Featured Publications

Visit Google Scholar for a complete list of scholarly publications
Book
|
Adams, Alyson; Cady Gonzalez; Diba Mani; Julie Dodd; Linda Struckmeyer; Marina Klimenko; Megan Mocko; Rachel Yoho; Emily Bald; Lindsey Chapman; Tara Mathien; Harrison Hove; Laken Brooks. 2020. No Walls Teaching: The Book. Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Florida. Gainesville, Florida.
Available at: https://ufl.pb.unizin.org/nowallsteaching/ Including individual contributed chapters:
|
Academic and Administrative Guide Documents and Publications

Pathways to an Equitable Search, the equity search guide for the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions.
Yoho, Rachel (lead author and facilitator); Tara Sabo-Attwood; Candice Adams-Mitchell; Jeff Boissoneault; Shantrel Canidate; Claudia Friedel; Xiangyang Lou; Orit Shechtman; Rachelle Studer-Byrnes; Kaylinn Escobar; Jennifer Maizel; Nuzhat Zaman. 2021.
Available online: https://phhp.ufl.edu/wordpress/files/2021/08/2021-08-17-FINAL-Equity-Search-Guide.pdf
Yoho, Rachel (lead author and facilitator); Tara Sabo-Attwood; Candice Adams-Mitchell; Jeff Boissoneault; Shantrel Canidate; Claudia Friedel; Xiangyang Lou; Orit Shechtman; Rachelle Studer-Byrnes; Kaylinn Escobar; Jennifer Maizel; Nuzhat Zaman. 2021.
Available online: https://phhp.ufl.edu/wordpress/files/2021/08/2021-08-17-FINAL-Equity-Search-Guide.pdf

University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (Rachel Yoho, lead author and facilitator),
Executive summary available online: https://phhp.ufl.edu/dei-strategic-plan-summary/
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (Rachel Yoho, lead author and facilitator),
Executive summary available online: https://phhp.ufl.edu/dei-strategic-plan-summary/
Book Chapters

Yoho, Rachel. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research in Public Health and the Health Professions Education during a Pandemic and Societal Anti-Racism Protests. 2020.
In (book): Research Methods in a Time of Crisis, Vol. 2: Resilience and Care, Eds. Helen Kara and Su-Ming Khoo. Policy Press. ISBN: 978-1447360407
Visit: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/researching-in-the-age-of-covid-2
In (book): Research Methods in a Time of Crisis, Vol. 2: Resilience and Care, Eds. Helen Kara and Su-Ming Khoo. Policy Press. ISBN: 978-1447360407
Visit: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/researching-in-the-age-of-covid-2

