2026 ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators

2026 ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators

Welcome to ASMCUE in Seattle, Washington! Registered attendees are able to download the mobile app onto their phone, create a log-in, and make a personalized schedule and chat with attendees. Questions? Email [email protected]

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7:30am PST

ASMCUE Registration & Information desk is open ASMCUE registration desk

8:30am PST

Do your students have difficulty solving novel problems? Teaching them how to reason mechanistically can be the answer! Room 336Keenan Noyes • Alison Crowe • Mary Pat Wenderoth Integrating quantitative image analysis into undergraduate courses Room 337Laura Diaz-Martinez • Kara Cerveny • Erin Weisbart Integrating STEM Professional Development Workshops into the Curriculum to Promote STEM Identity Development, Retention, and Success in Early Post-Secondary Students Room 335Brandi Sigmon Writing Teachng Case Studies - Case Study Writing Sprint Rooms 338 & 339Rebecca Seipelt Thiemann • Nancy Boury Using GenAI to Restore Time-Intensive Teaching Practices and Assess Process Over Product Regardless of Class Size Rooms 333 & 334Kara Mosovsky • J. Jordan Steel • Michael Barnhart

10:05am PST

Bringing Genomics Into the Classroom: A Hands-On Workshop Using Web-Based Tools for Genome Assembly and Annotation Room 337Tricia Van Laar Incorporating effective science communication principles in undergraduate STEM courses Rooms 338 & 339Carolina Mehaffy • Delaney Worthington AI as a Mindtool: Shifting Student Use from Generating Content to Fostering Critical Thinking Rooms 333 & 334Jacqueline Washington • Mary Mawn Cognitive Isn’t Enough: Strategizing the Support of Affective Learning in Science to Achieve Full “Bloom” Learning Room 336Bethany Stone • Amanda Durbak Fostering student belonging, professional identity, and career readiness with revitalized co-curricular programming. Room 335Mary Allen • Stephanie Carr

11:10am PST

Opportunities, outcomes, and best practices for teaching with authentic data & open science Room 337Kaitlyn Casimo • Maddy Meuller • Gideon Dunster • Carlos Goller Your Body’s SuperHero Immune Cell Team – Visual learning teaching activity using Plush toy microbes and cells – How Vaccines and Your Immune System Cells Keep You Healthy and Attack Germs! Rooms 338 & 339Ann Williams Co-Designing Course AI Policies with Our Students to Ensure Flexibility, Transparency, and Precision Rooms 333 & 334Mariah Knowles • Sarah Miller The Right Answer Is Not Enough: Teaching Students to Build and Defend Biological Explanations Room 336Nathaniel King Health Disparities as a Framework for Connecting Basic Science, Community Engagement, and Student Success Room 335Kelly Collins

11:45am PST

Symbiotic Scholars: Merging GenAI and Wikipedia for Knowledge Navigation Skills Room 337Jennifer Walker The Microbe-Neuron Connection: Integrating Microbiology and A&P for Deeper Learning Rooms 338 & 339Sandra Fox-Moon

12:15pm PST

Lunch (on your own) off-site

1:30pm PST

AI is here – how do educators plan to integrate AI tools for research into coursework (while still teaching core science skills)? Rooms 333 & 334Carlos Goller • Ellen Dow • Zachary Crockett Credentialing, Curriculum, and Career Readiness: A Roundtable Discussion Room 335Tamara Mandell The Microbiology Educator Exchange: Building New ASM Teaching and Learning Communities Through Peer Support and Networking Room 336Heather Townsend • Mary Allen • Caitlin Light Beyond the Biology: Why We Should Consider An Expanded Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Undergraduates about Vaccines and an Example of How that Might Look Rooms 338 & 339Kara Mosovsky Publish your Education Study: Turning Classroom Research into Scholarly Impact Room 337Miriam Segura

2:05pm PST

An online community of practice provides effective professional development in inclusive evidence-based teaching practices Room 335Stephanie Mathews • Melanie Lenahan • Rachel Pigg • Carlos Goller Bridging Student Skill Gaps with AI for Public Health Communication Rooms 333 & 334Jessica Joyner Advancing Excellence in Microbiology Education: ASM’s Course Endorsement Program Room 336Nancy Boury • Carlos Goller • Caitlin Light

2:40pm PST

Beyond Memorization: Integrating Critical Thinking and Inquiry with HHMI BioInteractive Resources Rooms 338 & 339Jacqueline Washington Updating the 2018 Microbiology in Nursing and Allied Health (MINAH) Undergraduate Curriculum Guidelines Room 336Lourdes Norman-McKay • Beena Patel Authors Wanted: Learn How To Publish Your Work in the Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (JMBE) Room 337Carlos Goller • Stanley Maloy • Sarah Fankhauser • Michael Lerman From Memorize to Mesmerize: Authentic Assessment That's Engaging, Meaningful, and (mostly) AI-Resistant Rooms 333 & 334Andrea Rediske Think Like an Educator, Lead Like a Microbiologist Room 335Kelly Mack

3:15pm PST

Expanding Undergraduate Research: Developing a SEA-PHAGES Genomics Course at Hudson Valley Community College Rooms 338 & 339Jaya Dasgupta • Sujatha Kadaba Beyond BlackInMicro Week: Building Classroom Activities that Emphasize Science Identity and Stories from Everyday Scientists Room 337Antoinette Bell-Kareem • Nikea Pittman • Kishana Taylor

4:00pm PST

Plenary with Ann Stevens, raffle, and Closing Comments Rooms 333 & 334Kelly Collins • Ann Stevens

5:15pm PST

Affinity dinners (on your own). Advanced sign-up required. off-site