Case Studies in Science Workshop

Roster for June 6–10, 2005 Session:
Case Studies in Science Workshop

Please see the Case Study Teachers Directory for our latest contact information about participants who have chosen to be listed.

Vishal Anand
vanand@brockport.edu
Computer Science
SUNY College at Brockport
Brockport, NY
Courses: Computer Architecture; Digital Logic Design; Computer Networks and Telecommunication; Computer and Network Security
Case Topics: Telecommunication networks, standards; computer and network security (any topics); computer hardware, digital design
Esmail Bonakdarian
esmail@cs.oberlin.edu
Computer Science
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
Courses: Principles of Computer Science; Computers and Society; Programming with C/C++
Barry Chess
bxchess@pasadena.edu
Natural Sciences
Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA
Courses: Microbiology; Human Genetics
Case Topics: Epidemiology of infectious disease outbreaks; transfer of virulence among microbes; production of genetically modified organisms
Stephen Cronin
Stephen.Cronin@avemaria.edu
Biology and Chemistry
Ave Maria University
Naples, FL
Courses: Concepts in Biology; Molecular Biology; Genetics
Case Topics: Animal behavior; Brody disease (genetics or physiology); ecological succession
Brenda Fredette
bfredette@medaille.edu
Math and Science
Medaille College
Buffalo, NY
Courses: General Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Biochemistry; Chemistry for the Health Sciences
Case Topics: Organic chemistrry of enzyme reactions; diseases related to protein misfolding; biomedical uses of light energy
J. Mauricio García-C.
mgarcia@ots.ac.cr
Undergraduate Program OTS
Duke Study Abroad Program in Costa Rica
San Pedro, Costa Rica
Courses: Field Research in Tropical Biology; Fundamentals of Tropical Biology; Environmental Science and Policy in the Tropics
Case Topics: Conservation and San Ferando; avoiding fights with larger opponents; defaunation
Yoram Gerchman
gerchman@princeton.edu
Electrical Engineering
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Courses: Synthetic Biology; Biochemistry; Computational Biology
Stephen Goodnough
srg1@buffalo.edu
sgoodnough119@aol.com
Physiology
SUNY at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Courses: Human Physiology—Cardiovascular Section
Case Topics: Coronary artery disease; diabetes; pituitary abnormalities
Bryan Hains
bhains@purdue.edu
Youth Development and Agriculture Education
Purdue University
Kokomo, IN
Courses: Exploring Teaching as a Career; Coordination of Supervised Agriculture Experience Programs; Planning Agriscience and Business Programs
Case Topics: Agriscience (animal science, plant science); ecology; evolution
Christine Holler-Dinsmore
CHoller-Dinsmore@fpcc.edu
Science
Fort Peck Community College
Poplar, MT
Courses: Introduction to Biology; Organismal and Cell and Molecular Biology; Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II; Human Biology; Biology of Psychology
Case Topics: Cellular respiration; skeletal protein abnormality intermediate filaments; skeletal muscle disease
Christopher Hollister
cvh2@buffalo.edu
Arts & Sciences Libraries
SUNY at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Courses: Introduction to Library Research Methods; World Civilizations; American Pluralism; English Composition
Case Topics: Suppressing scientific information for political purposes; environmental racism; controversy over commercial whaling
Linda D. Jones
jonesl@mail.belmont.edu
Psychology
Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Courses: General Psychology; Life Span Development; Cross Cultural Psychology; Child Development; Abnormal Psychology; Human Sexuality
Case Topics: Early adulthood (lifespan development); abnormal psychology (theoretical perspectives); cross cultural psychology
Michael Joshua
mjoshua@vsu.edu
jdrms45@aol.com
Agriculture and Human Ecology
Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA
Courses: Global Seminar; Management of the Non-Farm Agribusiness Firm
Case Topics: Water quality issues in rural areas; interior road development in St Vincent and The Grenadines; food safety issues
Gita Krishnaswamy
gkrishnaswamy@urbanschool.org
Science (Biology & Chemistry)
The Urban School of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Courses: Genetics; Human Anatomy and Physiology; Integrated Chemistry/Biology
Case Topics: Aphasia; disorders of connective tissue; sensorineural and/or genetic causes of hearing loss
Christine A. Lai
clai@daemen.edu
Business Administration
Daemen College
Williamsville, NY
Courses: Principles of Marketing; Marketing Research; First Year—Freshmen Experience
Case Topics: Location theory; geography of stem cell research; social consequences of diamond mining industry
Valerie J. Macer
vmacer@medaille.edu
Veterinary Technology
Medaille College
Buffalo, NY
Courses: Introduction to Laboratory Animal Science; Veterinary Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Handling and Care of Exotics Laboratory
Case Topics: Animal health and disease; ethics of animal research; animal physiology
Cheryl Mahoney
cmahoney@monroecc.edu
Nursing
Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY
Courses: Fundamentals in Nursing; Psychiatric Nursing
