Biology Education

After studying Comparative Literature at Yale (French, Italian and English), Sarah switched gears and received an ScB in Biology at Brown with a focus on Comparative Physiology. She joined Undergraduate Biology at Brown in 2007; since that time she has taught in over 15 undergraduate biology courses at Brown, taught CHEM 0350, (Organic Chemistry) for seven years in summer sessions, served as an adjunct instructor in Biology at RISD (Human Physiology and Animal Physiology), and tutored chemistry in the broader Providence community. In addition, Sarah has been affiliated with the Science Center at Brown, working to improve academic tutoring and advising programs students across STEM disciplines. Sarah has extensive advising experience and serves as a concentration advisor in Biology, HHB, Biochemistry and APMA-Bio. She has served on the Biology Curriculum Committee, conducts training of new advisors at Brown and is an active participant in TEAM-STEM and other advising initiative at Brown. Outside of Brown, Sarah enjoys gardening, traveling and is an avid amateur mycologist who spends long hours in the woods hunting mushrooms with her dog Luka. Sarah teaches BIOL 0190 R/S, Phage Hunters an inquiry-based freshman research class that is part of a national HHMI science education initiative, BIOL 0210 Diversity of Life, and BIOL 0280 Biochemistry.