Pangle, Wiline

• Postdoc., The Ohio State University, 2008-2011
• Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2008
• B.S., McGill University, Canada, 2002
• Baccalaureate, La Rochelle, France, 1999

Her current research is centered on three themes:

Improving STEM education for underrepresented and marginalized students; she has received extensive training and is working across the College of Science and Engineering to improve STEM education for all. Her work in this area has been recognized by the CMU’s 2023 Innovation in Diversity, Equity Inclusion and Justice award. 

Interdisciplinary pedagogy, specifically teaching biology using performing arts; she has worked extensively with K-12 educators around the Great Lakes area and had led inquiry-based teacher workshops on Beaver Island at CMU's biological Station. She is the co-author of two books, one that explores the intersection of science and writing, the other interdisciplinary teaching approaches.

Behavioral ecology of mammals, specifically decision-making processes involved in antipredator behaviors; she has published peer-reviewed articles on local species, such as the Eastern chipmunk, but also on spotted hyenas, the focus of her dissertation work.