Year: 2023

Salehi, S., Ballen, C. J., Laksov, K. B., Ismayilova, K., Poronnik, P., Ross, P. M., Tzioumis, V., & Wieman, C. Global perspectives of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning science in higher education. Plos one, 18(12), e0294821.

Ballen, C. J., Beatty, A. E., & Granados, E. Evaluating Representation in Science through a Peer-Reviewed Research Study. CourseSource 10. https://doi.org/10.24918/cs.2023.41

Pokorny, A., Ballen, C.J., Drake, A., Driessen, E.P., Fagbodun, S., Gibbens, B., Henning, J.A., McCoy, S.J., Thompson, S.K., Willis, C., Lane, A.K. “Out of my control”: Science undergraduates report mental health concerns and inconsistent conditions when using remote proctoring software. International Journal for Educational Integrity , 19(1), 22.

Ewell, S.N., Driessen, E.P., Grogan, W., Johnston, Q., Ferdous, S., Mehari, Y., Peart, A., Seibenhener, M., & Ballen, C. J. A Comparison of Study Behaviors and Metacognitive Evaluation Used by Biology Students. CBE-Life Sciences Education 22(4), ar36.


Adams, P., Driessen, E. P., Granados, E., Ragland, P., Henning, J. A., Beatty, A. E., & Ballen, C. J. Embracing the inclusion of societal concepts in biology improves student understanding. Frontiers in Education 8: 1154609.

Youngblood, R. M., Costello, R. A., Driessen, E. P., Radocha, A. R., Kjelvik, M., Schultheis, E., Zemenick, A., Weber, M. G., & Ballen, C. J. 2023. Exposure to Counterstereotypical Scientist Role Models Impact How Students Relate to Scientists. Auburn University Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship (PDF)

Costello, R., Salehi, S., Ballen, C. J., & Burkholder, E. Pathways of opportunity in STEM: Comparative investigation of degree attainment across different demographic groups at a large research institution.  International Journal of STEM Education 10(1), 1-18.

Beatty, A.E., Driessen, E.P., Clark, A.D., Costello, R.A., Ewell, S., Fagbodun, S., Klabacka, R.L., Lamb, T., Mulligan, K., Henning, J.A., & Ballen, C.J. Biology instructors see value in discussing controversial topics but fear personal and professional consequences. CBE-Life Sciences Education 22(3), ar28.

Arcila Hernández, L.M., Mittan-Moreau, C.S., Lamb, T., Holmes, K.D., McDonald, C.A., Zamudio, K.R., & Ballen, C.J. Half-century of student data reveal professional impacts of a biology field course. BioScience  73.1: 59-67.