Dr. Regula is an educator and advocate who approaches biology with a humility that recognizes that biology is the study of one aspect of life- the material structures- while life also includes aspects such as art, emotions, ethics, and thinking for which we have yet to measure and break down for qualitative study well (and may never be able to do that). He strives to bring a social justice ethic to his teaching and research by highlighting the shortcomings of our current understanding of biology and the discursive nature of science, not to mention that science is but one epistemology among many. Dr. Regula teaches the spectrum of biology instead of discreet or binary forms, often helping students unpack what they have been taught previously, which can be hard for students (and colleagues) to accept and Dr. Regula leaves room for those big emotions, often including skills for emotional regulation as a part of his classes.