Beatriz was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras and a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from the University of Florida. She teaches both majors and non-majors biology lecture and laboratory. Dr. Gonzalez uses active learning and guided inquiry in her face-to-face classes. She is interested in developing student-centered resources that could be used in class or in an online learning environment. Dr. Gonzalez also is involved in the training and mentoring of new faculty.