Dr. Marina Shapiro

Dr. Marina Shapiro is Lecturer of Chemistry and Biochemistry at California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) where she teaches General Chemistry, Foundations of Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Food Science lecture and laboratory courses. Her background is in Science Education Research (Chemistry) and Learning Technologies. Her research focuses on implementing active learning technologies, such as game-based learning environments, virtual, and augmented reality into undergraduate college chemistry curricula in order to facilitate methods for active and experiential learning, particularly in the context of lecture settings where students are often passive learners. Dr. Shapiro's research focus is to decrease equity gaps for first generation underrepresented minority (URM) students to prepare students to enter into STEM workforce careers. Dr. Shapiro has received over $3 million dollars in federal and state funding to support her research. Dr. Shapiro serves as journal reviewer for the International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, Journal of Science Education and Technology, book chapter reviewer for the American Chemical Society (ACS), and proposal reviewer for the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) conference for the College Science Teaching and Learning (strand 5) and Technology for Teaching, Learning, and Research (strand 12) divisions. Dr. Shapiro received her Ph.D. from George Mason University.