Beatriz Y. Gonzalez, Ph.D.

Information

Beatriz Gonzalez is a biology professor in the Department of Natural Sciences. Dr. Gonzalez is an accomplished teacher in face-to-face and online environments. She is involved in the reviewing and implementation of guidelines regarding online courses at Santa Fe College. Trained as a cell biologist, her current research interest is in undergraduate biology education. She has created several educational resources and published about biology education in higher education. 

Some of her most notable accomplishments are:

• Founding member of CC BER BioINSITES - group intent in performing and disseminating Biology Education Research with a focus on the Community College experience
• Past Program Director at Santa Fe College of the NIH-funded SF2UF Bridges to Baccalaureate Program, a partnership with the University of Florida. The goal of the program is to increase student transfer and retention in the biomedical and behavioral sciences
• Member of the team that created, implemented, and facilitated summer workshops for inservice teachers sponsored by FCR-STEM at the Florida State University
• Recipient of the John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Award by the League for Innovation in the Community College for her teaching and mentoring contributions

Education

PhD Medical Sciences, University of Florida

BS Biology, University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras