Implementing an undergraduate learning assistant model to foster engagement and professional development in microbiology courses

ABSTRACT Integrating undergraduate learning assistants (ULAs) into high-enrollment science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses has been shown to enhance student engagement, yet the impact on ULAs themselves remains underexplored. This manuscript presents a field-tested framework...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
Main Authors:	Katriana A. Popichak, Paige E. Gruber, Erica L. Suchman, Jennifer L. McLean
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2025-08-01
Subjects:	undergraduate learning assistant (ULA) active learning STEM education professional development peer mentoring higher education
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.00042-25