Members of the Cooper Bio Ed Lab are bolded
Students in bio ed course-based undergrad research experiences are italicized.
In press
Busch CA, Bhanderi PB, Cooper KM#, Brownell SE#. Few LGBTQ+ science and engineering instructors
come out to students, despite potential benefits. In press at CBE Life Sciences Education (#these authors contributed equally).
2024
Busch CA, Cooper KM#, Brownell SE#. Beyond gender and race: Representation of hidden identities
among college science instructors. CBE Life Sciences Education (#these authors contributed equally).
Commentary: ASU News
2023
Nov. 2023 Ghosh A, Cohen KA, Jans L, Busch CA, McDanal R, Yang Y, Cooper KM, Schleider JM.
A digital single-session intervention (Project Engage) to address fear of negative evaluation among college students: a piolot randomized controlled trail. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR).
July 2023 Busch CA*, Cooper KM, Brownell SE. Women drive efforts to highlight concealable stigmatized
identities in U.S. academic science and engineering. PLoS One.
Commentary: Science, ASU News, Phys Org
June 2023 Busch CA*, Wiesenthal NJ*, Mohammed TF, Anderson S^, Barstow M^, Custalow C^, Gajewski J^,
Garcia K^, Gilabert C^, Hughes J^, Jenkins A^, Johnson M^, Kasper C^, Perez I^, Robnett B^, Tillett K^, Tsefrekas L^, Goodwin EC, Cooper KM. The disproportionate impact of fear of negative evaluation first-generation students, LGBTQ+ students, and students with disabilities in college science courses. CBE Life Sciences Education. *These authors contributed equally ^These authors contributed equally.
Commentary: ASU News
May 2023 Wiesenthal NJ*, Gin LE*, Cooper KM. Face negotiation in graduate school: The decision to conceal or
reveal depression among life sciences Ph.D. students in the United States. International Journal of STEM Education.
April 2023 Araghi T*&, Busch CA*&, Cooper KM. The aspects of active learning science courses that exacerbate
and alleviate depression in undergraduates. CBE Life Sciences Education. &These authors contributed equally
Commentary: ASU News
Jan. 2023 Cooper KM, Eddy SL, Brownell SE. Research anxiety predicts undergraduates’ intentions to pursue
scientific research careers. CBE Life Sciences Education.
Jan. 2023 Busch CA*^, Mohammed TF*^#, Nadile EM*^#, Witt ML^&, Vargas C^&, Tran M^&, Gazing Wolf
J^&, Brister D^&, Cooper KM. Costs and benefits of undergraduates revealing depression to online science instructors. CBE Life Sciences Education. #These authors contributed equally. &These authors contributed equally.
2022
Sept. 2022 Abraham AE, Busch CA, Brownell SE, Cooper KM. Should I write about mental health on my med
school app? Examining medical school admissions committee member biases toward mental health conditions. Advances in Physiology Education.
June 2022 Busch CA, Mohammed TF, Nadile EM, Cooper KM. Aspects of online college science courses that
alleviate and exacerbate undergraduate depression. PLoS One.
May 2022. Busch CA. Supriya K. Cooper KM#. Brownell SE#. Unveiling concealable stigmatized identities in
class: The impact of an instructor revealing her LGBTQ+ identity to students in a large-enrollment biology course. CBE Life Sciences Education. #These senior authors contributed equally.
Commentary: NBC News, Newswise, ASU News
May 2022 Gin LE, Pais D, Cooper KM#, Brownell SE#. Students with disabilities in undergraduate research:
Challenges and opportunities. CBE Life Sciences Education. #These senior authors contributed equally.
April 2022 Gin LE*, Pais, DA*, Parrish K, Brownell SE, Cooper KM. New online accommodations are not enough:
The mismatch between student needs and supports given for students with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. *These authors contributed equally
Highlighted as a JMBE editor’s pick of the Opportunities and Challenges of Online Instruction special issue.
April 2022 Abraham A. Busch CA. Brownell SE#. Cooper KM#. Instructor perceptions of student incivility in the
online undergraduate science classroom. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. #These senior authors contributed equally.
