My Teaching Philosophy

I am deeply committed to open-science pedagogy and creating rigorous, student-centered learning environments. I believe in making high-quality, active-learning science education accessible to both students and fellow educators.

I have worked hard to develop these teaching materials and am happy to share them. Please use them responsibly in your own classrooms. Any errors or typos are entirely my own.💡

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Pedagogical Publications

My classroom philosophy is grounded in evidence-based education and structural equity. Below are peer-reviewed publications detailing scalable, innovative curriculum designs aimed at improving undergraduate STEM education.

• A cost-free CURE: Using bioinformatics to identify DNA-binding factors at a specific genomic locus. Schmidt, CA, LJ Hodkinson, HS Comstra, S Khan, H Torres, and LE Rieder. 2023. Journal of Microbiology and Biological Education 24(3). PMID 38107989. ⭐ Featured in the ASM Journals Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Collection. [Read Publication Link]

• A Muscular Dystrophy Case Study Illustrating the Phenotypic Effects of Mutation. Hodkinson, LJ, JL Gross, and LE Rieder. 2022. CourseSource. Access via CourseSource

Classroom Resources & Course Materials

The following materials are open-access and free to download for educational use. They focus on active learning, critical thinking, and data analysis.