Carol Britson, Ph.D

Instructional Professor of Biology

Carol Britson is the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Biology at the University of Mississippi. Her research focuses on identification and implementation of variables associated with academic performance in Human Anatomy and Physiology students. Recent research projects have examined the key word effect on exam performance, test anxiety, fixed vs growth mindsets, intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation, fear-of-failure, performance confidence, game-based learning, and spatial ability. She teaches anatomy at all levels, both conceptual (macroscopic, microscopic, and developmental) and pedagogical (nonmajors and majors, lower division and upper division). She earned her B.S. and Iowa State University and her M.S. and Ph.D. at the University of Memphis.

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