Engaged Faculty Research Grants
Learning It, Doing It, Living It
Introducing K-12 students to animal-behavior research and how it’s relevant to their own lives
Animal behavior is strange and captivating, and research on animal behavior can engage broad audiences. Still, the relevance of the research to the general public isn’t always clear. In this project, undergraduate students address this issue in collaboration with a science enrichment and outreach community partner. First, they teach K-12 students how to test the ways early-life social experiences influence the behavior of adult invertebrates. Then they guide the K-12 students through a discussion of how these findings are relevant to them.
Type: Public Purpose Research Grant
Topics: Children, Youth, Seniors and Families; Education
The Team
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Alexander Ophir, Department of Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
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Jesus Madrid, Department of Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
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Caitlyn Finton, Department of Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
Engaged Faculty Research Grants
Enhancing student learning and demonstrate impact through community-engaged research.