Adrienne E. Williams

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Assistant Professor of Teaching, Developmental & Cell Biology
School of Biological Sciences
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 1998, Biology
B.S., University of California Davis, 1988, Zoology
Phone: (949) 824-2475
Email: adriw@uci.edu
University of California, Irvine
4228 McGaugh Hall
UCI
Mail Code: 2300
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
Biology Education, student success in STEM
Publications
Sato, B.K., Dinh-Dang, D., Cruz-Hinojoza, E., Denaro, K., Hill, C.F. and Williams, A. (2018). The impact of instructor exam feedback on student understanding in a large-enrollment biology course. BioScience, 68(8), pp.601-611
Williams, A.E. A case study in biology. In L. Santos Green, J. R. Banas, & R. Perkins (Eds.). (2016). The Flipped College Classroom: Conceptualized and Re-conceptualized. New York: Springer.
Williams, A. E., Aguilar-Roca, N. M., & O’Dowd, D. K. (2016). Lecture capture podcasts: differential student use and performance in a large introductory course. Educational Technology Research and Development, 64(1), 1-12
Williams, A., N.M. Aguilar-Roca, M. Tsai, M. Wong, M. Moravec Beaupré, and D. K. O’Dowd. 2011. Assessment of learning gains associated with independent exam analysis in introductory biology. CBE-Life Sci Educ 10: 346-356
Jiang, S., A.E. Williams, M. Warschauer, W. He, & D.K. O’Dowd. (2014). Influence of incentives on performance in a pre-college biology MOOC. The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning 15(5).
Moravec, M., Williams, A., Aguilar-Roca, N., O'Dowd, D.K. 2010. Learn before Lecture: A Strategy That Improves Learning Outcomes in a Large Introductory Biology Class. CBE Life Sci Educ 9(4): 473-481
Aguilar-Roca, N.M., Williams, A. and D.K. O’Dowd. 2012. The impact of laptop-free zones on student performance and attitudes in large lectures. Computers in Education 59(4): 1300-1308
Aguilar-Roca, N., A. Williams, R. Warrior, D.K. O’Dowd (2009) Two-minute training in class significantly increases the use of professional formatting in student to faculty email correspondence. IJSoTL 3: 1-15.
Williams A.E., M.R. Rose & T.J. Bradley. (2004) The respiratory pattern in Drosophila melanogaster selected for desiccation resistance is not associated with the observed evolution of decreased locomotory activity. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 77 (1): 10-17.
Bradley, T.J., A.E. Williams and M.R. Rose. (1999) Physiological responses to selection for desiccation resistance in Drosophila melanogaster. American Zoologist 39 (2): 337
Williams, A.E., & T.J. Bradley. (1998) The effect of respiratory pattern on water loss in desiccation-resistant Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Experimental Biology 201: 2953-9.
Williams, A.E., M.R. Rose & T.J. Bradley. (1998) Using laboratory selection for desiccation resistance to examine the relationship between respiratory pattern and water loss in insects. Journal of Experimental Biology 201: 2945-52
Williams, A.E., M.R. Rose & T.J. Bradley. (1997) Ventilatory pattern in Drosophila melanogaster: the effect of selection for desiccation resistance. Journal of Experimental Biology 200: 615-624.
Grants
AAU ALL-STEM Mini Grants, 2017-2019
Professional Societies
Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER)
Other Experience
Co-Director, HHMI-UCI Professor Program
UCI 2006—2015
Director, Teaching and Learning Research Center
University of California Irvine 2015—2019
Graduate Programs
Comparative Physiology
Research Centers
Teaching and Learning Research Center
Education Research Initiative
Last updated
09/19/2019