Kira McEntire PhD
Teaching Honors
Future Faculty Fellows Program 2017-2018
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Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award 2018
Spring 2023
Biodiversity and Ecology Foundations
Biological Heroes and Villains
Data Analytics Symposium
Biology Roundtable
Teaching Experience
2023
Spring
Foundations in ecology and biodiversity (QUC)
Biological Heroes and Villains (Gen Ed) (QUC)
Data Analytics Symposium (QUC)
Biology Roundtable (QUC)
2022
Fall
Writing for Biologists (QUC)
Ecology (QUC)
Spring
Foundations in ecology and biodiversity (QUC)
Biological Heroes and Villains (Gen Ed) (QUC)
2021
Fall
Writing for Biologists (QUC)
Herpetology (QUC)
Spring
Foundations in ecology and biodiversity (QUC)
Biological Heroes and Villains (Gen Ed) (QUC)
2020
Fall
Writing for Biologists (QUC)
Ecology (QUC)
Spring
Student Success Coordinator: Integrative Biology (TU)
Integrative Biology Lab (TU)
2019
Fall
Conservation Biology (TU)
Cells and Cell Systems Lab (TU)
Spring
Experiential Learning in Ecology and Evolution (TU)
Integrative Biology Lab (TU)
2018
Fall
Animal Behavior (TU)
Summer
Teaching Assistant of Animal Behavior and Sustainability as part of Discover Abroad in New Zealand and Australia (UGA)
2017
Fall
Instructor of Agent Based Modeling (UGA)
Spring
Co-instructor of Ecology of Natural Resources (UGA)
2015
Fall
Teaching Assistant: Natural History of Georgia (UGA)
Guest Lectures and Invited Seminars
2019 Computer Science Colloquium (TU)
2019 Seminar speaker (University of North Dakota)
2018 Seminar speaker (TU)
2013-2018 Assist with Herpetology outreach (UGA)
2014-2017 Assist teaching Herpetology labs (UGA)
2013-2017 Guest Lecturer for Natural History
Interpretation (UGA)
2012 Teaching Assistant: Astronomy (SU)
Diversity in the Classroom
I have recently gotten interested in inclusive teaching and celebrating diversity in the classroom. There are many simple strategies to be more inclusive in the classroom such as careful word choices and creating a sense of community in the classroom. I am primarily aware of how to be more inclusive for gender and sexual diversity but am actively working on becoming more considerate of all types of diversity. A first step to inclusion is awareness and I strive to not only increase my own awareness but also increase the awareness and empathy of my students.
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One thing I am still trying to figure out is: How to continue to advance and teach science without unintentionally celebrating or perpetuating the oppressive culture created by some of its predecessors? And how to show students not only research results but the people behind the work, who all have unique stories and can serve as role models. How can I show students there are successful scientists just like them?
In the Classroom
