From my doctoral work in molecular pathogenesis as well as my Master of Public Health focusing on community education, my teaching and curriculum practices include active-learning strategies for diverse preferences in learning, inquiry-based learning, discipline research-based (DBER) learning, and inclusive practices in education. These practices forged me as a groundbreaker in different roles and to be a voice for equity and inclusion while striving to be a role-model through cultural humility.

Since “I go where I am called” has been my mantra, service extends to my scholarly work, mentoring, and publications involving studies of intercultural science learning and interpersonal community-building. From my educational public health training, a greater focus on cultural humility and inclusive practices in academic communities intensified through a meaningful community-partnership with the Cultural Wellness Center in our urban neighborhood. When we practice cultural wellness in community, the individual and the community have potential for greater health than when we live in isolation.

Within the context of biochemistry, together students and I formed a co-mentoring community-building CoCo Café team where we co-mentor and learn from each other as we self-reflect to focus on our own growth and development. Our work examines student learning and health behaviors with curricular interventions to increase ability to manage stress in the STEM-M environment.

These concepts are all part of building equitable and inclusive practices in curriculum, classrooms, and laboratories. Equity and inclusion at other levels through the educational process include studies of conference structure, who is part of leadership, who gets invited, and who feels they belong. Interpersonal studies of these aspects through anti-racism frameworks support that building these connections in STEM-M are meaningful in retention and success.

Smith-Keiling, B. L. & A. Keiling. (2023). Perspectives of Interpersonal Interventions at Conferences to Promote Broader Inclusion. Frontiers Driving Towards a More Diverse Space Physics Research Community – Perspectives, Initiatives, Strategies, and Actions. Front. Astron. Space Sci. Sec. Space Physics. Vol 10 – 2023. doi: 10.3389/fspas.2023.1154793 Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Keiling, A., & Smith‐Keiling, B. L. (2023). Women leadership in the AGU Chapman conference series: Convener impacts on the science program committee. Earth and Space Science, 10(9),  https://doi.org/10.1029/2023EA002968

Segura-Totten, M., Dewsbury, B., Lo, S. M., Bailey, E. G., Beaster-Jones, L., Bills, R. J., Sara E. Brownell, Natalia Caporale, Ryan Dunk, Sarah L. Eddy, Marcos E. García-Ojeda, Stephanie M. Gardner, Linda E. Green, Laurel Hartley, Colin Harrison, Mays Imad, Alexis M. Janosik, Sophia Jeong, Tanya Josek, Pavan KadandaleJenny Knight, Melissa E. Ko, Sayali Kukday, Paula Lemons, Megan Litster, Barbara Lom, Patrice Ludwig, Kelly K. McDonald, Anne C.S. McIntosh, Sunshine Menezes, Erika M. Nadile, Shannon L. Newman, Stacy D. Ochoa, Oyenike Olabisi, Melinda T. Owens, Rebecca M. Price, Joshua W. Reid, Nancy Ruggeri, Christelle Sabatier, Jaime L. Sabel, Brian K. Sato, Beverly L. Smith-Keiling, Sumitra D. Tatapudy, Elli J. Theobald, Brie Tripp, Madhura Pradhan, Madhvi J. Venkatesh, Mike Wilton, Abdi M. Warfa, Brittney N. Wyatt, Samiksha A. Raut (2021). Chronicling the Journey of the Society for the Advancement in Biology Education Research (SABER) in its Effort to Become Antiracist: from Acknowledgement to Action. In Frontiers in Education (Vol. 6, p. 780401). https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2021.780401 E-book Frontiers in Education and Frontiers in Sociology

Smith-Keiling, B. L., 2021. Real-World Ethical Dilemmas in Laboratory Safety for Microbiology Under-Resourced and Outreach Teaching. Frontiers in Microbiology -Systems Microbiology: Tools, Techniques, and Strategies for Teaching in a Real-World Context with Microbiology. 12, 426.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.589569. E-book Frontiers Tools, Techniques, and Strategies for Teaching in a Real-World Context with Microbiology edited by Davida Smyth, Nichole A. Broderick, Laura Bowater, and Carlos C. Goller.

Smith-Keiling, B. L., Sharma, A., Fagbodun, S.M., Chahal H.K., Singleton, K., Gopalakrishnan, H., Paleologos, K. E., Brantley, J., Nguyen, V., Mathew, M., van de Ligt, A. J. 2020. Starting the Conversation: Initial Listening and Identity Approaches to Community Cultural Wellness. J. Microbiol. Biol. Educ. 21(1): doi:10.1128/jmbe.v21i1.2073 

Smith-Keiling, B. L., & Hyun*, H. I. F. Applying a Computer-Assisted Tool for Semantic Analysis of Writing: Uses for STEM and ELL. J. Microbiol. Biol. Educ. 2019. 20(1). doi:10.1128/jmbe.v20i1.1709 

Smith-Keiling, B. L. Intercultural Competency: Steps for Introducing Active Learning Case Studies Internationally in Confucian Heritage Culture. J. Microbiol. Biol. Educ. 2019. 20(1). PMID:31160932 PMCID:PMC6508903  doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v20i1.1694

Smith-Keiling B, Swanson* L, Dehnbostel J. Interventions for supporting and assessing science writing communication: cases of Asian English language learners. J. Microbiol. Biol. Educ. 2018. 19(1): doi:10.1128/jmbe.v19i1.1522  Special Themed Issue- Science Communication.

Ariel Chasen, Teri Balser, Amanda Conner, Anastasia Chouvalova, Clark Coffman, Adriel Cruz, Alexander Eden, Robert M. Erdmann, Dawn Foster-Hartnett, Cathy Ishikawa, Mike Klymkowsky, Justine Liepkalns, Kelsey J. Metzger, Nicole L. Scheuermann, Miriam Segura, Beverly L. Smith-Keiling, Erika L. Williams, Ashli M. Wright, Natalia Caporale. Understanding the lived experiences of the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research members through an intersectional framework. CBE-Life Sciences Feb 2024. Submitted