Karen Myhr
Research interest(s)/area of expertise
- Biology Education
- Cellular Neurophysiology
Education
- Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of Michigan, 1997
- B.S., Biology, University of Michigan, 1990
Awards and grants
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NSF Grant 1524878 (Co-PI); WSU - Student Success Through Evidence-based Pedagogies (WSU-SSTEP); $2,905,143 (2015-2020)
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NSF Grant 1347576 (Co-PI); WIDER Planning Grant: Evaluation of WSU Use of Evidence-Based Methods in STEM Instruction; $249,995 (2013-2015)
Selected publications
Chen, X., Kirn-Safran, C. B., van der Meulen, T., Myhr, K. L., Savitzky, A. H., & Fleegal-DeMotta, M. A. (2021). Physiology labs during a pandemic: What did we learn?. Advances in physiology education, 45(4), 803-809.
Currently teaching
- BIO 2550, Cell Biology Fundamentals for Neuroscience, Winter 2022
- BIO 3200, Human Physiology, Winter 2022
- BIO 4990/6890, Introduction to Research Practice, Winter 2022
- RSE 2010, STEM Learning Assistant Pedagogy, Winter 2022
Courses taught
BIO 2550, Cell Biology Fundmentals for Neuroscience, Winter 2021
BIO 3200, Human Physiology, Winter 2021
BIO 1050, Introduction to Life, Fall 2021
BIO 4120, Comparative Physiology, Fall 2021
BIO 4990/6890, Introduction to Research Practice, Fall 2021
RSE 2021, STEM Learning Assistant Pedagogy, 2021
Other qualifications directly relevant to courses taught
National Academies Biology Education Mentor
PKAL Summer Leadership Institute
BEN Scholar
National Academies Education Fellow in the Life Sciences