Janet Branchaw

Janet Branchaw

PhD

WISCIENCE Faculty Advisor; Associate Professor of Kinesiology

she/her

branchaw@wisc.edu

(608) 262-1182

Janet Branchaw

About

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

Education

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

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

Publications

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.