deallen@udel.edu

Deborah is an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Programs Director in the Department of Biological Sciences. She earned a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of Delaware, and pursued research interests in the area of water and electrolyte homeostasis. A more recent focus has been science education, including the development of a two-semester PBL course in introductory biology. The materials and methods used in that course have been published in the book "Thinking Towards Solutions: Problem-Based Learning Activities for General Biology" (Saunders 1998). Allen has also been involved in the development of a program for undergraduate PBL peer group facilitators, and is currently working with other science educators to design a "science semester" for elementary teacher education majors that will incorporate multidisciplinary PBL problems. She is a leader in the Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education, and presents faculty development workshops on PBL and active, group-based strategies on other campuses.