Professor, Department of Biology
Faculty Member, GDPE
PI, CSU NSF Noyce Program (2015-2025)
Diversity & inclusivity activities: Women in Natural Sciences (WINS) Group; Council for Gender Equity on the Faculty; Graduate Center for Inclusive Mentoring; Inclusive Pedagogy Initiative; Multi-ethnic Faculty & Staff Network; Department of Biology Professional Learning Community for Women; Consultant, Brookings Institute for report on UNESCO’s Education for Sustainable Development, Climate Change, and Girls; Pretty Brainy non-profit organization aimed at increasing inclusivity of girls/women in STEM.
In addition to her work on inclusivity and diversity:
Dr. Balgopal is interested in how people make meaning of natural science concepts. Her lab explores meaning making (interpretation) and learning (storing and recalling information) by studying how people speak, read, and write about science. Her research informs how science educators can support science learning.