Below are listed the undergraduate research projects I have supervised. All of my UR students who course credit present their work at Augustana's Student Academic Conference. One of my goals as Associate Dean was to raise the profile of UR at Augustana as a high impact educational practice. It benefits both students and faculty: faculty receive assistance with their research, and students begin to view themselves as independent researchers and scholars, which can positively impact their academic performance beyond the immediate research project.
Bergman K. 2021. Cholesterol Homeostasis and the Developing Brain: Implications for Autism Spectrum Disorders. AUBIO 318 - Directed Reading I. (co-recipient of Augustana's Outstanding Undergraduate Research award. A revised version of Kristin's final paper was published in the Fall 2021 issue of Metamorphosis.)
Nadeau V. 2020. The alternative to beta-blockers is funny: A comparison study for heart failure drug treatments. AUBIO 318 - Directed Reading I.
Grunwald J. 2018. 1. The impact of the number of midterm exams on students' final exam mark. 2. The impact of team-based learning on student learning outcomes. Summer Research Assistant.
Keus K. 2016-present. Using Learning Philosophies to Develop Self-Regulated Learners. Research Assistant.
Grunwald J. 2018. A gut reaction to putting on weight: the influence of intestinal inflammation and confounding factors on the development of obesity. AUBIO 318 - Directed Reading I (Winner of the 2017/18 Augustana Campus Library Student Award for Library Research)
Wales C. 2017. Specialized Pro Resolving Mediators Actively Cause the Resolution of Acute Inflammation Through Transcriptional and Post-Transcriptional Controls. AUBIO 318 - Directed Reading I.
Malley A. 2016. Development of 4S applications and learning objects utilizing Team-Based Learning (TBL) strategy for AUBIOIAUCHE 280-Biochemistry: Proteins, Enzymes and Energy, and AUBIO/AUCHE 381-Biochemistry: Intermediary Metabolism. Summer Research Assistant.
Simpson T. 2016. Using learning philosophies to develop self-regulated learners. Summer Research Assistant.
Malley A. 2015. The melanoma cell adhesion molecule: A potential therapeutic target for multiple sclerosis. AUBIO 318 – Directed Reading. (Winner of Augustana’s Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award for Fall 2015 and published in the Spring 2016 issue of Metamorphosis here.)
Malley A. 2015. A Comparison of the Histological Structure of the Blood Brain Barrier in Healthy Individuals to that of Multiple Sclerosis Patients Indicates that the Breakdown of this Barrier is a Major Contributor to the Development of This Disease. AUBIO 336 - Histology. (Winner of the 2014/15 Augustana Campus Library Student Award for Library Research)
Dyck S. 2015. Developing students’ metacognition through learning philosophies: Impact on student learning outcomes. Summer Research Assistant.
Wagner A. 2013. Production of 4S applications and learning objects for AUBIO 230 - Molecular Cell Biology course utilizing Team-Based Learning (TBL) strategy. Summer Research Assistant.
Bannister J. 2012. Revolutionary or evolutionary science? Two case studies from the biochemical sciences. Summer Research Assistant. (Jill presented a poster of her research at the Undergraduate Research Symposium on the North Campus of the University of Alberta, Nov 2012)
Wizniuk S. 2012. How would you like your potato? An experiment on tyrosinase kinetics. AUBIO 419 - Directed Studies.
Stone K. 2010. LCAT Deficiency: when good cholesterol becomes irrelevant. AUBIO 318 - Directed Reading. (Winner of Augustana's Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, for Fall 2010)
Schielke R. 2010. Adiponectin's key role in the pathogenesis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) explained by the "Threshold Hypothesis". AUBIO 318 - Directed Reading.
Culos B. 2009. Influence of maternal diet on the lipid metabolism of offspring. AUBIO 489 - Directed Reading in Lipid Biochemistry.
Wideman J. 2004. A new mechanism for ATP synthesis: a solution to the apparent unbalanced stoichiometry between the rotations of the F1 and F0 sections of ATP synthase. BIO 310 - Directed Reading.
Saude E. 2001. Role of lipoproteins in atherogenesis. BIO 489 - Directed Reading in Lipid Biochemistry.
Handfield M. 1993. The effect of different ratios of auxin and cytokinin on determinant growth of tobacco and carrot pith tissue cultures. BIO 410 - Special Problems.
Sakaluk-Moody L. 1993. Lactate dehydrogenase isozyme patterns of various tissue in Nanus garamantis and Xenopus laevis. BIO 410 - Special Problems.
Pasula B. 1992. Axial formation within Xenopus: a review of the literature. BIO 402 - Directed Reading.