Dr. Swoboda's disciplinary research focuses on layperson understanding of genetic risk for health problems and how genetic technologies impact conceptions of disability. She has published articles and book chapters on the social construction and diagnosis of contested illnesses such as chronic fatigue syndrome and environmental illness/multiple chemical sensitivities. Her scholarship of teaching and learning research looks at faculty engagement with the learning sciences, scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), and constructivist pedagogies.

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Education

Degree	Institution	Field	Dates
PhD	SUNY Stony Brook	Psychology	1992
MA	SUNY Stony Brook	Social Psychology	1982
BA	SUNY Stony Brook	Sociology	1979
	Concordia College, St. Paul		1975
	Iowa University		1973-1974

Areas of Expertise

• Impact of genetic technologies on conceptions of disability
• Layperson understanding of genetic risk for health problems
• Contested illnesses (i.e., environmental illnesses/multiple chemical sensitivities)
• Constructivist pedagogies

Publications in Field Of Expertise

Other