Joan-Beth Gow

Joan-Beth Gow is a professor of biology in the Health Science program at Anna Maria College in Paxton, MA. She teaches a variety of courses to science and non-science majors including general biology, microbiology, medical terminology and genetics. Dr. Gow received her B.A. in biology from Colby College in Waterville, ME and a Ph.D. in biology from Clark University in Worcester, MA. She is passionate about using engaging pedagogies in the classroom and relies heavily on case-based teaching to support active learning. She has been an author and co-author on several case studies published with the National Center for Case Study Teaching in the Sciences. She has also presented at multiple conferences on these same topics.