Browsing by Author "Vance-Chalcraft, Heather"
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Citizen Science in Higher Education
Vance-Chalcraft, Heather; Hitchcock, Colleen; Aristeidou, Maria (2021) -
Cooccurrence of prey species alters the impact of predators on prey performance through multiple mechanisms
Ruehl, Clifton B.; Vance-Chalcraft, Heather; Chalcraft, David R. (2018-08-11)When prey are differentially affected by intra and interspecific competition, the cooccurrence of multiple prey species alters the per capita availability of food for a particular prey species which could alter how prey ... -
Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive & Dependence: Using Dodgeball to Explore Frequency Dependent Selection
Stuckert, Adam; Vance-Chalcraft, Heather (2016-09)The term frequency dependence describes scenarios in which the likelihood of an event occurring is strongly tied to how common a particular trait is. Understanding frequency dependence is key to understanding ... -
How are Mentees’ Goals and Demographic Characteristics Associated with their Mentoring Experiences, Preferences and Perceived Benefits?
Wekam, Vanina (East Carolina University, 2021-07-22)Mentoring plays a key role in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine) because it increases the likelihood that students persist in a program and successfully move into their chosen career. Mentoring ... -
Investigating Prior Mentoring Experiences of Medical Students and Its Perceived Benefits
Wekam, Vanina; Vance-Chalcraft, Heather (2022-02-21) -
Risk Assessment and Behavioral Choices of Larval Anurans (Lithobates Sphenocephalus)
Albecker, Molly (2011-04)Larval anurans assess risk and make behavioral choices to avoid predation. Since antipredator behaviors may reduce foraging opportunities, prey behavioral decisions can be constrained by a tradeoff between survival and ... -
Understanding the Impact of a Low-Commitment Scientific Innovation Modules on Undergraduate Biology Students’ Grit, Retention, Biology Interest, and Biology Self-Efficacy
Weinthal, Elliot (East Carolina University, 2023-07-21)Introducing innovation courses to engineering and computer science has been shown to increase retention and interest in the discipline. These courses have generally been high commitment, in that they take place over an ... -
“What if all those people came together?” : Fostering Children’s Self-Efficacy for Environmental Action, Interest, and Content Knowledge Through Participation in a Water Quality Citizen Science Project
Teed, Emma (East Carolina University, 2023-04-13)Citizen science is the involvement of the public in scientific research through collaboration with scientists. These projects create ways for the public to be exposed to new information, spark new interests, and change ...