People
Collaborators
Most of our current research is done in collaboration with Kate Wright as part of the MBER (Molecular Biology Education Research) Group at RIT
Tina Goudreau Collison is a Chemistry Education Researcher at RIT who designed REActivities for Organic Chem Labs
Jennifer Bailey's area of expertise is biomedical engineering. She is an active member of SMERC, and we are collaborating on a project about visual literacy.
The Inclusive Excellence Leadership Team at RIT:
top row - Scott Franklin, Tina Chapman DaCosta, Dina Newman; bottom row - Lea Michel, Elizabeth Hane, and Desirée Forsythe
The IVV Team included Jean Cardinale (Alfred University) and Bob Teese (RIT). Our 13 Interactive Video Vignettes (IVVs) and their associated Modules for Interactive Teaching (MINTs) are freely available here.
New NSF-funded project with collaborators from across the country - Drs. Jeremy Hsu (Chapman University), Carlos Goller (North Carolina State University), Stephanie Mathews (Campbell University), Michael Moore (University of Arkansas at Little Rock), Uma Swamy (Florida International University), and Mike Wolyniak (Hampden-Sydney College), and Anjali Misra (Hancock College). See our website here: https://palmvc.wordpress.ncsu.edu/
Current Students (*REU Students)
Irwin Cano
Biotechnology & Molecular Biosciences
Samantha Conflitti
Biotechnology & Molecular Biosciences
Constantine "Dean" Kapetenakis*
Biomedical Engineering (Rowan University)
Maryam Yousef
Biomedical Sciences
Alumni of MBER
(*REU Participant, †Research Scholar award)
Sarah Abdo*
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Chapman University)
Cole Dwyer*
Biology (University of Arkansas at Little Rock)
Victoria "Tori" Sanberg*
Biochemistry (SUNY Binghamton)
Katie Chrisbacher
Biology & Medical Illustration
Deanna Abid† '22
Laboratory Technician at University of Rochester
Hannah Spector*† '22
Clinical Lab Supervisor at University of Rochester Medical Center
Ella Bahr* (Kansas State University '22)
Derek Dang* (University of Alabama at Birmingham '22)
M.D. Program at UAB
Lydie Guercin* (Emory University '22)
Liliana Tinoco* (Lewis University '22)
Admission Counselor at Lewis University
Emalee Wrightstone† '21
Ph.D. program at Cornell University
Lauren Trumpore† '21
Laboratory Technician at Roche
Anna Neuenschwander '21
Freelance Medical Illustrator
Aiden Link* (University of Arkansas '21)
High School Science Teacher
Anna Miller* (College of St. Benedict '21)
Middle School Science Teacher
Korinne Mills* (Florida Southern College '21)
Julia Steele '22
Ph.D. program at Vanderbilt University
Patrick Rynkiewicz, B.S./M.S. '21
Associate Bioinformatics Developer at Regeneron
Aeowynn Coakley* (San Jose State University '21)
Ph.D. program at USC
Paulina Cortez* (San Diego State University '20)
High School Math & Science Teacher
Aimée Hernandez* (University of Texas El Paso '20)
Ph.D. program at UTEP
Ashley Adair (Cardenas)† '18
Embryologist at Park Avenue Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
Jordan Cardenas*† '18
Ph.D. program at Yale University
Callie Donahue† '18
Ph.D. program at Boston University
Grace Elizabeth Dy* (University of Washington '20)
Ph.D. program at U Washington
Kaitlyn Elliott* (B.S. '18, M.S. '19 at U Colorado Denver)
Middle School Science Teacher
Muhammed Jan* (B.S./B.Ed. '18 at U Alabama Birmingham)
P.A. program at UAB
Danny Mendoza* (University of Alabama Birmingham '18)
J. Nick Fisk†, B.S./M.S. '16
Ph.D. program at Yale University
Christopher Snyder, B.S./M.S. '17
Adjunct Professor
Hanna Berga '18
Specimen Processing Technician at ACM Medical Laboratory
Catherine "Rin" Clasen* (Drake University '19)
Intact Family Case Manager
Megan Stefkovich* (University of Wisconsin - Madison '18)
Ph.D. program at U of Pennsylvania
Kayla DeOca (Robinson)* (B.S. from Jacksonville U '16, Ph.D. from East Carolina U '21)
Scientist at INOVIO Pharmaceuticals
Chloe House* (Kennesaw State University '18)
