Please see the Case Study Teachers Directory for our latest contact information about participants who have chosen to be listed.
| Kellie Aitchison Science and Technology Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua, NY aitchikm@flcc.edu Courses: Human Biology; General Biology I & II Case Topics: Agrobacterium tumefaciens’ natural competitors; disease management in plants; plant natural defense mechanisms |
Selim Araci Science and Technology Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua, NY aracis@flcc.edu Courses: Statics; Dynamics; Thermodynamics; Electric Circuits; Materials and Processes; Computer Programming; Machine Design; Introduction to Engineering Case Topics: Materials and processes; introduction to engineering; thermodynamics |
David Bybee Biology Brigham Young University-Hawaii Laie, HI david.bybee@byuh.edu Courses: General Ecology; General Biology; Marine Ecology; Marine Conservation; Senior Research Case Topics: Marine organismal ecology (life history); marine conservation; traditional ecological knowledge |
| Lori Carris Plant Pathology Washington State University Pullman, WA carris@wsu.edu Courses: General Mycology (graduate course); Global Issues in Science (Honors College); Molds, Mildews and Mushrooms (for nonscience majors); Advanced Fungal Biology (graduate course) Case Topics: Amphibian decline; the banana; organically produced food vs. conventionally produced food |
Michelle Cawthorn Biology Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA mcawthor@georgiasouthern.edu Courses: Mammalogy; General Biology; Environmental Biology Case Topics: Population ecology; mammalian behavior; global climate change |
Miquella Chavez College of Pharmacy University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Albuquerque, NM mkchavez@salud.unm.edu Courses: Attending teaching courses Case Topics: Cellular biology; biochemistry; bioengineering |
| Bernadette Clabeaux Biological Sciences University at Buffalo: ERIE IGERT Buffalo, NY blm6@buffalo.edu Courses: None; I am a graduate student in the biological sciences. I have taught courses before, but won’t be this year. Case Topics: Botany; ecology; phytoremediation |
Karen Clark Science Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI karen.clark@davenport.edu Courses: Anatomy & Physiology I and II; Microbiology; Pathophysiology Case Topics: Metabolic and respiratory acidosis/alkalosis; digestive enzymes; microbial metabolism |
Marion Conti-O’Hare Nursing Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT mconti@wgu.edu Courses: Responsible for all nursing curriculum but major interests: Psychiatric Nursing; Introduction to Nursing; Research (Evidence Based Practice) Case Topics: Clinical case in psychiatric nursing; crisis management; designing families to base case studies on |
| Lara DeRuisseau Biology Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY deruislr@lemoyne.edu Courses: Anatomy and Physiology I & II Case Topics: Respiratory physiology; muscular dystrophies; spinal cord injury |
Nate Drag American Studies University at Buffalo: ERIE IGERT Buffalo, NY nwdrag@buffalo.edu Courses: Kayaking; Urban Ecosystems Case Topics: Freshwater biology; Great Lakes ecosystems; lake sturgeon |
Robert Earle Philosophy University at Buffalo: ERIE/IGERT Buffalo, NY rjearle@buffalo.edu Courses: Due to my ERIE/IGERT affiliation, I will not be teaching in the 2009/2010 year. However, I will be teaching a class in the UB Philosophy Department the following year, as I did the previous two years. Case Topics: Stream restoration; ecology; survey on perceptions of aesthetic beauty in nature |
| Ben Gillespie Geography and Geology Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX Marcusg@shsu.edu Courses: Foundations of Science; Weather and Climate; Introduction to Geography; Map Use and Map Interpretation Case Topics: Astronomy vs. astrology; age of earth/earth history/dating and stratigraphy; need for double blind studies in evaluating alternative medicines |
Joseph Hill Department of Geology Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX geojoe@shsu.edu Courses: At least one section of a new introductory non-majors science course entitled “Foundations of Science” Case Topics: Plate tectonics; the geological record; “gaps” in the fossil record |
Ally Hunter Biology Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA ahunter@wpi.edu Courses: Introductory Biology lab x 4—four courses that span from molecular to microbiology to organismal and ecology; Introductory Biology lecture for non-majors Case Topics: Genetically modified papaya; meiosis/genetics of hybrids; a global health issue |
| James Jacob Biotechnology Tomkins Cortland Community College Dryden, NY jacobj@TC3.edu Courses: General Biology; General Genetics; Cell Biology; Molecular Genetics Techniques; Cell Culture Techniques; Intro to Biotechnology; General Microbiology; Biotechnology Seminar Case Topics: Cellular respiration related to mitochondrial disease; epidemiology involving patient history and CDC data |
Nancy Jacobson Biology Ithaca College Ithaca, NY jacobson@ithaca.edu Courses: Fundamentals of Biology (introductory biology course on evolution, biological diversity, and ecology) Case Topics: Evaluating climate-change data using an historic perspective; population genetics of “race;” population ecology of humans: hot, flat, and crowded |
Yun Ji Chemical Engineering University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND jiyunserd@yahoo.com Courses: Transport Case Topics: Undergraduate research |
