Transforming Academic Culture and Curriculum: Integrating and Scaffolding Research Throughout Undergraduate Education - Paperback

by Mitchell R. Malachowski (Editor), Elizabeth L. Ambos (Editor), Kerry K. Karukstis (Editor)

This book describes how institutions and departments influence the success of structural and cultural transformations to advance curricular reform.

Author Biography

Mitchell R. Malachowski is Professor of Chemistry at the University of San Diego, USA. He is a Past President of CUR and is heavily invested in assisting institutions in building excellent undergraduate research programs. He was the 2014 CASE Carnegie Foundation California Professor of the Year and is a CUR Fellow.

Elizabeth L. Ambos served as CUR's Executive Officer in Washington, D.C. from 2012 to 2019. She has held academic administrative positions and faculty status in the California State University system, USA and is a co-author of The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research (2022).

Kerry K. Karukstis is the Ray and Mary Ingwersen Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at Harvey Mudd College, USA. She received the American Chemical Society (ACS) Award for Research at an Undergraduate Institution, is a Past President of CUR, a Past Chair of the ACS Committee on Professional Training, and is an ACS Fellow and CUR Fellow.

Jillian L. Kinzie is Associate Director, National Survey of Student Engagement at the Center for Postsecondary Research, Indiana University Bloomington, USA. She is a co-author of Delivering on the Promise of High-Impact Practices (2022).

Jeffrey M. Osborn is former Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and is Professor of Biology at The College of New Jersey, USA. He is a Past President of CUR and is an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, a CUR Fellow, and an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Botany.