Associate Dean, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Paula Lemons is Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Associate Dean in Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia. Paula leads a research group of graduate students and undergraduates who conduct discipline-based education research. The group investigates biochemistry learning and instruction, focusing on ways to maximize student success in science classrooms. Paula teaches Introductory Biochemistry for science and engineering majors. She serves as Principal Investigator of the UGA DeLTA project, where she and her colleagues focus on expanding the use of evidence-based, improvement-oriented, and equity-centered teaching evaluation practices in university departments. As an administrative leader, she oversees the Social and Behavioral Sciences, graduate education, and the instructional budget.