Marina L. Ellefson

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Professor of Teaching

113 Briggs Hall

Department: Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, UC Davis 

Role: Vice-Chair of Undergraduate Teaching;; Co-Director, FUSE Graduate Certificate 

Dr. Marina L. Ellefson is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Ellefson holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (2012) and a B.S. in Genetics (2007), both from UC Davis. 

Research interests: Biology Education Research · Inclusive Pedagogy · AI Literacy · Learning Design · Educator Development