Rate My Professor Kim Sadler

Dr. Kim Sadler serves as a Professor in the Department of Biology at Middle Tennessee State University. Her research domains encompass biology education and environmental education. She holds an Ed.D. and is actively involved with the MTSU Center for Environmental Education and the Center for Cedar Glade Studies. Sadler functions as the State Coordinator for the Tennessee Amphibian Monitoring Program, for which she was the Primary Investigator on a grant from the Department of the Interior/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service amounting to $34,994.80, spanning October 1, 2016, to June 30, 2021. This program supports statewide monitoring of amphibian populations. She contributes significantly to campus initiatives, including the development of the MTSU Arboretum, which received Level 2 ArbNet Accreditation, and coordinates events such as the annual Cedar Glade Wildflower Festival held at Cedars of Lebanon State Park.

Sadler's publications highlight her focus on science education and ecological literacy. Notable works include "Meeting the Giants in Our Midst: Developing an Interactive Online Arboretum Guide to Promote Ecological Literacy," published in 2018 in the American Biology Teacher, detailing an interactive guide for the MTSU Campus Arboretum; "Collaborative Concept Maps: A Voice for All Science Learners" (2015); "Methods and Strategies: Bringing the Outside In" (2015); and "Why the Secret of the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont Should Influence Science Education—Connecting People and Nature" (2015). Additional publications are "Using Environmental Education Project Curricula with Elementary Preservice Teachers" (2010) and "Science professors serve as mentors for early childhood preservice teachers in the design and implementation of standards-based science units" (2005). She authored the "Exploring Life Laboratory Manual for BIOL 1031" utilized in MTSU biology courses. Her teaching excellence earned her the True Blue Core Outstanding Teaching Award for 2020-2021. Sadler previously served as President of the Tennessee Academy of Science. She engages in public outreach through lectures, such as at the Rutherford County Garden Extravaganza, and mentors students via programs like ZooTeens and Scholars Week, fostering environmental stewardship and biology research.