STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education
The importance of getting girls involved in STEM
Getting minorities involved in STEM, and strategies for keeping them engaged through
peer mentoring
Cell biology and cell adhesion
BIOGRAPHY
Angela Frey is a professor of Biology, and is also the chair of the STEM program at Alverno College. Since starting in 2001, she has taught a number of different courses including cellular biology, molecular biology, developmental biology and microbiology.
Frey has given numerous presentations across the country on topics ranging from transforming STEM education to using learning outcomes as a means to build a curriculum. She’s also done an interview with The New Physician Magazine, offering her expertise on applying to medical school.
Frey also serves as the campus liaison to the Wisconsin Alliance for Minority Participation (WiscAMP), a role she has had since 2006. The goal of WiscAMP is to increase minority graduation rates in STEM fields. Since 2008, Frey has received six grants from WiscAMP to support Alverno’s peer mentoring program, which she developed. The program has shown great success retaining minority students in STEM, and she presented her results at a national conference in October of 2013. During the summer, Frey teaches in the WiscAMP summer Excel program in Madison, and she has served on their small grant review board since 2010.
Frey earned her Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. She’s a member of the American Society for Cell Biology.
