Stephanie M Gardner

Biography

Dr. Stephanie M Gardner is employed as an Assistant Professor of Department of Biological Sciences at Purdue University. Her research interests include: Anatomy of age-related hearing loss. Research in my group focuses within the context of engaging undergraduate students in the process of science, critical thinking, and using visualizations to understand and communicate data and concepts. Within this area I am currently working on three projects: 1) Evaluating the long-term impact that research-based introductory biology lab experiences have on student persistence in Biology and other STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) majors, performance in coursework, interest in research, career choices, and views on the nature of science and inquiry, 2) Understanding student and expert reasoning when creating graphical representations of biological data, 3) Understanding student ideas about mechanisms in physiology and neuroscience

Research Interest

Anatomy of age-related hearing loss