Publications by authors named "Katherine Spillios"
Introductory classes are often a student's first exposure to foundational knowledge, careers, and faculty in an academic major. The characteristics of introductory exercise science courses, as well as faculty impressions of course benefits and areas for improvement, were explored in this study. Electronic survey data from 181 universities around the United States were analyzed.
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- * Among lab-based faculty, only 40% had access to students and labs, and 55% could conduct in-person research, with notable declines seen particularly among tenure-track and newer faculty (69.6% of those with 5 or fewer years of experience reported productivity drops).
- * The study highlighted safety, social distancing, and adjusted procedures as major concerns, suggesting a need for improved support systems and strategies to address workload discrepancies among faculty.