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Andrea M.-K. Bierema

Specialist, Integrative Biology
Specialist, Integrative Studies in General Science
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Location: N100 N Kedzie Hall
Phone: 517-355-4049
Email: abierema@msu.edu
Website: https://bierema.wordpress.com/
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Bio

I am jointly appointed to the Center for Integrative Studies in General Science (http://cisgs.natsci.msu.edu/) and the Department of Integrative Biology. As an academic specialist, my focus is teaching general education science courses: ISB 202, Applications of Environmental and Organismal Biology, and ISB 204, Applications of Biomedical Sciences.

Courses

  • ISB 204: Appl Biomedical Sciences

Selected Publications

  • Bierema, A. M.-K. (2021). Are oxpeckers friends or foes? An evaluation of a symbiotic relationship. National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science. View Publication
  • Bierema, A. M.-K., Hoskinson, A.-M., Moscarella, R. A., Lyford, A., Haudek, K., Merrill, J., & Urban-Lurain, M. (2020). The presence of cognitive bias in educational researchers. International Journal of Research and Method in Education, 44(4), 395-413, DOI: 10.1080/1743727X.2020.1804541 View Publication
  • Bierema, A. M.-K., Miller, S., & Vergara, C. (2021). The Stakeholders of Gorongosa National Park: Intersecting scientific and information literacies. National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science. View Publication
  • Bierema, A. M.-K., Schwartz, R. S., & Gill, S. A. (2017). To what extent does current research and textbook content align? A methodology and case study. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 54(8), 1097-1118. DOI:10.1002/tea.21399. View Publication
  • Bierema, A. M.-K., Schwarz, C., & Stoltzfus, J. (2017). Engaging undergraduate biology students in scientific modeling: Analysis of group interactions, sense-making, and justification. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 16, ar68, 1-16. DOI: 10.1187/cbe.17-01-0023. View Publication
  • Gill, S. A., & Bierema, A. M.-K. (2013). On the meaning of alarm calls: A review of functional reference in avian alarm calling (invited review). Ethology, 119(6), 449-461. DOI 10.1111/eth.12097. View Publication
  • Rutkowski, K. G., Willis, J. N., & Bierema, A. M.-K. (2022). Assessing student conceptions of protein synthesis with a case study in CRISPR and de-extinction. The American Biology Teacher, 84(7): 415–421. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2022.84.7.415 View Publication