March 2022 Mohammed TF*, Gin LE*, Wiesenthal NJ*, Cooper KM. The experiences of undergraduates with
depression in online science learning environments. CBE Life Sciences Education.
2021
Nov. 2021 Mohammed TF*#, Nadile EM*#, Busch CA*#, Brister D&, Claiborne CT&, Edwards BA&, Gazing Wolf
J&, Lunt C&, Tran M&, Vargas C&, Walker KM&, Warkina TD&, Witt ML&, Brownell SE, Zheng Y, Cooper KM. Aspects of large-enrollment online college science courses that exacerbate and alleviate student anxiety. CBE Life Sciences Education. #These first authors contributed equally. &These authors contributed equally.
Oct. 2021 Supriya K, Mead C, Anbar A, Caulkins JL, Collins JP, Cooper KM, Lepore PC, Lewis T, Pate A, Scott RA,
Brownell SE. Undergraduate biology students received higher grades during COVID-19 but perceived negative effects on learning. Frontiers in Higher Education.
Sept. 2021 Yannier N, Hudson SE, Koedinger KR, Hirsh-Pasek K, Michnick Golinkoff R, Munakata Y, Doebel S,
Schwartz DL, Deslauriers L, McCarty L, Callaghan K, Theobald EJ, Freeman S, Cooper KM, Brownell SE. Instructor decisions and student anxiety. In Active learning: "Hands-on" meets "minds on". Science.
Commentary: Forbes, U.S. News, The Harvard Gazette, MSN
Aug. 2021 Gin LE, Clark CE, Elliott DB, Roderick TB, Scott RA, Arellano D, Ramirez D, Vargas C, Velarde K,
Aeschliman A, Avalle ST, Berkheimer J, Campos R, Gerbasi M, Hughes S, Roberts JA, White QM, Wittekind E, Zheng Y, Cooper KM#, Brownell SE#. An exploration across institution types of undergraduate life sciences student decisions to stay in or leave an academic-year research experience. CBE Life Sciences Education. #These senior authors contributed equally.
Aug. 2021 Turner AN, Challa AK, Cooper KM. Student perceptions of authoring a publication stemming from a
course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE). CBE Life Sciences Education.
July 2021 Gin LE#, Wiesenthal NJ#, Ferreira I, Cooper KM. PhDepression: Examining how graduate research
and teaching affect depression in life sciences Ph.D. students. CBE Life Sciences Education. #These authors contributed equally.
Commentary: Science
June 2021 Nadile EM, Williams KD&, Wiesenthal NJ&, Stahlhut KN&, Sinda KA&, Sellas CF&, Salcedo F&, Rivera
Comacho&, YI, Perez SG&, King ML&, Hutt AE&, Heiden A&, Gooding G&, Gomez-Rosado JO&, Ford SA&, Ferreira I&, Chin MR&, Bevan-Thomas WD&, Barreiros BM&, Alfonso E&, Zheng Y,
Cooper KM. Gender differences in student comfort voluntarily asking and answering questions in large-enrollment college science courses. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education. &These authors contributed equally.
June 2021 Gin LE. Guerrero FA. Brownell SE. Cooper KM. COVID-19 and undergraduates with disabilities:
Challenges resulting from the rapid transition to online course delivery for students with disabilities in undergraduate STEM. CBE Life Sciences Education.
April 2021 Gin LE#, Scott RA#, Pfeiffer LD, Zheng Y, Cooper KM&, Brownell, SE&. It's in the syllabus... or is it?
How syllabi can serve as tools for creating inclusive classrooms. Advances in Physiology Education. #these authors contributed equally, &these senior authors contributed equally.
April 2021 Ding Lu, Cooper KM, Stephens MD, Chi MTH, Brownell SE. Learning from error episodes in dialog-
videos: A comparison between higher- and lower-performing undergraduates in an authentic course study. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology.
Feb. 2021 Cooper KM, Cala JM, Brownell SE. Cultural capital in undergraduate research: An exploration of how
biology students operationalize knowledge to access research experiences at a large, public research-intensive institution. International Journal of STEM Education.
