In this talk, I will describe how my own educational experiences, first as an undergraduate in India and then as a graduate student in the US, influenced my future work as a faculty member. Key aspects of my work, in designing instructional environments and in education research, have been influenced by my early academic training, particularly when it comes to the importance of having multiple good mentors at critical junctures. I will also include a mixture of quantitative data and personal stories about how projects, such as Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) and its cyber counterpart (cPLTL), have contributed to empowerment, leadership, and engagement for women students as well as those who are traditionally underrepresented in the sciences and/or are disadvantaged (e.g., low income backgrounds).

Empowering effect of leadership roles in undergraduate education

251st National Meeting (2016)

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