence in STEM (e.g., CUREs, Mentored Research); Pre-service Teacher engagement in and learning STEM; Investigating the Importance of Place on student persistence and researcher development.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Thomas, A., St. Clair, A., Bucklin, C. J., Zipperer, J. E., & Daniel, K. L. (2024). Technology Enhanced Programming Supports Naturalist Development. Journal of Interpretation Research.
  • 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
  • Gold, R., Bucklin, C. J., Forshee, L., Weeks, C., & Hardin, L. (2023). Exploring the Leech Gut Microbiome as a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience. Journal of College Science Teaching, 52(5), 70–79.
  • Johnson, S., & Bucklin, C. J. (2023). Using Pipe Cleaners to Bring Proteins to Life. American Biology Teacher, 85(3), 168–170.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Faculty, Southern Utah University. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Distinguished Educator, Southern Utah University. 2021

Selected Grants

  • Bucklin, Carrie Jo (Principal). Creating STEM Opportunities for High-Achieving Rural Alabama Students (SubAward), NSF, Federal, $647613. (Submitted: 2018, Funded: 2019 - 2025). Grant.
  • Bucklin, Carrie Jo, Davis, Laura J. Development of Western Women in Medicine Cours, SUU Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Institutional (Higher Ed), $1000. (Submitted: 2018, Funded: May 2018 - May 2021). Grant.
  • Bucklin, Carrie Jo. Implementing a CURE to expand student’s global learning and increase diversity in science research, SUU Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Institutional (Higher Ed), $1000. (Submitted: 2017, Funded: May 2017 - May 2018). Grant.
  • Grimes, Kristin Wilson (Principal), Brandt, Marilyn (Co-Principal), Jones, Nastassia (Co-Principal), Medina, Monica (Co-Principal), Bucklin, Carrie Jo (Co-Principal). Collaborative Research: Changing the Face of STEM in the U.S. Virgin Islands through Targeted Interventions to Expand Opportunities and Broaden Participation, NSF, Federal, $300000. (Submitted: 2016, Funded: 2016 - 2019). Grant.
  • Grimes, Kristin Wilson (Principal), Bucklin, Carrie Jo (Co-Principal), Habtes, Sennai (Co-Principal), Taylor, Marcia (Co-Principal), Forbes, Howard (Co-Principal). Pride in Our Seas, Pride in Ourselves: Preventing Land-Based Sources of Marine Debris in the US Virgin Islands through Educational Transformation and Community Engagement, NOAA, Federal, $99411. (Submitted: 2016, Funded: 2016 - 2018). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Reviewer / Referee
Grant Reviewer, National Geographic Society
2022-Present
Member
Daughters of the American Revolution, Bald Eagle Chapter
2021-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Poster Session Judge, National Association of Biology Teachers
2019-Present
Attendee / Participant
AP Reader - College Board
2018-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Article Reviewer, American Biology Teacher
2015-Present