| Susan Knoll Biology Riverland Community College Austin, MN sknoll@riverland.edu Courses: General Microbiology; Anatomy and Physiology; Forensic Science; Human Biology Case Topics: Microbiology; forensic science; anatomy and physiology/human biology |
Tracy Knowles Chemistry and Environmental Science Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY Tracy.Knowles@kctcs.edu Courses: General Chemistry I & II (with labs); Environmental Analysis; Air Pollution; Water Lab; Waste Management Case Topics: Unit conversions related to caloric intake; solution chemistry; atmospheric chemistry |
William Langston Mathematics Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua, NY langstwg@flcc.edu Courses: Lean Six Sigma; Business Math Statistics I and II; College Math; College Algebra Case Topics: Product commercialization; Lean Six Sigma for manufacturing; Lean Six Sigma for service |
| Howard Lasker Geology University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY hlasker@buffalo.edu Courses: Ecology, Advanced Ecology, Marine Ecology Case Topics: Connectivity among marine communities; coral mass spawning events; algal-coral interactions and the fate of coral reefs |
Jasna Marjanovic Basic and Pharmaceutical Sciences St. Louis College of Pharmacy Saint Louis, MO jmarjanovic@stlcop.edu Courses: Pharmacodynamics and Drug Action: Pharmacology I; Pharmacodynamics and Drug Action: Pharmacology II Case Topics: Cardiovascular pharmacology; nervous sytem pharmacology; drug discovery |
Douglas Merrill Life Sciences Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY dpmsbi@rit.edu Courses: Human Biology; Histology; Medical Ethics; Case Studies in Human Medicine Case Topics: Autoimmune diseases; heart disease; Type 2 diabetes |
| Yuko Miyamoto Biology Elon University Elon, NC ymiyamoto@elon.edu Courses: Molecular & Cellular Biology; Global Studies; Intro to Cell Biology; Immunology; Sophomore Seminar Case Topics: Cell signaling; immunology; cell motility |
Cassandra Moe Science Department Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN cassandra.moe@dctc.edu Courses: General Biology; Anatomy and Physiology (I & II); Ecology Field Studies; Physiological Anatomy; Biology and Society Case Topics: Physiology/biochemistry—protein structure; physiological ecology—protein structure; saltwater aquarium—artificial coral reef ecosystem |
Joan Moon Nursing/Health Professions College Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT jmoon@wgu.edu Courses: Women’s Health Care; Professional Roles and Values Case Topics: Women’s health care; leadership; ethic of care |
| Alicia Orta-Ramirez Food Science Cornell University Ithaca, NY ao98@cornell.edu Courses: Food Microbiology Lab; Food Analysis Case Topics: Food chemistry; food analysis; food microbiology |
Kumkum Prabhakar Biology Nassau Community College Garden City, NY prabhak@ncc.edu Courses: Principles of Biology (science majors); General Biology I & II (non-science majors); Plants & Society; Molecules & Medicine Case Topics: Climate change; genetically modified foods or FDA and drug approvals; stem cell research or cloning |
Latha Ramakrishnan Chemistry St. Coud State University Saint Cloud, MN lramakrishnan@stcloudstate.edu Courses: Biochemistry 1 (upper level, two semester long course); Basic Biochemistry (upper level for non majors); General Chemistry 1 (lower level for freshmen) Case Topics: Biochemistry; molecular biology; general chemistry |
| Lori Rose Biological Sciences Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX bio_lah@shsu.edu Courses: All laboratory sections of our new non-majors undergraduate science course entitled “Foundations of Science” Case Topics: Science vs. pseudoscience; good science vs. bad science; working with multiple hypotheses |
Matthew Rowe Biological Sciences Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX rowe@shsu.edu Case Topics: At least two sections in both fall and spring of a new, non-majors science course entitled “Foundations of Science” Courses: The peppered moth—science as a self-correcting process; Tail flagging in ground squirrels—who benefits? Anything to do with “the nature of science”—especially the distinctions between science and pseudoscience |
Prashanta Samanta Science & Technology Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua, NY samantpg@flcc.edu Courses: Physics I & II; Programming for Engineers Case Topics: Introductory physics; introductory mathematics; programming for engineering |
| Solomon Schneider Computer Sciences Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX csc_sol@shsu.edu Courses: At least one section of a new non-majors science course entitled “Foundations of Science” Case Topics: The social context of science; science vs. pseudoscience; interstellar space travel—doable? |
Marsha Walton Science & Technology Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua, NY waltonmw@flcc.edu Courses: Engineering Graphics; Statics & Strength of Materials; Technology Freshman Seminar; Engineering Drawing III; 3D AutoCAD; 2D AutoCAD; Dynamics & Strength of Materials Case Topics: Engineering manufacturing; quality control; engineering design |
Kathy Zoghby Biology University of Richmond Richmond, VA mailto:kzoghby@richmond.edu Courses: Genetics for non-majors; Genetics labs for majors Case Topics: Human genetics—transmission of genes; teaching bioinformatics; ethics of biotechnology |
