Maryrose Weatherton

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Research Interest

Education research, student success, resource use

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Faculty Advisor(s)

Elisabeth Schussler

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Degree Pursuing

PhD

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Education

B.S. in Biological Sciences from Marquette University, minor in Environmental Studies (2019)

Biography

I graduated from Marquette University in 2019 with a degree in Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies. During my time at Marquette I worked with Dr. Stefan Schnitzer to understand the competition dynamics and physiological traits of lianas and trees in the tropical forests of Panama. Before coming to UTK, I taught environmental science and outdoor education at the Urban Ecology Center in Milwaukee, WI. I worked with the Milwaukee Public School system to get kids outside and engaged in scientific inquiry.

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Publications

5. Weatherton, M & Schussler, EE, Demographics Matter: Nonwhite and white life science graduate students perceive and use resources differently, CBE LSE. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.22-06-0112

4. Weatherton, M & Schussler, EE, (2022) What’s in a word? Life science graduate student definitions of success, CBE LSE. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.21-11-0319

3. Weatherton, M & Schussler, EE, (2021), Success for all? A call to reexamine how student success is defined in higher education, CBE LSE. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.20-09-0223

2. Schussler, EE, Weatherton, M, Chen Musgrove M, Brigati J, England B, (2021) Student perceptions of more supportive and less supportive instructors: What characteristics make a difference? CBE LSE .https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.20-10-0238

1. Gibson et al., (2021), Towards an ecology of disasters: a primer for the pursuit of ecological research on disasters, Ecology and Society. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12707-260422