Yoho, Rachel A.; Sudeep C. Popat; Francisco Fabregat-Santiago; Sixto Giménez; Annemiek ter Heijne; César I. Torres. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy as a powerful analytical tool for the study of microbial electrochemical cells. 2015.
In (book): Electrochemically active biofilms in microbial fuel cells and bioelectrochemical systems: from laboratory practice to data interpretation. Beyenal & Babuta, Eds. John Wiley & Sons. Hoboken, New Jersey.
Visit: https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Biofilms+in+Bioelectrochemical+Systems%3A+From+Laboratory+Practice+to+Data+Interpretation-p-9781118413494
In (book): Electrochemically active biofilms in microbial fuel cells and bioelectrochemical systems: from laboratory practice to data interpretation. Beyenal & Babuta, Eds. John Wiley & Sons. Hoboken, New Jersey.
Visit: https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Biofilms+in+Bioelectrochemical+Systems%3A+From+Laboratory+Practice+to+Data+Interpretation-p-9781118413494
The Write Climate Weekly Substack Newsletter
Sign up for my weekly Substack newsletter, The Write Climate, at TheWriteClimate.substack.com
This newsletter explores the topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), as well as learning and training, writing, and leadership. Banish the midweek blues with this weekly newsletter landing in your inbox on Wednesdays at lunch time (EST)! Learn more and subscribe here. |
- Disinformation and Misinformation as Mechanisms of Hate. New terms and manifestations of age-old issues and "wicked problems." April 20, 2022. Link
- Celebrating and Reflecting on Engaging Educational Practices. Pausing to celebrate during difficult times. April 13, 2022. Link
- Everyday Activities with Alarming Outcomes. Exploring personal observations and links to recent research in racism and health. April 6, 2022. Link
- Listing Pronouns is a Simple Step to Greater Inclusion. March 30, 2022. Link
- The Hiring and Organizational Diversity Book Everyone Should Read. A Book Review of "Hiring for Diversity" by Arthur H. Woods and Susanna Tharakan. March 23, 2022. Link
- Why are Important Training Sessions Always so Dull? Connecting the dots between engaging adult educational practices and mandatory training. March 16, 2022. Link
- Belonging as the So Often Overlooked Aspect of DEI. Exploring an important individual feeling with organization-level impacts. March 9, 2022. Link
- Where Does Implicit Bias Training Fit? The Write Climate. March 2, 2022. Link
- Creating a New Road into the Future. An Introduction to Developing an Equity Search Guide. The Write Climate. February 23, 2022. Link
- Setting an Ambitious Course to 'Crawl' by Meeting People Where They Are. Designing inclusive introductory training materials to engage all audiences. The Write Climate. February 16, 2022. Link
- Is 'It' a Celebration? Training? Or Something Else? Exploring the role and importance of DEI Week. The Write Climate. February 9, 2022. Link
- No, a Workplace is Not a Family. Exploring more useful and inclusive terms for groups. The Write Climate. February 2, 2022. Link
- The Emerging and Damaging Practice of Gaslighting. The Write Climate. January 26, 2022. Link
- Building a Culture of Care is the Essential DEI Workplace Priority. The Write Climate. January 19, 2022. Link
- So Many DEI Acronyms, So Little Time. The Write Climate. January 12, 2022. Link
- What a TV Cooking Game Show Can Teach Us About Life (and Writing). The Write Climate. January 5, 2022. Link
- Space and Time for Reflecting on #2021wins. The Write Climate. December 29, 2021. Link
- Equity or Equality? Which do we actually mean? The Write Climate. December 22, 2021. Link
- Writing Skills Really Are Important. The Write Climate. December 15, 2021. Link
- The Hot Mess of Terms in Online Teaching. The Write Climate. December 8, 2021. Link
- Tone Policing and the Diversion to a Different Sound. The Write Climate. December 2, 2021. Link
- Introducing The Write Climate. The Write Climate. December 1, 2021. Link
Selected Journal Articles and Peer-Reviewed Publications

Yoho, Rachel. 2021. The framing of privilege and power in academia: A review of Jason Brennan's Good Work if You Can Get It: How to succeed in academia. Digital Culture and Education, 13(1), 108-110.
Visit: www.digitalcultureandeducation.com/volume-13
Visit: www.digitalcultureandeducation.com/volume-13

Srivastava, Sudhakar; Ashley Barbara Heim; Rachel Yoho; Eric Britt Moore; Wagner Eduardo Richter; Wadim Strielkowski; Aminata P. Coulibaly; Kefeng Li; Bart Penders; Elvira Sojli; Bo Cao. Imagining a teaching utopia. SCIENCE, 374(6563), 31-32. 2021.
Visit: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm1361
Visit: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm1361

Yoho, Rachel A; Eric Coker; Elizabeth A Wood. 2020. Reflections, Considerations, and Recommendations for Teaching Global Health during a Pandemic. Digital Culture and Education (ISSN:1836-8301),
Visit:
www.digitalcultureandeducation.com/reflections-on-covid19/teaching-global-health-during-a-pandemic
Visit:
www.digitalcultureandeducation.com/reflections-on-covid19/teaching-global-health-during-a-pandemic

Yoho, Rachel. 2020. Environmental health and our failure – or future – to thrive. Minding Nature, 13(3),113-118.
Visit: www.humansandnature.org/filebin/pdf/minding_nature/Fall_2020/Environmental_Health.pdf
Visit: www.humansandnature.org/filebin/pdf/minding_nature/Fall_2020/Environmental_Health.pdf

Yoho, Rachel. 2020. Understanding and addressing ambiguity in the STEM classroom. Journal of College Science Teaching, 50(2), 3-5.
Visit: www.nsta.org/journal-college-science-teaching/journal-college-science-teaching-novemberdecember-2020-00

Ellwanger, Joel Henrique, Mpho Diphago Sanley Lekgoathi, Kartik Nemani, Michael A. Tarselli, Ahmed Al Harraq, Anna Uzonyi, Ken Dutton-Regester, Rachel Yoho, Sudhakar Srivastava, Michael Strong, Yifan Li, JiaJia Fu, Khor Waiho, Isabel Marín Beltrán, Akash Mukherjee, Tyler D. P. Brunet. 2020. News from a postpandemic world. SCIENCE, 369(6499), 26-29.
Visit: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abd1320
Visit: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abd1320

