Education
Ph.D., Science Education, University of Georgia (2020)
Masters, Behavioral Neuroscience, Michigan State University (2013)
Bachelors, Psychology, Arkansas Tech University (2010)
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor of Biology, United States Air Force Academy (2024 – present)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, Mercer University (2022 – 2024)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Virginia (2020 – 2022)
Adjunct Instructor of Biology, Arkansas Tech University (2014 – 2016)
Research and Scholarly Interests
Professional development of university STEM instructors’ adoption of evidence-based teaching practices.
The relationship between brain development and behavior in Canidae.
Publications
Couch, B., Prevost, L., Stains, M., Whitt, B., Marcy, A., Hammerman, J. & Spiegel, A. (2024). STEM department chairs’ perspectives on navigating teaching culture to influence instructional change: a four-frames model analysis. Frontiers in Education.
Idsardi, R., Luft, J., Wingfield, J., Whitt, B., Barriga, P,. & Lang, J. (2023). Relationships between undergraduate instructors’ conceptions of how students learn and their instructional practices. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 60(9), p2076-2110.
Skvoretz, J., Kappelman, K., Marcy, A., Jacob, M., Lewis, J., Ziker, J., Mertens, K., Earl, B., Shadle, S., Couch, B., Feola, S., Prevost, L., Lane, K., Whitt, B., & Stains, M. (2023). Social Networks and Instructional Reform in STEM: The Teaching-Research Nexus. Innovative Higher Education.
Couch, B., Prevost, L., Stains, M., Whitt, B., Marcy, A., Apkarian, N., Dancy, M., Henderson, C., Johnson, E., Raker, J., Yik, B., Earl, B., Shadle, S., Skvoretz, J., & Ziker, J. (in review). Course coordination in introductory undergraduate STEM courses: An underutilized way to promote knowledge sharing and instructional innovation. Frontiers in Education.
Sakai, S., Whitt, B., Arsznov, B., Lundrigan, B. (2018) Endocranial Development in the Coyote (Canis latrans) and Gray Wolf (Canis lupus): A Computed Tomographic Study. Brain, Behavior, and Evolution. doi: 10.1159/000487427