{"id":15358,"date":"2026-04-02T16:34:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aoe\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=15358"},"modified":"2026-04-24T19:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:09:17","slug":"aoe-project-access-getting-started-in-stemm-education-research-with-dr-justin-shaff","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aoe\/event\/aoe-project-access-getting-started-in-stemm-education-research-with-dr-justin-shaff\/","title":{"rendered":"AOE Project ACCESS: Getting started in STEMM education research with Dr. Justin Shaffer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"206\" data-end=\"325\">The <strong data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"252\">STEMM Education Research Collaborative<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"261\" data-end=\"290\">AOE Scholarship Committee<\/strong> co-sponsor a Project ACCESS event:<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"327\" data-end=\"330\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"349\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"347\">Speaker: Justin Shaffer, PhD<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bio:<\/strong> Justin Shaffer, PhD, is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and a Teaching Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering and in Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chemeng.mines.edu\/project\/shaffer-justin\/\">Colorado School of Mines<\/a>. Justin is the author of the book\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.recombinanteducation.com\/book\/\"><em>High Structure Course Design<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em>which gives practical advice for creating STEM courses that engage students in and out of the classroom and the creator of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recombinanteducation.com\/course-design-cards\/\">Alignment<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recombinanteducation.com\/student-success-cards\/\">Practice<\/a> card decks which help instructors explore course design and students explore study strategies, respectively. Justin is an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.minesnewsroom.com\/news\/faculty-awards-honor-9-mines-professors-teaching-research-mentorship\">award-winning educator<\/a>\u00a0who has taught 10000+ students since 2012 in the areas of chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, biology, and anatomy and physiology and has published 25+ peer-reviewed journal articles and teaching materials on the efficacy of high structure courses, active learning, and related topics. Justin is the founder of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.recombinanteducation.com\/\">Recombinant Education<\/a>\u00a0where he provides STEM program characterization and professional development to faculty and administrators in the areas of course and curriculum design, evidence-based teaching practices, and discipline-based education research, all leading towards improving student success.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recombinanteducation.com\">www.recombinanteducation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"375\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"398\"><strong><span role=\"text\">Date &amp; Time<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"439\">Thursday, May 7<br data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"419\" \/>12:00 PM \u2013 1:00 PM<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"444\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"464\"><strong><span role=\"text\">Location<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"511\"><strong data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"480\">In-Person:<\/strong><br data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"483\" \/>Bondurant G-070<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"546\"><strong data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"524\">Online:<\/strong><br data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"527\" \/>AOE Zoom Droplink<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"867\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"885\"><strong><span role=\"text\">Format<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"921\">Hybrid (Attend in-person or online)<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"867\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"921\"><strong>Register<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps2.research.unc.edu\/events\/index.cfm?event=events.go&amp;key=CF00\">https:\/\/apps2.research.unc.edu\/events\/index.cfm?event=events.go&amp;key=CF00<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The STEMM Education Research Collaborative and the AOE Scholarship Committee co-sponsor a Project ACCESS event: Speaker: Justin Shaffer, PhD Bio: Justin Shaffer, PhD, is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and a Teaching Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering and in Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering at the\u00a0Colorado School of Mines. 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