When I began work at Kennesaw State University, I initiated an original research project using available resources to investigate methods to introduce macromolecules into difficult to transform protist species. I applied for and received internal funding, and also applied for an NSF grant (RUI: EDGE TT 19-527). I have mentored six undergraduate research students while working on the project.
Since that time, my role at KSU has changed as has my research focus. As my teaching and coordination roles have increased, my research now is aimed at better understanding student learning and factors contributing to their success. My current work is examining whether there is a relationship between student motivation for taking an 8am class and student performance.
If you are a biology student with an idea for a project regarding how students learn and/or their success, please feel free to contact me to discuss it.
Student Presentations:
Faiza Amatul-Hadi and Kate Mitchell. "Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Functional Verification of Putative Flagella Genes," Poster, KSU Symposium of Student Scholars April 2020
Max Warner et al. “Use of Cell Penetrating Peptides to Deliver Cargo in C. cohnii”, Poster, NCUR April 2019
Max Warner et al. “Use of Cell Penetrating Peptides to Deliver Cargo in Protists”, Poster, ASBMB April 2019
Zoie Barnhill et al. “Getting Inside Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: The Development of TAT-CaM CPP Technology for Chlamydomonas reinhardtii” NCUR 2019
*Zoie Barnhill et al. “Getting Inside Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: The Development of TAT-CaM CPP Technology for Chlamydomonas reinhardtii” Fall Research Symposium 2018
*winner, undergraduate poster award
Joshua Falkowski et al. "Development and Application of TAT-CaM in Crypthecodinium cohnii," Poster, Symposium of Student Scholars, Kennesaw State University 2018