Analyst at House Moran Consulting
Phyllis Liang* (Cal State Fullerton '15)
Accounts and Operations Manager
Post-Doctoral Researchers
Dr. Desirée Forsythe (IE Program Manager 2021-22)
Post-doc at Chapman University
Dr. Rita Margarida Quinones de Magalhães (IE Program Coordinator 2020-2021; Post-doc 2018-2020)
Dr. Britt Wyatt (IE Post-doc 2018-2020)
Assistant Professor at Utah Valley University
Alumni from Human Genetics projects (2003-2013)
Noradilin Abdullah ’08
Osahierme Aghayere ’08
Rezarta Ajazi ’05
Carolina Alexander Rodriguez (Savino)† ’12 - currently in an M.D. program at Upstate Medical University
Haley Bascom (Niziolek)† ’14 (M.S. from Boston University, A.L.M. from Harvard Extension School)
Laura Birdsall ’10
Koko Black ’12
Brenna Brady† ’07 (Ph.D. from University of Pennsylvania in 2011)
Andrea Braganza (Jardini)† ’08 (Ph.D. from University of Pittsburgh in 2015)
Kailyn Brand† ’10 (M.D. from SUNY Upstate Medical Center in 2014)
Seana Catherman† ’10 (M.S. from University of Rochester in 2019)
Sean Connolly ’08 (M.S. from University of Barcelona in 2014)
Marissa Clopper ’05 (P.A. from Philadelphia University in 2010)
Danielle Cunningham (Glasspoole) ’10 (Ph.D. from UNC Chapel Hill in 2019)
Rebekah deVitry (Fries)† Dec ’04
Kate Dyson ’07 (M.Ed. from Johns Hopkins in 2009)
Matthew Fieger ’07 (M.S. from the University at Buffalo in 2013)
Xuezhou Hou† ‘11 (Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2019)
Aziana Ismail† ’07 (M.S. from Cornell University in 2011)
Pierre Jean Beltran† ‘12 (Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2018)
Mia Johnson (Monroe Community College)
Irene Kannyo ’11
Michelle Koplitz ’08 (M.P.H. from Johns Hopkins in 2010)
Rebecca Lebowitz (Servais)† ’05 (M.A. from Brown University in 2009)
Patricia Libby† ’10
Grace Yun Xin Lim ’08 (M.S. from Oregon Health Science University in 2011)
Peter Lin ’09
Amanda McFedries† ’07 (Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2014)
Candace Middlebrooks ’06 (Ph.D. from Emory University in 2013)
Jeanne Morin-Leisk ’06 (Ph.D. from Carnegie-Mellon University in 2011)
Mohamed Mohamed (Monroe Community College)
Anil Moore (Monroe Community College)
Mohammed Mostajo Radji† ’11 (Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2016)
Furzani Pa’ee† ’08 (Ph.D. from Manchester University in 2012)
Brianca Parker (Monroe Community College)
Andrew Puccio ’10 (M.B.A. from RIT in 2012)
Sesquilé Ramón† ’07 (Ph.D. from University of Rochester in 2013)
Mayra Rodriguez (Monroe Community College '09)
Syafrul Azfar Rosly† ‘10
Kaitlyn Rubin ’12
Rhea Sanchez† ’09 (M.S. from RIT)
Janice Smith ’09 (M.Sc. from UC Irvine in 2011)
Terry Solomon† ’13 (Ph.D. from UC San Diego in 2018)
Amanda Souza† ’09
Ryan Susa† ’05 - currently in a graduate program at Johns Hopkins University
Tanya Spony† ’06 (J.D. from UNH)
Eric Stevens† ’08 (Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 2013)
Olivia Svrchek† ’11 (B.S.N. from Johns Hopkins University in 2012, M.S. from Mount Sinai in 2019)
Justin Talbot ’08 (Ph.D. from RIT in 2011)
Amir Taslimi ’05 (Ph.D. from U of Rochester in 2012)
Stephanie Techeney (Monroe Community College)
Erin Wells (Heine)† ’06 (Ph.D. from Thomas Jefferson U in 2014)
Christina Witkowski ’07
Beniam Yeataihe, (Monroe Community College)
† Research Scholar Award
Other past students
Jade Mullen ’22
Haven Chady
Eric Everingham
Tony Wen
Regina Chartier '20
Forrest Shooster '19 (M.D./Ph.D. student at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine)
Jazrina Mohd Jasmi '17
Andy Lu '17
Fidel Amezcua (Chicago State University '18, now in Masters program at Georgia Tech)
Katie Lewis
Sarah Deaton, M.S. '16
Sydney Herring ‘18 (Ph.D. program at U Buffalo)
Grace Morales† ’18 (Ph.D. student at Vanderbilt U)
Madison Ricco ’18 (Pharm. D. '22 and now Ph.D. student at University of Colorado)
Azam Fikri Taifor ’14 (M.S. from Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Benjamin Tobin ‘13