The overarching goal of Rebekka’s research is to improve the quality of K-16 science education so that students are able to make science-informed decisions in their daily lives and careers. Rebekka is particularly interested in conceptual change regarding ecological and evolutionary ideas and how motivation mediates the connection between such ideas and everyday decision-making. She finds opportunity to investigate these relationships between conceptual understanding, motivation, and decision-making as Director of BSC 101: Fundamental Concepts of Biology, ISU’s general education introductory biology course.