Jennifer Robison graduated with her Ph.D. in biology from IUPUI in 2019. She joined the CIRTL at IUPUI program during her doctoral study with the goal of developing her teaching expertise and preparing for a future faculty position. She has earned all three CIRTL at IUPUI badges - Associate, Practitioner, and Scholar, which has shaped her teaching philosophy. In this interview, she shares her experiences in the CIRTL program and how she used them to achieve her professional goals.
An IUPUI Alumna's CIRTL Experience
Currently, Dr. Robison is an assistant professor of biology at Manchester University. An educator at heart, she is always re-imagining her courses by integrating innovative teaching strategies and activities. Her research specializes in the physiological and molecular response of plants to abiotic stress. Outside of the lab, she is a single mom and amateur glassblower.
The experience of going through CIRTL really helped me hone my pedagogy. It pushed me to think about how to assess what I was doing. CIRTL is a wonderful program no matter if you're going to end up in academia or industry. It does improve your communication skills and that's important no matter what type of career you end up in.
A Conversation with Dr. Jennifer Robison
This playlist of videos features Dr. Robison describing her experience with the CIRTL at IUPUI program and how it equipped her with the skills and knowledge needed to become a tenure-track faculty member.
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- How did you learn about the CIRTL at IUPUI program? Why did you join the program?
- How did your experience in CIRTL at IUPUI benefit your growth as a graduate student?
- How did your experience in the program help you meet your professional goals?
- What aspects of the program were most engaging to you and what was least engaging?
- What challenges did you encounter as you completed the CIRTL at IUPUI requirements?
- Would you recommend this program to other graduate students and postdocs? What advice would you give them?
- Tell us about your Teaching-as-Research (TAR) project.