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Matthew Mahavongtrakul, PhD, serves as the Program Director of Educational Development at UC Irvine, where efforts focus on advocating for evidence-based practices in higher education and developing professional development programs for academic staff. With extensive experience in instructional design and facilitation, Matthew has lectured on topics including DNA to Organisms and Molecular Biology, while also holding various positions such as Principal Educational Developer and STEM Specialist. Additional roles include freelance science writing, contributing to simplifying complex scientific concepts for biotechnology companies and epigenetics. Matthew's academic background includes multiple advanced degrees from UC Irvine and California State University, Long Beach, culminating in a PhD in Biological Sciences, alongside significant research experience in neurobiology and educational pedagogy.