Assistant Professor
Accepting new graduate students
Fields of Interest
Education
Ph.D., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, 2020
B.S., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, 2012
Biography
Biology education researcher exploring undergraduate thinking and learning in the life sciences, with particular interest in social metacognition and group problem solving
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Postdoctoral Research Award, University of Georgia, 2025
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Selected Research
- Opportunities for guiding development: insights from first-year life science majors’ use of metacognition, Halmo Stephanie M, Stanton Julie Dangremond, Yamini Kira A, Carter Rayna J, and Ososanya Deborah, Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, Volume 25, p.e00053–24 (2024)
- Metacognition and self-efficacy in action: How first-year students monitor and use self-coaching to move past metacognitive discomfort during problem solving, Halmo Stephanie M, Stanton Julie Dangremond, and Yamini Kira A, CBE—Life Sciences Education, Volume 23, p.ar13 (2024)
- “Oh, that makes sense”: social metacognition in small-group problem solving, Halmo Stephanie M, Bremers Emily K, Fuller Sammantha, and Stanton Julie Dangremond, CBE—Life Sciences Education, Volume 21, p.ar58 (2022)
- Advancing the guidance debate: Lessons from educational psychology and implications for biochemistry learning, Halmo Stephanie M, Sensibaugh Cheryl A, Reinhart Peter, Stogniy Oleksandra, Fiorella Logan, and Lemons Paula P, CBE—Life Sciences Education, Volume 19, p.ar41 (2020)
- Student difficulties during structure–function problem solving, Halmo Stephanie M, Sensibaugh Cheryl A, Lemons Paula P, Bhatia Kush S, Howell Alexandra, Ferryanto Ersta P, Choe Bryant, Kehoe Kaitlin, and Watson Morgan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, Volume 46, p.453–463 (2018)
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Professional AffiliationsSociety for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER)