Publications
These are publications by staff members related to their work at WISCIENCE (e.g., STEM community engagement, scientific teaching, etc.). Staff members may have publications in other disciplines not listed here.
Each staff member also has their publications listed on their Staff Page.
2026
Theisen, C.H. (2026). Centering Transfer Students in Educational Development: A Lens for Inclusive Teaching. Journal of Diversity and Equity in Educational Development, 2(1).
Hall, B. W., Menon, M. V., & Theisen, C. (2026). Campus Food Webs: Engaging Students With Participatory Science and Biology Core Concepts. CourseSource 13.
2025
Porter-Beall, T., Smith, A., & Branchaw, J. (2025). Transfer STEM Immersion: Creating a Summer Orientation Program for Incoming 2- to 4-Year STEM Transfer Students. Community College Journal of Research and Practice.
Courtier, A., TeSlaa, J. J., Cramer, J. H., & Branchaw, J. L. (2025). A Model First-Year Seminar Introducing STEM Students to Community Engagement and Public Service. College Teaching.
Branchaw, J. L., Butz, A., & Ayoob, J. C. (2025). The comprehensive researcher development framework (CRDF): Core learning outcomes for research training. PLoS One.
2024
Han, J., Peura, P., Ford, C. J., Butz, A., & Usher, E. L. (2024). Opportunities and obstacles: Using profile analysis to examine sources of reading self-efficacy in early adolescence. Learning and Individual Differences.
Macchiavelli-Girón, S., Caudill, E. R., & Theisen, C. (2024). Defining Life: Exploring Creativity, Scientific Discovery, and Biology Core Concepts in a Disciplinary First-Year Seminar. CourseSource.
2023
Byars-Winston, A., Griebel Rogers, J., Thayer-Hart, N., Black, S., Branchaw, J., & Pfund, C. (2023). A randomized controlled trial of an intervention to increase cultural diversity awareness of research mentors of undergraduate students, 9(21). Science Advances.
Sancheznieto, F., Lucas, L., & Theisen, C. (2023). Discovery and Invention: A Reflection on Representation in Science. CourseSource 10.
Hess, R. A., Erickson, O. A., Cole, R. B., Isaacs, J. M., Branchaw, J., Smith, A., & et al,. (2023). Virtually the same? Evaluating the effectiveness of remote undergraduate research experiences, 22(2). CBE–Life Sciences Education.
Usher, E. L., Butz, A., Chen, X.-Y., Ford, C. J., Han, J., Mamaril, N. A., Morris, D. B., Peura, P., & Piercey, R. R. (2023). Supporting self-efficacy development from primary school to the professions: A guide for educators, 62(3), 266-278. Theory Into Practice.
2022
O’Connell, K., Hoke, K. L., Giamellaro, M., Berkowitz, A. R., & Branchaw, J. (2022). A Tool for Designing and Studying Student-Centered Undergraduate Field Experiences: The UFERN Model, 72(2), 189–200. BioScience.
Erickson, O., Cole, R., Isaacs, J., Branchaw, J., Smith, A., & et al,. (2022). “How do we do this at a distance?!” A descriptive study of remote undergraduate research programs during COVID-19, 21(1). CBE–Life Sciences Education.
Theisen, C., Paul, C. A., & Roseler, K. (2022). Fostering Reflective Teaching: Using the Student Participation Observation Tool (SPOT) to Promote Active Instructional Approaches in STEM, 51(4), 35-45. Journal of College Science Teaching.
Holzhausen, E., Fitz-Henley, J., & Theisen, C. (2022). Online Information Literacy: Applying the CRAAP Test to Vaccine (Mis)information. Course Source 9.
2021
Lee, S., & Branchaw, J. (2021). Pause, Breathe, Reflect and Reset: The Importance of reflecting on one’s graduate school career over the past year. . Inside Higher Education.
Branchaw, J., Pfund, C., McDaniels, M., & Black, S. (2021). Training Ph.D. Students to Successfully Navigate Research Mentoring Relationships. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Pfund, C., Branchaw, J., McDaniels, M., Byars-Winston, A., Lee, S. P., & Birren, B. (2021). Reassess – Realign – Reimagine: A Guide for Mentors Pivoting to Remote Research Mentoring, 20(1). Life Sciences Education.
