Speaker: Berri Jacque PhD, Associate Professor of Medical Education and Director of the Center for Science Education at Tufts University School of Medicine
About the Speaker: Berri is an Associate Professor of Medical Education and Director of the Center for Science Education (CSE) at Tufts University School of Medicine. After completing a PhD in immunology, Dr. Jacque pursued a postdoctoral fellowship in educational design and evaluation with the goal of specializing in the study of programs and approaches to broaden participation in science and medicine. His work at the CSE is motivated by his personal experiences growing up with a learning disability and focuses on increasing access to high quality learning and mentoring opportunities for high school students to build diversity, equity, and inclusion in science and medicine. He has been a NIH/NSF-funded investigator since 2009. Berri’s current research focuses on learning processes associated with designing and disseminating biomedical and health-science curricula via partnership with K-12 educators, to teach critical health-related concepts, with the goal of broadening participation in science and increasing scientific and health literacy. His curricula are used in thousands classrooms around the country and have received national recognition by the National Science Teachers Association and his approach to teacher education has been recognized by the National Academy of Sciences. Berri teaches immunology in a number of programs at TUSM – PhD, Medical, Dental and Masters.