Prof. Heather Townsend of Community College Rhode Island on CURE: Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience.

Subscribe to Receive Venkat’s Weekly Newsletter As an undergraduate, Prof. Townsend was only able to be a part of a small research project. At that time only a select number of students were able to participate in research. Today, Prof. Townsend is championing CURE - Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience in her Department and across CCRI so that an entire class of students can experience research - not just a select few. Prof. Townsend joins us on our podcast to talk about UG Research at CCRI, CURE, Re-engineering Courses for Research, Evangelizing Research, Research Impact, and Advice for High Schoolers. In particular, we discuss the following with her:  Prof. Heather Townsend’s Background UG Research via CURE at CCRI Evangelizing UG Research Advice for High Schoolers Topics discussed in this episode: Introducing Prof. Heather Townsend, CCRI [] Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [] Professional Background [] Importance of UG Research [] UG Research @ CCRI Re-engineering Courses for Research [] Evangelizing CURE [] Impact of Research on Students [] Career Trajectory [] Pervasive UGR [] Advice for High Schoolers [] Our Guest: Prof. Heather Townsend is a Professor of Biology at Community College of Rhode island. Prof. Townsend received her PhD in Veterinary Medical Science from the University of Florida. Memorable Quote: “And so for me, personally,  I want a CURE [Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience] on every one of my courses for college, and even just community colleges in general. I try as much as I can to get the word out about these CUREs and how rewarding they are.” Prof. Heather Townsend. Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript. Similar Episodes: UG Research Calls-to-action: Follow us on Instagram. To Ask the Guest a question, or to comment on this episode, email [email protected]. Subscribe or Follow our podcasts wherever you get your podcasts.