New Perspectives in Science Education
Anna Young
Institution: Otterbein University
Address: 1 South Grove Street
Postal Code: 43081
Country: United States
Anna Young is an Assistant Professor in Biology at Otterbein University in Columbus, Ohio, USA and directs their Zoo and Conservation Science Program.
She graduated with a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in 2011. Anna’s dissertation and postdoc research focused on vocal learning, behavior, and social stress in captive budgerigars, a small parrot. Her continued research focus at Otterbein is animal communication, social behavior, and the role of zoos in conservation. Additionally, her research interests have expanded to STEM pedagogy, and the role of student motivation in academic persistence and performance. She is a Co-PI on a National Science Foundation WIDER grant to examine the culture of teaching and learning in undergraduate STEM courses.
She graduated with a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in 2011. Anna’s dissertation and postdoc research focused on vocal learning, behavior, and social stress in captive budgerigars, a small parrot. Her continued research focus at Otterbein is animal communication, social behavior, and the role of zoos in conservation. Additionally, her research interests have expanded to STEM pedagogy, and the role of student motivation in academic persistence and performance. She is a Co-PI on a National Science Foundation WIDER grant to examine the culture of teaching and learning in undergraduate STEM courses.
