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Sarah Prescott

Sarah Prescott

Associate Professor

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Beyond Benign, Inc.

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I am a passionate educator and professional with a broad interest in STEM education reform. I earned a B.S. in Biochemistry from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, an M.Ed. in Secondary Education and a Ph.D. in Genetics from the University of New Hampshire. My research interests are varied but include green chemistry education, comparative genomics, and STEM Ed Reform and Leadership. I am an Associate Professor of Biochemistry at the University of New Hampshire, where I teach my Green Goggles - Introduction to Green Chemistry course for non-majors. I also fully greened the laboratory activities of my one-semester Organic Chemistry survey course. I offer green chemistry workshops with my local Girl Scout Council and other local organizations. I am also a module developer with the ACS-GCI. In addition to my faculty role, I serve as the Executive Director for BioQUEST, a nonprofit organization working in STEM Education reform and Inclusive Pedagogy. I have facilitated several Inclusive STEM Teaching Learning Communities and worked on Inclusive Pedagogy and Accessibilty projects, utilizing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and other inclusive frameworks and practices. I am excited to have served the green chemistry education community with Beyond Benign as the Inaugural Chief Editor and Moderator for the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (GCTLC) during the first year of its launch!

I live in New Hampshire and have ducks, geese, chickens, dogs, and rabbits on my small homestead, where I enjoy gardening, birding, and photography.

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Languages

  1. English

Keywords Tags/Expertise

  1. Biochemistry
  2. Chemical Education Research
  3. Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
  4. Diversity, Equity, Belonging and Respect (DEBR)

Ongoing Projects

Current Grant funded projects

NSF IUSE Award 2021-2024: Building Adaptability for Teaching Online through Peer-Reviewed, Active-Learning Resources and Professional Development, Sarah Prescott (PI), Kristen Jenkins (former PI) | Standard Grant, $69,494 This project aims to serve the national interest by helping life science college instructors teach online lessons using active-learning instructional practices housed in the CourseSource repository. | Award number 2044118

 

NSF RCN-UBE Award, 2019-2024: RCN-UBE: Quantitative Biology at Community Colleges, Sarah Prescott (PI), Kristen Jenkins (former PI), Vedham Karpakakunjaram (co-PI) | Standard grant, $533,361 This project is jointly funded by the Directorate for Biological Sciences, Division of Biological Infrastructure, and Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Undergraduate Education as part of their efforts to address the challenges posed in Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action. | Award number 191961 

 

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Learning Objects Submitted

Published

Title Authors and Co-authors Submitted on
Green Chemistry Starter Pack: Safer Labs in the Classroom Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Principle 1 - Prevent Waste green chemistry 101 logo with white text on a green background
Lemonade Lab - Introduction to Green Chemistry Principles Stefanie Loomis Learning Objets
Fueling the Future Sarah Prescott Learning Objets
Writing the Principles: Let's Make Lemonade! Mollie Enright, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
GREEN CHEMISTRY AND SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE: A Green Approach to Sustainable STEM in K-12 - Chapter 5: Curriculum Unit Annette Sebuyira, Stefanie Loomis, Erin Mayer, Veronica Morabito-Weeks, Scott Carlson, Jake Foster, Mollie Enright, Beyond Benign
GREEN CHEMISTRY AND SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE: A Green Approach to Sustainable STEM in K-12 - Chapter 4: Chemical Reactions Annette Sebuyira, Stefanie Loomis, Erin Mayer, Veronica Morabito-Weeks, Scott Carlson, Jake Foster, Mollie Enright, Beyond Benign
GREEN CHEMISTRY AND SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE: A Green Approach to Sustainable STEM in K-12 - Chapter 3: Structure of Atoms and Molecules Annette Sebuyira, Stefanie Loomis, Erin Mayer, Veronica Morabito-Weeks, Scott Carlson, Jake Foster, Mollie Enright, Beyond Benign
GREEN CHEMISTRY AND SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE: A Green Approach to Sustainable STEM in K-12 - Chapter 2: Human and Environmental Impacts Annette Sebuyira, Stefanie Loomis, Erin Mayer, Veronica Morabito-Weeks, Scott Carlson, Jake Foster, Mollie Enright, Beyond Benign
GREEN CHEMISTRY AND SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE: A Green Approach to Sustainable STEM in K-12 - Chapter 1: Welcome to Green Chemistry Education Annette Sebuyira, Stefanie Loomis, Erin Mayer, Veronica Morabito-Weeks, Scott Carlson, Jake Foster, Mollie Enright, Beyond Benign cover page that includes the title
Empirical Formula Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Chemical or Physical Change? Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Equilibrium/Le Chatelier’s Principle Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Stoichiometry Challenge Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Reactions Lab Mollie Enright, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign, Annette Sebuyira Learning Objets
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 18 - Exam 2 Beyond Benign, Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering logos for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and global environment facility (GEF)
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 17 - Working Without Solvents Beyond Benign, Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos

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Published Articles

Sarah Prescott, Deborah Rook, Sharon Maureen Homer-Drummond (2023). Experiencing the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project through BioQUEST Learning Communities. Inclusive STEM Teaching Project Learning Community Fall 2023, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/OWM7-ZZ60 

Joseph Esquibel, Deborah Rook, Sondra LoRe, John Starnes, Jillian Miller, Jennifer Buntz, Alys Hugo, Christianne Nieuwsma, Heather Seitz, Ahrash Bissell, Louis Gross, Stacey Kiser, Suzanne Lenhart, Michael Mills, Claudia Neuhauser, Irene Corriette, Sarah Prescott, Kristin Jenkins, and Vedham Karpakakunjaram.(2023). Quantitative Biology at Community Colleges, a Network of Biology and Mathematics Faculty Focused on Improving Numerical and Quantitative Skills of Students. CBE—Life Sciences Education 2023 22:2 doi:10.1187/cbe.21-09-0244 

Prescott, S., Rook, D. (2022). QB@CC: An interdisciplinary network model for developing and disseminating OER to support pedagogical change. QB@CC RCN Steering Committee, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/XKSW-HZ63  

Mary Mulcahy, Ethell Vereen, Marci Cole Ekberg, Jennifer Kovacs, Durrain Ansari-Yan, Tamara Basham, Mackenzie Boyer, Matthew Joshua Heard, Adriane Clark Jones, Shannon Jones, Erica Lannan, Pat Marsteller, Piechnik, D., Sarah Prescott, Gustavo Requena Santos (2022). Integrating Social Justice into your STEM Classroom: Redlining & Health. 2021 Biology and Mathematics Educators (BIOME) Institute, (Version 2.0). QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/S97D-E506

 

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