Janet Branchaw

Credentials: Ph.D.

Position title: Director of WISCIENCE, Associate Professor of Kinesiology

Pronouns: she/her

Phone: (608) 262-1182

Address:
Room 109
445 Henry Mall
Madison, WI 53706

Ph.D., 1996, Physiology, University of Wisconsin – Madison
M.S., 1993, Physiology, University of Wisconsin – Madison
B.S., 1990, Zoology, Iowa State University

Curriculum Development and Evaluation Research

Committees, Collaborations, Affiliations

UW-Madison Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)
Wisconsin Alliance for Minority Participation (WiscAMP)
CIRTL/Delta
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Honors in Research Committee

Invited Workshops / Selected Publications

2008 – Mentor & Mentee Training Workshop, University of Texas – El Paso
2008 – Entering Mentoring Presentation, National Academies Summer Institutes
2008 – Entering Mentoring Presentation, UW-Madison Symposium on Teaching & Learning
2006, 2007, 2008 – Mentoring Training Workshop, Arizona State University
Pfund, C., Maidl Pribbenow, C., Branchaw, J.L., Miller Lauffer, S., and Handelsman, J. (2005) The Merits of Mentor Training, Science 311:473-474.

Courses Taught

IntegSci 260/261, Entering Research
IntegSci 660, Research Mentor Training
Biocore 323, Organismal Biology
IntegSci 100, Exploring Biology
IntegSci 150, Ways of Knowing Biology (currently Exploring Research in STEM)
CALS 388, Honors in Research Seminar
Anatomy & Physiology 235, Human Physiology and Health
Anatomy & Physiology 335, Human Physiology
Physiology 720, Medical Physiology
Anatomy 437, Human Anatomy

About Me

When not teaching animal physiology or working to improve undergraduate biology education, I enjoy spending time with my family, swimming, and reading.

Department of Kinesiology Website

Peer-Reviewed Papers Published or in Press

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.

https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.22-01-0001
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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.

https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adf9705
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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.

https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab112
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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.

https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.21-05-0125
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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.

https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2020-0143
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Branchaw, J., Pfund, C., McDaniels, M., & Black, S. (2021). Training Ph.D. Students to Successfully Navigate Research Mentoring Relationships. The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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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.

https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.20-07-0147
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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.

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Branchaw, J., Butz, A., & Smith, A. (2020). Entering Research: A Curriculum to Support Undergraduate and Graduate Research Trainees. Macmillan.

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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.

https://doi.org/10.1002/tl.20411
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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.

https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.19-04-0073
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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.

https://doi.org/10.1080/10899995.2020.1779567
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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.

https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.19-11-0243
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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.

https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.18-09-0192
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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.

https://doi.org/10.24918/cs.2019.6
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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.
Trimby, C., Wienhold, C., & Branchaw, J. (2018). Discovery Poster Project. CourseSource.

https://doi.org/10.24918/cs.2018.10
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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.

https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.17-08-0158
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O’Connell, K., Hoke, K., Giamellaro, M., Berkowitz, A., & Branchaw, J. A Framework of Factors That Influence Undergraduate Student Outcomes in Field Learning Experiences. BioScience.

In press.