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College of Science and Mathematics

Emily Walter

Associate Professor

Biology | 559.278.2362 | Office: Science 218A

ewalter@csufresno.edu

Education

B.S., Biology, Iowa State University
M.S., Biology, Western Illinois University
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Missouri

Courses Taught

BIOL 10 Life Science
BIOL 105 Evolution
BIOL 270T History and Philosophy of Science
BIOL 272 College Science Teaching
NSCI 115 Environmental, Earth, and Life Science
Dr. Walter (she/her/hers) is an Associate Professor of Biology and Director of the STEM Education Center at California State University - Fresno.  Her quest as a professional is to make science accessible, useful, and meaningful to everyone. Most of Dr. Walter's research is done in postsecondary education settings (colleges and universities) and examines the impacts of active, student-centered, and creative teaching and learning practices on student success. Her projects frequently prioritize how to best support historically marginalized people in STEM, including women and people of color. She is also a scholar of organizational and systemic change and enjoys strategic planning around key priorities. You can read more about Dr. Walter and her research at http://www.walterresearchgroup.com
  • Building Trust in Science through Socio-Scientific Issues
  • Supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM
  • Creativity and Storytelling in STEM Teaching
  • Institutional Change & Faculty Development in Evidence-Based Teaching
  • See more at http://www.walterresearchgroup.com.
  • Walter, E. M., Bailey, M. L., Gill, A., & Fernandez, P. (2022; in press). Suddenly Online: Exploring Postsecondary Teaching, Attitudes, Technology, and Faculty Mental Well-Being. CBE-Life Sciences Education.
  • Walsh, L., Withers, M., Walter, E.M., Lo, S., Weintraub, B., & Callis-Duehl, K. (2022). We can't fail again: Arguments for professional development in the wake of COVID-19. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education.
  • Walter, E. M., Beach, A. L., Henderson, C., Williams, C. T., & Ceballos Madrigal, I. (2021). Navigating the complex environment of postsecondary instructors: Development and validation of the Survey of Climate for Instructional Improvement (SCII). International Journal of Technology in Education. (download)
  • Pilgrim, M. E., McDonald, K. K., Offerdahl, E. G., Ryker, K., Shadle, S. E., Stone-Johnstone, A., & Walter, E. M. (2021). An Exploratory Study of What Different Theories Can Tell Us About Change. In C. Henderson & M. Stains (Eds.)., Transforming Institutions: Accelerating Systemic Change in Higher Education. Pressbooks. (download)
  • Walter, E. M., Senn, L., & Munoz, E. E. (2020). Navigating the Barriers to Adoption and Sustained Use of Active Learning. In Active Learning in College Science (pp. 59-70). Cham: Springer. (download)
  • Mintzes, J. J., & Walter, E. M. (2020). Active Learning in College Science: The Case for Evidence-Based Practice. New York, NY: Springer. (order the book)
  • Dunk, R. D., Barnes, M. E., Reiss, M. J., Alters, B., Asghar, A., ... Walter, E. M., Brownell, S. E., & Wiles, J. R. (2019). Evolution education is a complex landscape. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1. (download)
  • Romine, W. L., Todd, A. N., & Walter, E. M. (2018). A closer look at the items within three measures of evolution acceptance: analysis of the MATE, I-SEA, and GAENE as a single corpus of items. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 11, 17. (download)
  • Kenyon, L.O., Walter, E. M., & Romine, W. L. (2018). Transforming a college biology course to engage students in science and engineering practices: Exploring shifts in knowledge and mechanistic reasoning. In U. Harms and M. J. Reiss (Eds.), Evolution Education Re-Considered: Understanding What Works. Springer.  (download)
  • Romine, W. L., Walter, E. M., Bosse, E., & Todd, A. N. (2017). Understanding patterns of evolution acceptance—A new implementation of the Measure of Acceptance of the Theory of Evolution (MATE) with Midwestern university students. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 54, 642-671. doi: 10.1002/tea.21380 (download)
  • Walter, E. M., Henderson, C., Beach, A., & Williams, C. T. (2016). Introducing the Postsecondary Instructional Practices Survey (PIPS): A concise, interdisciplinary, and easy-to-score survey. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 15. doi: 10.1187/cbe.15-09-0193 (download)
  • Walter, E. M., Beach, A. L., Henderson, C., & Williams, C. T. (2016). Measuring postsecondary teaching practices and departmental climate: The development of two new surveys. In G. C. Weaver, W. D. Burgess, A. L. Childress, & L. Slakey (Eds.), Transforming institutions: Undergraduate STEM in the 21st Century. Purdue, IN: Purdue University Press. (download)
  • Williams, C. T., Walter, E. M., Henderson, C., & Beach, A. (2015). Describing undergraduate STEM teaching practices: A comparison of instructor self-report instruments. International Journal of STEM Education, 2, 18. doi: 10.1186/s40594-015-0031-y (download)
  • Romine, W. L., & Walter, E. M. (2014). Assessing the efficacy of the Measure of Understanding of Macroevolution as a valid tool for undergraduate non-science majors. International Journal of Science Education, 36, 2872-2891. doi: 10.1080/09500693.2014.938376 (download) 
  • Walter, E. M., Halverson, K. L., Boyce, C-J. (2013). Investigating the relationship between college students’ acceptance of evolution and tree thinking understanding. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 6, 26. (download)