On Friday, May 3rd, 2024 for DOLCE we featured talks by
Janine Wilson of Economics and Cecilia Giulivi from the School of
Veterinary Medicine.
Janine Wilson spoke on “Fostering an
increased sense of belonging with carefully chosen student groups in a
large lecture setting.” When consulting with instructional designers,
many of the faculty we support ask about ways to engage students and
even entice them to attend our lectures, especially when we teach large
classes. Janine Wilson shared her strategies and a report of her research.
Janine Lynn
Flathmann Wilson is an Associate Professor of Teaching Economics. She
serves as the Undergraduate Chair to the Department of Economics and
Advisor to both the Undergraduate Womxn in Economics Society (“UWIES”)
and the Department of Economics Collective (“DEC”). Professor Wilson is a
Co-Chair of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference
Committee which serves the wider UC Davis campus community. She works
to improve student learning, diversity, equity, and inclusion in the
field of Economics.
Cecilia Giulivi presented on “Beginning to
foster critical appraisal through systematic reviews at the
undergraduate level.” Organizing an undergraduate honors course around
conducting a systematic review, Giulivi finds this approach exposes
undergraduates to various research methods and increases their
understanding and appreciation of critical thinking, independent
learning, collaborative learning and integrating diverse perspectives.
Dr.
Cecilia Giulivi’s expertise is in mitochondrial biology in neurological
and metabolic diseases. This is reflected in >150 publications in
peer-reviewed journals in the chemistry-biochemistry field of
mitochondria and free radicals. As a first-gen and underrepresented
minority, former Member of the Multicultural Affairs Committee at the
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and current
Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Integrated Pathobiology
Graduate Program, Guilivi strives to recruit and advise students from
unprivileged backgrounds.
Access the Zoom chat from the event.
Selected resources / links shared during the event
Sense of belonging has been linked to retention; among other data: Murphy, M.C., Gopalan, M., Carter, E. R., Emerson, K. T. U., Bottoms, B. L., and Walton, G.M., (2020). A customized belonging intervention improves retention of socially disadvantaged students at a broad-access university Science Advances, 6(29). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba4677
