Ursula Valdez, Ph.D.

Member since March 10, 2023

Business Type: UW Faculty

Business Name/Affiliation:
UW Bothell

My teaching is focused on the theory and application of topics in ecology (tropical and temperate systems), conservation, ornithology, natural history, human connections with the environment and field biology. In my courses, I provide opportunities for my students to develop an understanding of the processes and mechanisms that explain the interactions of species with their environments and other species, including the critical role that humans have on them. I integrate the use of critical analysis of scientific studies and the evidence that support hypothesis about species and ecosystems, with the students’ appreciation and connections with the mechanisms that allow life in the planet. I encourage student’s engagement, by providing opportunities for students to explore in their own interests related to the class and always incorporate the impact that natural sciences have in other disciplines or vice versa. Students in my classes not only learned from the information and exercises I provide, but also from extensive literature searches that support their learning. Assignments in my courses involved the production of strong evidence-based work and the production of reports that accurately communicate science to a large range of public audiences. In some of my pre-major courses, I introduce the use of creative ways to learn and communicate science. My students use their creative and artistic skills or gain new ones to demonstrate what they learn on the topics covered in class. For example, my students have produced board games, videos, songs, children’s books, murals, and others.
In addition, I co-direct a field course that gives undergrads from all UW campuses hands-on experiences in field research and explorations of the biodiversity and conservation issues in the Andes and Amazon in Peru.

Listings by Ursula Valdez, Ph.D.

Research & Creative Projects

Ecology and Natural History of Avian Communities in North Creek

Added on September 13, 2022

Listings by Ursula Valdez, Ph.D.

Ecology and Natural History of Avian Communities in North Creek

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