Theses & Book Chapters:
R.A. Moscarella. Dissecting the geographical expansion of Peromyscus leucopus in the northern Great Lakes: insights from genetics, morphometrics and ecology. Doctoral Dissertation. Michigan State University, May 2011
M.L. Zelditch & R.A. Moscarella. 2004. Form, function, and life‑history: spatial and temporal dynamics of integration. Pp 274-297. In M. Pigliucci & K. Preston (eds.). The Evolutionary Biology of Complex Phenotypes. Oxford University Press, Oxford
R.A. Moscarella. Phylogeography and conservation genetics of Venezuelan white-tailed deer (in Spanish). Master thesis. Universidad Simon Bolivar, February 2001
R.A. Moscarella. Reproductive aspects of the life history of Oryzomys albigularis (Rodentia: Cricetidae) (in Spanish). Undergraduate Thesis. Universidad Simon Bolivar, February 1997
Peer-reviewed articles, Biology:
R.A Moscarella, M. Aguilera and A. Escalante. 2007. Conservation genetics of Venezuelan white‑tailed deer and implications for the management of the Margarita deer (in Spanish). Memoria de la Fundacion La Salle de Ciencias Naturales 67(167): 13-27 - [pdf]
R.A Moscarella, M. Aguilera and A. Escalante. 2003. Phylogeography, population structure, and implications for conservation of white‑tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Venezuela. Journal of Mammalogy 84(4): 1300-1315 - [pdf]
R.A. Moscarella, M. Benado, and M. Aguilera. 2001. A comparative assessment of growth curves as estimators of male and female ontogeny in Oryzomys albigularis. Journal of Mammalogy 82(2): 520-526 - [pdf]
R.A. Martinez, R.A. Moscarella, M. Aguilera, and E. Marquez. 2000. Update on the status of the Margarita Island capuchin, Cebus apella margaritae. Neotropical Primates, 8(1): 34-35 - [pdf]
Sebastiani. M. et al. 2000. Impact assessment approach in land use ordering. Case of study: Imataca Forest Reserve in Venezuela (in Spanish). Revista Geografica Venezolana, 41(2): 187-213. - [pdf]
R.A. Moscarella T. and M. Aguilera. 1999. Growth and reproduction of Oryzomys albigularis (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) under laboratory conditions. Mammalia 63(3): 349-362 - [pdf]
Peer-reviewed articles, Biology Education Research:
A.M.-K Bierema, A-M Hoskinson, R.A. Moscarella, K. Haudek, J. Merrill, M. Urban-Lurain. Presence of Measurable Confirmation Bias in Educational Researchers. American Educational Research Journal (submitted)
K. N. Pelletreau et al. 2016. A clicker-based case study that untangles student thinking about the processes in the central dogma. CourseSource. [link]
K.C. Haudek, L.E. Prevost, R.A Moscarella, J.E. Merrill, M. Urban-Lurain. 2012. What are they thinking? Automated analysis of student writing about acid/base chemistry in introductory biology. CBE—Life Science Education (11): 283-293 - [pdf]
Conference Proceedings, Biology Education Research:
Moscarella, R.A. et al.. 2016. Automated Analysis Provides Insights into Students’ Challenges Understanding the Processes Underlying the Flow of Genetic Information. Presented at the NARST 2016 Annual International Conference, Baltimore, MD. - [pdf]
Bierema, A.M.-K., Moscarella, R.A., Urban-Lurain, M., Merrill, J. E., & Haudek, K. C.. (2016). The Importance of Random Assortment and Blinding in Qualitative Data Analysis. Presented at the NARST 2016 Annual International Conference, Baltimore, MD. - [pdf]
Haudek, K.C., Moscarella, R.A., Weston, M.M., Merrill, J., Urban-Lurain, M. 2015. Construction of rubrics to evaluate content in students' scientific explanation using computerized text analysis. Proceedings of the the NARST 2015 Annual International Conference, Chicago, IL. - [pdf]
Urban-Lurain, M., Moscarella, R.A., Haudek, K.C., Giese, E., Merrill, J. E., & Sibley, D.F. 2010. Insight into Student Thinking in STEM: Lessons Learned from Lexical Analysis of Student Writing. Proceedings of the the NARST 2010 Annual International Conference, Philadelphia, PA. - [pdf]
Urban-Lurain, M., Moscarella, R.A., Haudek, K.C., Giese, E., Sibley, D.F., & Merrill, J.E. 2009. Beyond multiple choice exams: Using computerized lexical analysis to understand students’ conceptual reasoning in STEM disciplines. Paper presented at the Frontiers in Education, San Antonio, TX. - [pdf]
K.C. Haudek, R.A Moscarella, M. Urban-Lurain, J.E. Merrill, R.E. Sweeder, G. Richmond. 2009. Using lexical analysis software to understand student knowledge transfer between chemistry and biology. Proceedings of the 2009 NARST Annual International Conference. Garden Grove, CA. - [pdf]
R.A. Moscarella et al. 2008. Understanding undergraduate students’ conceptions in science: using lexical analysis software to analyze students’ constructed responses in biology. Proceedings of the 2008 NARST Annual International Conference. Baltimore, MD. - [pdf]