Yoho, Rachel A; Kathryn Kohn; Mark Urban-Lurain; John Merrill; Kevin C. Haudek. Exploring the meaning of function as a complex idea embedded within the crosscutting concept of structure and function. The Journal on Excellence in College Teaching. 31(1), 129-148.
Visit: celt.miamioh.edu/ject/issue.php?v=31&n=1
Visit: celt.miamioh.edu/ject/issue.php?v=31&n=1

Yoho, Rachel A; Tanner Foster; Mark Urban-Lurain; John Merrill; Kevin C. Haudek. 2019. Interdisciplinary insights from instructor interviews reconciling “structure and function” in biology, biochemistry, and chemistry. Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research. 1:16.
Visit: diser.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s43031-019-0016-7
Visit: diser.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s43031-019-0016-7

Yoho, Rachel A. 2019. Hope in discussing environmental issues. Minding Nature. 12(3), 108-111.
Visit: www.humansandnature.org/filebin/pdf/minding_nature/fall_2019/Hope_In_Discussing.pdf
Visit: www.humansandnature.org/filebin/pdf/minding_nature/fall_2019/Hope_In_Discussing.pdf

Lyu, Ming-Ju Amy; Jian Zhang; …, Rachel Yoho, et al. Pithy burnout prevention. SCIENCE, 365 (6448), 22-23.
Visit: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aay2936
Visit: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aay2936

Sripathi, Kamali; Rosa Moscarella; Rachel Yoho; Hye Sun You; Mark Urban-Lurain; John Merrill; Kevin Haudek. 2019. Mixed student ideas about mechanisms of human weight loss. CBE – Life Sciences Education. 18:ar37, 1-17, Fall 2019.
Visit: www.lifescied.org/doi/full/10.1187/cbe.18-11-0227
Visit: www.lifescied.org/doi/full/10.1187/cbe.18-11-0227

Pietrzak, Barbara; Vandana Sharma; Dhanuka Wasalathanthri; Joel Henrique Ellwanger; Edmond Sanganyado; Falko Buschke; Felicia Rounds Beardsley; Divyansh Agarwal; Mark Martin Jensen; Timothy L. Easun; Han Lin; Kalie Zhou; E. Joseph Jordan; Fernanda Suemi Oda; Harry MacKay; Erin Coffey; Rachel Yoho; Marten Winter. 2018. Nurturing connections to the environment. SCIENCE, 362 (6417), 886-888.
Visit: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aav9402
Visit: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aav9402

Warren, Nicole; Rachel Yoho. 2018. Misconceptions, sharks, and storybooks: Exploring children’s perceptions of sharks through drawing and word use after exposure to environmentally focused storybooks. International Zoo Educators Association Journal. 54(2018), 9-12.
Visit: izea.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IZE-Journal-2018-PDF.pdf
Visit: izea.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IZE-Journal-2018-PDF.pdf

Yoho, Rachel A; Mark Urban-Lurain; John Merrill; Kevin C. Haudek. 2018. Structure and function relationships in the educational expectations of professional societies across the STEM disciplines. Journal of College Science Teaching. 47(6), 24-31.

Yoho, Rachel A; Bruce E. Rittmann. 2018. Climate change and energy technologies in undergraduate introductory science textbooks. Environmental Communication. 12(6), 731-743.
Visit: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17524032.2018.1454337
Visit: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17524032.2018.1454337

Musib, Mrinal; Feng Wang; Michael A. Tarselli; Rachel Yoho; Kun-Hsing Yu; Rigoberto Medina Andrés; Noah F. Greenwald; Xubin Pan; Chien-Hsiu Lee; Jian Zhang; Ken Dutton-Regester; Jake Wyatt Johnston; Icell Mahmoud Sharafeldin. 2017. Artificial intelligence in research. SCIENCE, 357(6346), 28-30.
Visit: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.357.6346.28
Visit: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.357.6346.28

Chakrabarty, Prosanta; Swati Negi; Rigoberto Medina Andrés; Brett Favaro; Bipin Singh; Richard Hilleary; Patrick Kobina Arthur; Ian H. Street; Man Kit Cheung; Matthew Parsons; Timothy Easun; Lubomír Cingl; Liangyan Wang; Alik S. Widge; Rosa Li; Laile Zhou; Paula de Tezanos Pinto; Rachel Yoho; Palko Buschke. 2017. Facilitating conservation. SCIENCE, 356(6335), 242-244.
Visit: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aan4270
Visit: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aan4270

