Growing Minds with Botany Instructor Kit Carlson

Growing Minds with Botany Instructor Kit Carlson

In this episode, we get to know Kit Carlson, Ph.D., botany faculty member, author, and STEM Center Director at Madison College. Join us as Kit shares her vision for the STEM Center, a valuable resource that is open to all students regardless of their field of study. Learn about the diverse range of STEM Center offerings, including guest speakers, book clubs, and opportunities for hands-on learning. We also discuss the annual Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities Day, which celebrates the research projects undertaken by Madison College students, as well as Kit’s perspectives on and experience with Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs).

Kit Carlson, PhD, is an accomplished scientist and educator with twenty years’ experience developing courses and teaching botany and other biological sciences. In addition to teaching, she has reviewed, written, procured and managed numerous grants from a wide-array of funding sources, including the public, private, and non-profit sector. This work has contributed to institutional mission and profile by developing the infrastructure and funds needed to support a more diverse student demographic, and engage in meaningful, collaborative research with partners across the country and by proactively serving the broader community of stakeholders. Her primary efforts have served to improve access to STEM education and provide students with engaging, skills-focused opportunities to conduct research. These contributions have been recognized and supported with a number of prestigious awards, honors and funded grants.


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