Commentary: PERbites, Small Pond Science
Jan. 2021 Cooper KM, Schinske JE, Tanner KD. Reconsidering the Share of a Think-Pair-Share:Emerging
Limitations, Alternatives and Opportunities for Research. CBE Life Sciences Education.
Jan. 2021 Nadile EM, Alfonso E#, Barreiros BM#, Bevan-Thomas WD#, Brownell SE, Chin MR#, Ferreira I#, Ford
SA#, Gin LE, Gomez-Rosado JO#, Gooding G#, Heiden A#, Hutt AE#, King ML#, Perez SG#, Rivera Camacho YI#, Salcedo F#, Sellas CF#, Sinda KA#, Stahlhut KN#, Stephens MD, Wiesenthal NJ#, Williams KD#, Zheng Y, Cooper, KM. Call on me! Undergraduates’ perceptions of voluntarily asking and answering questions in front of large-enrollment science classes. PLoS One. #These authors contributed equally.
2020
Nov. 2020 Cooper KM#, Knope ML#, Munstermann M, Brownell SE. Students who analyze their own data in a
course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) show gains in scientific identity and emotional ownership of research. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. #These authors contributed equally.
Oct. 2020 Gin LE, Guerrero FA, Cooper KM#, Brownell SE#. Accessible active learning: To what extent is active
learning inclusive for science undergraduates with disabilities? CBE Life Sciences Education. #These senior authors contributed equally.
Commentary: ASU Teach Teach Blog
July 2020 Cooper KM#, Auerbach AJ, Bader JD, Beadles-Bohling AS, Brashears JA, Cline E, Eddy SE, Elliott DB,
Farley E, Fuselier L, Heinz HM, Irving M, Josek T, Lane AK, Lo SM, Maloy J, Nugent M, Offerdahl E, Palacios-Moreno J, Ramos J, Reid JW, Sparks RA, Waring AL, Gormally C#, Brownell SE#. Fourteen recommendations to create a more inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ individuals in academic biology. CBE Life Sciences Education. #These authors contributed equally
Commentary: ASU Teach Tech Blog
June 2020 Cooper KM, Gin LE, Brownell SE. Depression as a concealable stigmatized identity: What influences
whether students conceal or reveal their depression in undergraduate research experiences? International Journal of STEM Education.
Commentary: BMC On Society
May 2020 Downing VR#, Cooper KM#, Cala JM, Gin LE, Brownell SE. Fear of negative evaluation and student
anxiety in community college active learning science courses. CBE Life Sciences Education. #These authors contributed equally.
May 2020 Cooper KM#, Gin LE#, Barnes ME, Brownell SE. An exploratory study of students with depression in
undergraduate research experiences. CBE Life Sciences Education. # These authors contributed equally.
Commentary: ASU Now, Small Pond Science , BMC On Society
April 2020 Cooper KM, Nadile EM, Brownell SE. Don’t joke about me: Student identities and perceptions of
instructor humor in college science courses. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education- Inclusive Science Special Issue.
Commentary: ASU Teach Tech Blog
Feb 2020 Cooper KM, Brownell SE. Student anxiety and fear of negative evaluation in active learning science
classrooms. Chapter in book: Active learning in college science, the case for evidence-based practice. Springer Nature.
2019
Nov 2019 Cooper KM, Blattman JN, Hendrix T, Brownell SE. The impact of broadly relevant novel discoveries on
student project ownership in a traditional lab course turned CURE. CBE Life Sciences Education.
Oct 2019 Cooper KM, Brownell SE, Gormally C. Coming Out to the Class: Identifying Factors that Influence
College Biology Instructor Decisions About Whether to Reveal Their LGBQ Identity in Class. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering.
Aug 2019 Cooper KM*, Gin L*, Akeeh B, Clark CE, Hunter JS, Roderick TB, Elliott DB, Gutierrez LA, Mello RM,
Pfeiffer LD, Scott RA, Arellano D, Ramirez D, Valdez EM, Vargas C, Velarde K, Zheng Y, Brownell SE. Factors that predict biological sciences student persistence in undergraduate research experiences. PLoS ONE. *These authors contributed equally.