Yoho, Rachel A; Binaben Vanmali. 2016. Controversy in biology classrooms – citizen science approaches to evolution and applications to climate change discussions. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. 17(1), 110-114. DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.v17i1.1026.
Visit: journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/jmbe.v17i1.1026
Visit: journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/jmbe.v17i1.1026

Yoho, Rachel A; Laura Rago; Sudeep C. Popat; Albert Guisasola; César I. Torres. 2015. Anode biofilms of Geoalkalibacter ferrihydriticus exhibit electrochemical signatures of multiple electron transport pathways. Langmuir. 31(45), 12552-12559. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02953.
Visit: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02953
Visit: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02953

Yoho, Rachel A. 2015. How science fairs shaped my career. SCIENCE, 349(6255), 1578.
Visit: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.349.6255.1578
Visit: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.349.6255.1578

Yoho, Rachel A; Sudeep C. Popat; César I. Torres. 2014. Dynamic potential-dependent electron transport pathway shifts in anode biofilms of Geobacter sulfurreducens. ChemSusChem. 7(12), 3413-3419. 2014. DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201402589.
Visit: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cssc.201402589
Visit: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cssc.201402589

Yoho, Rachel A. 2011. A comparison of design modifications to a novel microbial fuel cell for electrical production and bacterial load reduction. Proceedings of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2010, 11, 1448-1453.

Yoho, Rachel A. 2010. Adaptations of a novel microbial fuel cell design for voltage production and bacterial load reduction. The Ohio Journal of Science. 110(1), 9.

Yoho, Rachel A. 2009. A field study of a novel microbial fuel cell design as an alternative energy fuel source utilizing a Sus domesticus manure substrate at a commercial production operation. The Ohio Journal of Science 109(1), 8.

