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Dr. Bill Heyborne serves as an Associate Professor of Biology at Southern Utah University (SUU), where he also directs the Center for STEM Teaching & Learning and founded the SUU Animal Ambassadors program. His career centers on undergraduate education and hands-on biological research with students.
Heyborne's academic credentials include:
- Bachelor of Science in Zoology (minor: Chemistry) from Southern Utah University
- Master of Science in Entomology from Oregon State University
- Doctor of Philosophy in Biology from the University of Northern Colorado
His research integrates Science Education with organismal biology, specializing in Herpetology (reptile/amphibian natural history including venomous snakes) and Entomology (insect studies). Heyborne emphasizes critical thinking through biological pedagogy, transforming student fascination with living systems into scientific understanding across courses from introductory biology to specialized upper-division topics.
His teaching excellence was recognized with:
- Thunderbird Award for Professor of the Year (2014)
Heyborne mentors students through the SUU Animal Ambassadors program and undergraduate research (BIOL 4850), cultivating close faculty-student relationships that extend beyond academics to guide long-term aspirations. He passionately advocates for embracing college as a transformative life stage rather than merely a stepping stone.
Through the Center for STEM Teaching & Learning, Heyborne advances science education pedagogy across campus while the Animal Ambassadors program provides live-animal educational outreach, demonstrating his commitment to experiential learning.
