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*Project Team*
Dee Silverthorn
University of Texas, Austin
Dr. Silverthorn serves as the primary PI and project manager. She has
been active in physiology laboratory curriculum revision since her 1991
NSF ILI grant, “Curriculum Improvements in Undergraduate Physiology
Laboratories.” She is the editor of a collection of physiology laboratory
experiments to be published in 2005 by Pearson Education. She is a member of
HAPS, SICB, ABLE, CUR, and NABT as well as the APS Archives Undergraduate
Collection Development Committee, APS Task Force on Animals in Education,
and APS Education Committee. She is editor-in-chief of Advances in
Physiology Education.
Email Dr. Silverthorn.
Joel Michael
Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
Dr. Michael serves as a co-investigator, working on the exercise template
development and the exercise selection process, exercise review, workshop
arrangements, and evaluation. Over the past 23 years, Dr. Michael has
studied the nature and prevalence of student misconceptions and the use of
problem solving and laboratory activities to help student repair these
faulty mental models. Much of his work has involved student learning of
cardiovascular physiology. He has extensive experience organizing and
presenting faculty development workshops for APS, HAPS, and IUPS. His
educational research has been supported by the Office of Naval Research
and the NSF. Email Dr. Michael.
Marsha Lakes Matyas
American Physiological Society, Bethesda, MD
Dr. Matyas serves as a co-Investigator, with project responsibilities in
program evaluation, publication, and dissemination. Dr. Matyas is
recognized nationally for her work in program evaluation. She is the APS
Director of Education Programs and Director of the APS Archive of Teaching Resources.
She has extensive experience in curriculum development and dissemination.
Email Dr. Matyas.
Ann Sefton
University of Sydney,
Australia
Dr. Sefton is a co-Investigator on the project. She will function as
editor-in-chief to organize the post-workshop exercise development and
editing phase. Specifically, she will coordinate distribution of work
among the participants, assure that revision and review deadlines are met,
and distribute each exercise for appropriate peer review. Dr. Sefton is a
noted neurophysiologist as well as being extremely active in curriculum
development and physiology education. She has won University of Sydney and
Australian national teaching awards. She is Co-Chair of the IUPS Education
Committee and a member of IUPS Council. She has helped organize each IUPS
Teaching Workshops since 1983. Email
Dr. Sefton.
Questions concerning the project team
can be addressed to Project Team member,
Dee Silverthorn.
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