Case Topics: Clients with signs and symptoms of mental illness; planning care, setting priorities; determining unsafe scenarios in psychiatry
Amanda M. Maynard
maynard@msmc.edu
Social Sciences
Mount Saint Mary College
Newburgh, NY
Courses: General Psychology; Perception/Memory/Cognition; Experimental Psychology; Social Psychology; Health Psychology
Case Topics: School violence (social psych.); persuasion (social psych.); changing health habits (health psych.)
Lori McGrew
mcgrewl@mail.belmont.edu
Biology
Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Courses: Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II; General Biology; Neurobiology
Case Topics: Digestive system disorders; bone break or disease; nerve gas effect on muscles/other systems
Aimee L. Miller
aimee.miller@millersville.edu
Chemistry
Millersville University
Millersville, PA
Courses: Introductory Chemistry I; Biochemistry I & II; Analytical Biochemistry Laboratory
Case Topics: Biochemical polymers (DNA, RNA, proteins, polysaccharides); roles of tRNA for translation (anticodon/chemical activation); membrane transport of small molecules (carriers vs. pores)
Benjamin Munson
munson@buffalo.edu
brm@niagara.edu
Biology
Niagara University
Buffalo, NY
Courses: Human Biology; Nutrition
Case Topics: Respiration; cardio vascular; nutrition
Theodore Muth
tmuth@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Biology
City University of New York
Brooklyn College Campus
Brooklyn, NY
Courses: General Microbiology; Microbiology Lab for Biology Majors; Graduate Level Applied Microbiology
Case Topics: Bacteriophage therapy; examining the data for and against linking the MMR childhood vaccination with autism; probiotics and health
Mark Noll
mnoll@esc.brockport.edu
Earth Sciences
SUNY Brockport
Brockport, NY
Courses: Intro Geology; Mineral Science; Geochemistry
Case Topics: Groundwater contamination; flood risk evaluation; ore deposit exploration
Sid Parrish
parrish@mlc.edu
Chemistry
Midland Lutheran College
Fremont, NE
Courses: General Chemistry I & II; Inorganic Chemistry; Instrumental Analysis
Case Topics: Contributions of combustion to global warming; ozone’s role in the protection of life on earth
Matthew T. Reiten
mt.reiten@okstate.edu
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
Courses: Optical Electronics (Lasers)
Case Topics: Optics/physics; engineering
Julio Rivera
julio@carthage.edu and juliorivera@asu.edu
Geography
Carthage College
Tempe, AZ
Courses: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Advanced GIS; Senior Research Seminar; Urban Geography
Case Topics: GIS and data use; suburban development and its impacts; Great Lakes water resource conflicts
Cathy Silver Key
skey@email.unc.edu
Biology, SPIRE Post-doc
UNC at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Courses: Developmental Biology; Molecular Biology; Molecular Genetics
Case Topics: B-thallessemia as model for splicing and gene therapy; autism and other developmental brain disorders; von Hippel-Lindau disease—importance of getting rid of proteins through ubiquintination
Sarah Spinette
f-spinet@mail.vjc.edu
Biology/ Medicine
Villa Julie College/ Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Courses: Cell Biology and Genetics; Human Biology and Contemporary Health Issues
Case Topics: Immunology (antibodies or killer cells?); cell structure; cell division
Nancy Staus
stausn@linnbenton.edu
Biology
Linn Benton Community College
Corvallis, OR
Courses: General Biology
Case Topics: Community ecology; conservation biology; ecosystem processes
Susan W. Stoessel
sstoessel@mos.org
Public and School Programs
Museum of Science, Boston
Boston, MA
Courses: Pre-K to Adult General Science, Technology and Engineering
Case Topics: Evolution; butterflies; biomimetics
David L. Tauck
dtauck@scu.edu
Biology
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Courses: Human Physiology; Fitness Physiology
Case Topics: Cardiac physiology; synaptic physiology; exercise physiology
Ben Timson
bft266f@smsu.edu
Biomedical Sciences
Southwest Missouri State University
Springfield, MO
Courses: Human Physiology; Biology of Aging; Exercise Physiology; Medical Physiology
Case Topics: Exercise physiology; electrophysiology; muscle physiology
Dwight Tshudy
dtshudy@gordon.edu
Chemistry
Gordon College
Wenham, MA
Courses: Principles of Chemistry I; Analytical Chemistry I & II; Environmental Chemistry
Case Topics: Analytical instruments and forensics (analysis); analytical instruments and space investigation; chemistry and environmental impact
James Vonesh
voneshjr@yahoo.com
Biology
Washington University at St. Louis
Eureka, MO
Courses: Seminar in Biodiversity Conservation
Case Topics: Estimates of global extinction rates; pesticides and biodiversity; invasive species
Bing-yan Wang
bwang@buffalo.edu
Periodontology
SUNY at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Courses: Clinical Dentistry One
Case Topics: Universal precaution in dentistry; systematic diseases in periodontology; etiology of periodontal diseases
Ann Wright
wrighta@canisius.edu
Biology
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY
Courses: Human Anatomy and Physiology; Comparative Anatomy; Biology of Women
Case Topics: Human physiology; comparative anatomy; biology of women