Dianne Anderson, Ph.D.

  • Director, Master's Program in Biology
  • Professor of Biology
  • Phone: 619.849.2705

Education

  • B.S., Biology Northwest Nazarene University
  • M.S., Microbiology, San Diego State University
  • Ph.D., Math and Science Education, University of California and San Diego State University

Background

Doctoral Dissertation:  Natural Selection Theory in Non-Majors' Biology: Instruction, Assessment and Conceptual Difficulty

Research

My general research interest is in how students learn biological concepts, and in how instructors can create opportunities for students to do so.  Specifically, I am interested in learning how students can develop a meaningful understanding of natural selection, and how they can apply this knowledge to understand new situations and examples in biology

Interests

Biology Graduate Program

BioLogy by the Sea - Teachers' Workshop