Dr. Heather Wilson-Ashworth is a biology professor at Utah Valley University. She earned her bachelor’s in math education with a minor in biology, and a Ph.D. in human physiology/cell biology at Brigham Young University. Her research interests include better understanding the issues influencing UVU student success, retention and motivation with an emphasis on underrepresented students; the development and assessment of process skills in active learning classrooms; and effective mentoring strategies in undergraduate research. Her recent awards include UVU’s Student Advocate Award in 2019, Best Design of a UVU Online Course, 3rd place, 2019; and  the UVU Presidential Award of Excellence in Teaching, 2018. She teaches general biology, college biology and human physiology at the university, and she has taught at the university for 20 years. She became involved with POGIL in 2011. Since that time, she has facilitated five regional three-day workshops including one as head facilitator.  She has also worked on a POGIL Project committee to incorporate process skills into the introductory track of The Project’s summer conferences.