Assistant Teaching Professor yankel@uw.edu Not accepting new graduate students Fields of Interest Biology Education Evolution & Systematics Physiology Research Selected Research Active learning narrows achievement gaps for underrepresented students in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math, others, Theobald Elli J, Hill Mariah J, Tran Elisa, Agrawal Sweta, E Arroyo Nicole, Behling Shawn, Chambwe Nyasha, Cintrón Dianne Laboy, Cooper Jacob D, and Dunster Gideon, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 117, p.6476–6483 (2020) Courses Taught Autumn 2025BIOL 354 A: Foundations in Evolution and Systematics BIOL 354 AA: Foundations in Evolution and Systematics BIOL 354 AB: Foundations in Evolution and Systematics BIOL 354 AC: Foundations in Evolution and Systematics BIOL 354 AD: Foundations in Evolution and Systematics Summer 2025BIOL 180 A: Introductory Biology Spring 2025BIOL 220 A: Introductory Biology Winter 2025BIOL 220 A: Introductory Biology Autumn 2024BIOL 359 A: Foundations in Quantitative Biology Summer 2024BIOL 180 A: Introductory Biology Spring 2024BIOL 220 A: Introductory Biology Winter 2024BIOL 220 A: Introductory Biology Summer 2023BIOL 180 A: Introductory Biology Spring 2023BIOL 180 B: Introductory Biology Winter 2023BIOL 359 A: Foundations in Quantitative Biology BIOL 359 AA: Foundations in Quantitative Biology BIOL 359 AB: Foundations in Quantitative Biology Affiliations Home Department Biology Related News Related News Biology undergraduate student Dania Ahmed named 2024 Goldwater Scholar (April 15, 2024)
