Marcia Graves

Associate Professor of Teaching

Marcia Graves

I take a learner-centered and inclusive approach to teaching. In developing curriculum, I focus on creating learning environments that promote metacognitive awareness and intrinsic motivation, so that students have agency in their learning process. I have a special interest in helping students build scientific process skills and a sense of belonging in science. I am involved in scholarly educational research on how students engage with and evaluate the primary literature, the role of instructor feedback on developing scientific writing skills, and in designing course-based undergraduate research experiences to increase equitable opportunities for students to authentically “do science.”

Awards and Distinctions:

  • 2021, UBC Alma Mater Society Open Education Champion Award
  • 2018/2019, UBC Killam Teaching Prize

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Marcia Graves

Associate Professor of Teaching

Department of Microbiology and Immunology

marcia.graves@ubc.ca

Office Tel: 604-827-5741

Office Location: 3142 - 6270 University Blvd, Biological Sciences Building

Musqueam First Nation land acknowledegement

We honour xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam) on whose ancestral, unceded territory UBC Vancouver is situated. UBC Science is committed to building meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples so we can advance Reconciliation and ensure traditional ways of knowing enrich our teaching and research.

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