Speakers, talks and time are subject to change.
All times are EDT.

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
12–7 p.m. Registration
1–2 p.m. Gathering and networking
2–2:30 p.m. Opening announcements
2:30–4:00 p.m. Featured Workshop
“Scientific communication through improv: Talking about tough ideas”
Monkey Business Institute, Madison, Wisconsin
4–5:30 p.m.

Workshop
“Podcasting in the Classroom”
Ben Rush, Deeper than Data Media

5:30–7 p.m. Group dinner and keynote lecture
“Adapting to change: Reflections on the evolution of teaching and learning”
Dee Silverthorn, PhD, FAPS, FAAAS, University of Texas at Austin
8–9 p.m. Collaboration and networking
Martin Frank Diversity Travel awardees and PECOP ECMP session
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
7 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Registration
7:30–8:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:45–9 a.m. Daily orientation and announcements
9–10 a.m. Plenary Lecture 1

“Where do we go from here? Key considerations for equity focused teaching in dynamic times”
Kayon Murray-Johnson, PhD, University of Rhode Island

10–10:30 a.m. Networking break
10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.

Concurrent Workshops
Workshop 1
“Navigating difficult dialogues on race and justice: Building capacity for when emotions run high”
Kayon Murray-Johnson, PhD, University of Rhode Island

Workshop 2
“Effective and inclusive assessment strategies in physiology”
Josef Brandauer, PhD, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Workshop 3
“A framework for reasoning about complex physiological systems”
Tara Slominski, PhD, North Dakota State University

   
12–1 p.m. Lunch
1–2 p.m. Plenary Lecture 2
“Toward more inclusive biology learning environments: Identifying inequities and possible underlying mechanisms
Katelyn Cooper, PhD, Arizona State University
2–2:30 p.m. Networking break
2:30–4:00 p.m. Concurrent Workshops
Workshop 4
“Building inclusive and fair classrooms: Spotting sources of bias in biology classrooms”
Katelyn Cooper, PhD, Arizona State University
 
Workshop 5
“The joys and challenges of mentoring students and colleagues in teaching settings”
Robert Carroll, PhD, FAPS, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University; Dee Silverthorn, PhD, FAPS, FAAAS, University of Texas at Austin
 
Workshop 6
“Teaching strategies/tools: Learning how to use dramatization to teach difficult concepts in physiology”
Helena Carvalho, PhD, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Patricia Halpin, PhD, University of New Hampshire at Manchester; Elke Scholz-Morris, PhD, Methodist College Unity Point Health, Peoria, Illinois
4–5:30 p.m. Poster session 2 and group discussions
5:30 p.m. Dinner
Thursday, June 23, 2022
7 a.m. –5:30 p.m. Registration
7:30–8:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:45–9 a.m. Daily orientation and announcements
9–10 a.m. Plenary Lecture 3
“Anti-racist and inclusive pedagogies”
Amanda Jungels, PhD, Rice University, Houston
10–10:30 a.m. Networking break
10:30 a.m. –12 p.m. Concurrent Workshops
Workshop 7
“Using anti-racist and inclusive techniques in the classroom
Amanda Jungels, PhD, Rice University, Houston
 
Workshop 8
“Inclusive and productive advising”
Katie Johnson, PhD, Trail Build, LLC, East Troy, Wisconsin
 
Workshop 9
“How do I move up or over? Making transitions to teaching and education”
Sydella Blatch, PhD, National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
12–1 p.m. Lunch
1–2 p.m. Plenary Lecture 4
"Failing (in order) to succeed: Exploring how challenge and failure in course-based undergraduate research experiences can become a learning opportunity”
Lisa Corwin, PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder
2–2:30 p.m. Networking break
2:30–4:00 p.m. Concurrent Workshops
 
Workshop 10
“Failing (in order) to succeed: Helping STEM students to approach challenges, cope with failures, and develop scientific resilience”
Lisa Corwin, PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder
 
Workshop 11
“Putting our points where our mouths are: Pre-specifying exam structure to improve cognitive richness and fairness”
Gregory Crowther, PhD, Everett Community College, Seattle; Benjamin Wiggins, PhD, University of Washington
 
Workshop 12
“Teaching strategies/tools: Tools for teaching cell signaling, bioenergetics and the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve”
Zhiyong Cheng, PhD, University of Florida; Alice Villalobos, PhD, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
4–5:30 p.m. Poster session 3 and group discussions
5:30–7 p.m. Group dinner
8–9 p.m. Collaboration and networking
Martin Frank Diversity Travel Awardees and PECOP ECMP session
Friday, June 24, 2022
7–10 a.m. Registration
7:30–8:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:45–9 a.m. Daily orientation and announcements
9–10 a.m. Plenary Lecture 5

“Talk matters: Investigating the nature of non-content classroom language instructor talk that may mediate student inclusion, engagement, and learning”

Monica Cardenas GuzmanUniversity of Maryland in College Park and Jeff Schinske, Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California
10–10:30 a.m. Networking break
10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Featured Workshop
“Engaging students & identifying barriers to inclusion in physiology classrooms”
Monica Cardenas Guzman, University of Maryland; Jeff Schinske, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California
12–1 p.m. Large Group Discussion
“What's next for the 2024 ITL?”
Ryan Downey, PhD, American University of the Caribbean, Saint Maarten
1–2 p.m. Departure and box lunches to go