Commentary: Inside Higher Ed, ASU Now (i), ASU Teach Tech Blog, ASU Now (ii), PECOP Blog
Apr 2019 Cooper KM*, Gin LE*, Brownell SE. Diagnosing differences in what undergraduates in a fully online and
an in-person biology degree program know and do regarding medical school admission. Advances in Physiology Education. These authors contributed equally.
Commentary: ASU News
2018
Sept 2018 Cala JM, Cooper KM, Brownell SE. Using a Sequential Interpretation of Data in Envelopes (SIDE)
approach to identify a mystery TRP channel. Course Source.
Aug 2018 Cooper KM, Brownell SE. Developing CUREs in discipline-based education research: Lessons learned
and recommendations. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education.
Aug 2018 Cooper KM, Hendrix T, Stephens M, Cala JM, Mahrer K,Agloro A, Badini G, Barnes ME, Eledge B, Jones
R, Krieg A, Lemon E, Mossimo N, Martin A, Ruberto T, Simonson K, Webb E, Weaver J, Brownell SE. To be or not to be funny? Student perceptions of instructor humor in college science courses. PLoS ONE.
Commentary: Inside Higher Ed, The Times Higher Education, ZME Science, ASU State Press, ASU Now, Reddit, WREK Radio Station, ASU Teach Tech Blog, Ask a Biologist
July 2018 Wright CW, Huang AL, Cooper KM, Brownell Se. Exploring differences in decisions about exams among
instructors of the same introductory biology course. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
June 2018 Cooper KM*, Downing V*, Brownell SE. The influence of active learning practices on student anxiety
in large-enrollment college science classrooms. International Journal of STEM Education. * These authors contributed equally.
Highlighted by Science Magazine as an Editor's choice
Commentary: Chemical and Engineering News, ASU Biology and Society, ASU Teach Tech Blog, STEM Prof Newsletter
May 2018 Cooper KM, Ding L, Stephens MD, Chi MTH, Brownell SE. A course-embedded comparison of
instructor-generated videos of either an instructor alone or an instructor and a student. CBE Life Sciences Education.
Commentary: Carleton College Academic Technology Blog
Apr 2018 Cooper KM, Krieg A. Brownell SE. Who perceives they're smarter? Exploring the influence of student
characteristics on student academic self-concept in physiology. Advances in Physiology Education.
Commentary: The New York Times, NBC news, ABC news, The Times
Mar 2018 Cooper KC*, Ashley ME*, Brownell SE. Breaking down barriers: A bridge program helps first year
biology students become comfortable and make connections with faculty. Journal of College Science Teaching. *These authors contributed equally.
2017
Dec 2017 Ashley ME*, Cooper KC*, Cala JM, Brownell SE. Building better bridges into STEM: A synthesis of 25
years of literature on STEM summer bridge programs. CBE Life Sciences Education. *These authors contributed equally.
May 2017 Cooper KM, Ashely ME, Brownell SE. Using expectancy value theory as a framework to reduce student
resistance to active learning: a proof of concept. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education.
May 2017 Cooper KM, Soneral P, Brownell SE. Design your goals before you develop your CURE. A call to use
backward design in planning course-based undergraduate research experiences. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education.
Mar 2017 Cooper KM, Ashley ME, Brownell SE. A bridge to active learning: A summer bridge program helps
students to maximize their active learning experiences and the active learning experiences of others. CBE Life Sciences Education.
Mar 2017 Cooper KM, Haney B, Krieg A, Brownell SE. What's in a name? The importance of students perceiving
an instructor knows their names in a high enrollment biology classroom. CBE Life Sciences Education.
Commentary: UCF Faculty Focus, Faculty Focus Blog, ASU Teach Teach Blog, Science Teaching Science Learning Blog, STEM Prof Newsletter
2016
Sept 2016 Cooper KM, Brownell SE. Coming out in class: Challenges and benefits of active learning in a biology
classroom for LGBTQIA students. CBE Life Sciences Education.
Commentary: ASU State Press, Teach Learn Pima, ASU Now, ASU Teach Tech Blog, Psych Central