Yoho, Rachel A. 2008. The feasibility of a novel microbial fuel cell design for voltage production and bacterial load reduction. The Ohio Journal of Science 108(1), 32.
Other Publications
- Yoho, Rachel. 2022. #GRExit and the Next Slippery Slope in Graduate Admissions. Edge for Scholars. Link
- Lead author and content developer for University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion newsletter, monthly issues:
- March 2022: What is "Gaslighting?"
- February 2022: Equity or Equality?
- January 2022: What is "tone policing?"
- November 2021: LGBTQ+ History Month and Native American History Month Discussions
- October 2021: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month plus Looking Ahead to a Culturally Aware Halloween
- September 2021: Disparities and Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Educational Workplace
- August 2021: What is “Equity?”
- July 2021: The DEI Topic Everyone is Talking About
- June 2021: Pride Month, Juneteenth, and the “Diversity Hire” Issue
- May 2021: Responding to Racism and Microaggressions
- April 2021: Anti-Asian, Anti-Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Racism and Violence
- March 2021: Women’s History Month
- February 2021: Microaggressions and a Historical Perspective on US Racial Justice
- January 2021: Introduction to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Haack, Karla K., Astrid Van Wilder, Dhruv Patel, …, Rachel Yoho, et. al. 2021. Jennifer Sills, editor. Pandemic haiku. SCIENCE, 373 (6550), 22-23. DOI: 10.1126/science.abk0461
- Yoho, Rachel. 2020. The one with the pivot. Edge for Scholars. Available online at: https://edgeforscholars.org/the-one-with-the-pivot/
- Yoho, Rachel A. 2019. Millennials aren’t “traditional” undergraduate students today; they might be faculty colleagues. PLOS Blogs. https://blogs.plos.org/thestudentblog/2019/06/14/millennials-arent-traditional-undergraduate-students-today-they-might-be-faculty-colleagues/
- Yoho, Rachel A. 2018. How attending an interdisciplinary college teaching conference immediately impacted my classroom practices. PLOS Blogs. http://blogs.plos.org/thestudentblog/2018/04/06/how-attending-an-interdisciplinary-college-teaching-conference-immediately-impacted-my-classroom-practices/
- Yoho, Rachel A. 2017. The first-time lecturer. How can I live up to my self-imposed ideal of the perfect teacher? In: Tossing and turning: what keeps university staff awake? Times Higher Education. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/tossing-and-turning-what-keeps-university-staff-awake
- Yoho, Rachel A. 2017. Find funding as an early career researcher by building on small successes. American Society for Microbiology Blogs. https://www.asm.org/index.php/education-blog/item/6797-find-funding-as-an-early-career-educator-by-building-on-small-successes
- Yoho, Rachel A. 2017. How early career researchers can offer useful college advice for incoming undergraduates. PLOS Blogs. June 30, 2017. http://blogs.plos.org/thestudentblog/2017/06/30/how-early-career-researchers-can-offer-useful- college-advice-for-incoming-undergraduates/
- Yoho, Rachel A. 2017. Are online labs a valuable distance learning experience? Edge for Scholars. June 20, 2017. https://edgeforscholars.org/are-online-labs-a-valuable-distance-learning-experience/
- Yoho, Rachel A. 2017. Early career researchers: the hidden costs of interview. Times Higher Education. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/early-career-researchers-hidden-costs-interview
- Yoho, Rachel A. 2017. What environment do we create when college students are “kids?” Edge for Scholars. April 10, 2017. https://edgeforscholars.org/what-environment-do-we-create-when-college-students-arekids
- Yoho, Rachel A. 2016. Floridians’ current opinions at the intersection of energy, environment, and education. Bureau of Economics and Business Research Blog. The University of Florida. https://www.bebr.ufl.edu/survey/publications/where-are-floridians’-opinions-intersection-energy-environment-and-education
- Yoho, Rachel A. 2015. Data sharing: Why it’s all “mine.” Naturejobs Blog. Nature Publishing Group. http://blogs.nature.com/naturejobs/2015/09/25/data-sharing-why-its-all-mine?WT.mc_id=TWT_NatureJobs
Published Conference Proceedings
- Yoho, Rachel. 2021. Developing interdisciplinary teaching resources for lexically ambiguous threshold concepts. TC2020: 8th Biennial Threshold Concepts Conference.
- Yoho, Rachel. 2021. Mapping core and threshold concepts across the interdisciplinary fields of One Health. TC2020: 8th Biennial Threshold Concepts Conference. (accepted, but presented in part during separate session due to Hurricane Elsa)
- Yoho, Rachel and Elizabeth A. Wood. 2021. Reimagining diversity and inclusion in public health and the health professions. The 107th Annual Meeting of the Association of American College and Universities. AAC&U Annual Meeting, January 2021.
- Avila Segura, Laura; Katie Feilen; Rachel Yoho. 2018. Creating a paradigm-shifting writing activity where students write for a purpose outside of the classroom. The Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Oxford, Ohio.
- Yoho, Rachel. 2018, A case of multiple meanings? Perspectives and tips for integrating students into specialized language use within disciplines. The Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Oxford, Ohio.
- Yoho, Rachel A; Tanner Foster; Kevin Haudek; Mark Urban-Lurain; John Merrill. 2017. Using machine learning to explore student thinking in constructed responses – an example of enzyme binding structure and function. 24th Annual ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators, Denver, Colorado, 77.
- Yoho, Rachel A; Bradley G. Lusk; Sudeep C. Popat; César I. Torres. 2016. Using electrochemical techniques to elucidate electron-transport mechanisms in microbial anode respiration. Meeting Abstracts. The Electrochemical Society. 36, 1834.
- Yoho, Rachel A; Binaben Vanmali. 2016. Role of renewable energy and environmental political policies in introductory science education. NARST – National Association for Research in Science Teaching 2016. Conference Proceedings 2016.
- Yoho, Rachel A; Binaben Vanmali. 2015. Energy and climate change presentation in undergraduate introductory chemistry textbooks. Proceedings of The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, Pacifichem 2015.
- Yoho, Rachel A; Sudeep C. Popat; César I. Torres. 2015. Electrochemical techniques reveal multiple pathways for electron transport in microbial anode respiration. Proceedings of The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, Pacifichem 2015.
- Popat, Sudeep C.; Rachel A. Yoho; Laura Rago; Albert Guisasola; César I. Torres. 2014. Unraveling the optimization of energy metabolism in members of Geobacteraceae during extracellular respiration. Abstracts of the General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. 114, 2014. ISSN: 1060-2011.
- Popat, Sudeep C; Rachel A. Yoho; Oluyomi Ajulo; César I. Torres. 2014. Electrochemical characterization reveals multiple distinct electron transport pathways in anode biofilms of Geobacter sulfurreducens. Meeting Abstracts. The Electrochemical Society. 22, 1000.
Papers Available Through Green Open Access Model

yoho_and_rittmann_-_climate_change_and_energy_technologies_in_undergraduate_introductory_science_textbooks_-_environmental_communication_doi_10.1080_17524032.2018.1454337_green_open_access.pdf | |
File Size: | 1256 kb |
File Type: |
NOTE: All images, journal covers, and logos belong to the respective institution, excluding those images that are open access, free use from Pixabay.