Morello, S. L., Rogus-Pulia, N., Branchaw, J., Brauer, M., Schwakopf, J. M., & Carnes, M. (2021). The Influence of Messaging on Perceptions of Careers in Veterinary Medicine: Do Gender Stereotypes Matter?, 49(3). Journal of Veterinary Medical Education.
Butz, A., & Byars-Winston, A. (2021). Measuring research mentors’ cultural diversity awareness for race/ethnicity in STEM: Validity evidence for a new scale, 20(2). CBE—Life Sciences Education.
Mellen, M. (2021). Bringing Literacy into the Biology Classroom Using Story Progressions. The Science Teacher.
2020
Branchaw, J., Butz, A., & Smith, A. (2020). Entering Research: A Curriculum to Support Undergraduate and Graduate Research Trainees. Macmillan.
Saichaie (Editor), K., & Theisen (Editor), C. (2020). Editors’ Notes. Approaches to Graduate Student Instructor Development and Preparation, 2020(163). New Directions for Teaching and Learning.
Alexander, S., & TeSlaa, J. (2020). Exploring the broader impacts of science and society in an active learning environment. CourseSource.
O’Connell, K., Hoke, K., Berkowitz, A., Branchaw, J., & Storksdieck, M. (2020). Undergraduate Learning in the Field: Designing Experiences, Assessing Outcomes, and Exploring Future Opportunities, 69(4). Journal of Geosciences Education.
Branchaw, J., Butz, A., & Smith, A. (2020). Evaluation of Entering Research: A Customizable Curriculum for Undergraduate and Graduate Research Training Programs and Courses, 19(1). CBE–Life Sciences Education.
Branchaw, J., Theisen, C., & Trimby, C. (2020). Leveraging a Graduate Student Teaching Fellows Program to Enhance Undergraduate Education. Approaches to Graduate Student Instructor Development and Preparation, 2020(163), 73-82. New Directions for Teaching and Learning.
Theisen, C., Modell, A., Muñoz, Y., & Saichaie, K. (2020). Peer Teaching Consultants: Design Principles for Instructional Development and Program Alignment. Approaches to Graduate Student Instructor Development and Preparation, 2020(163). New Directions for Teaching and Learning.
Butz, A., & Branchaw, J. (2020). Entering Research Learning Assessment (ERLA): Validity Evidence for an Instrument to Measure Research Trainee Development, 19(2). CBE–Life Sciences Education.
2019
Butz, A., Spencer, K., Thayer-Hart, N., Cabrera, I., & Byars-Winston, A. (2019). Mentors’ motivation to address race/ethnicity in research mentoring relationships, 12(3), 242–254. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.
Trimby, C., Wienhold, C., & Branchaw, J. (2019). BioMap Degree Plan: A project to guide students in exploring, defining, and building a plan to achieve career goals. CourseSource.
Cary, T., Wienhold, C. J., & Branchaw, J. (2019). A Biology Core Concept Instrument (BCCI) to teach and assess student conceptual understanding, 18(3). CBE–Life Sciences Education.
2018
Roseler, K., Paul, C. A., Felton, M., & Theisen, C. (2018). Observable Features of Active Science Education Practices, 47(6), 83-91. Journal of College Science Teaching.
Wienhold, C., & Branchaw, J. (2018). Exploring Biology: A Vision and Change Disciplinary First-Year Seminar Improves Academic Performance in Introductory Biology, 17(2). CBE–Life Sciences Education.
Trimby, C., Wienhold, C., & Branchaw, J. (2018). Discovery Poster Project. CourseSource.
Butz, A., Byars-Winston, A., Leverett, P., Branchaw, J., & Pfund, C. (2018). Promoting STEM trainee research self-efficacy: A mentor training intervention, 9(1), 1-40. Understanding Interventions Journal.
Schneider, M., Bonjour, J., & Courtier, A. (2018). Methods & Strategies: A Noteworthy Connection Developing science knowledge and literacy with science notebooks, 56(3), 68–72. Science and Children.
2017
Liu, J. C., St. John, K., & Courtier, A. (2017). Development and Validation of an Assessment Instrument for Course Experience in a General Education Integrated Science Course, 65(4), 435–454. Journal of Geoscience Education.