Publications

Select CAPER Publications

Papers

Audrey Rose Hyson, Chasity B. O’Malley, Kamie K. Stack, Megan C. Deutschman, Megan Bernier, Murray Jensen. What makes Communities of Practice Persist? Lessons from Anatomy and Physiology Instructors Communities of Practice. HAPS Educator, 27(3), 2023.  https://doi.org/10.21692/haps.2023.021

Anthony C. Edwards, Suzanne Hood, Murray Jensen, Ron Gerrits, Melaney Farr, Chasity O’Malley. How Delivery Method Impacts Student Perceptions of Anxiety and Learning with Combined Muddiest Point and Peer Instruction Activities in Community College Anatomy & Physiology Classes: Lessons for Faculty, Higher Education Academic Leaders, and Educational Technology Leaders. HAPS Educator, 27(3), 2023.  https://doi.org/10.21692/haps.2023.023

Will Jonen, Suzanne Hood, Kamie Stack, Vicky Rands, Chastity O’Malley, Ron Gerrits and Murray Jensen. The Impact of Cooperative Quizzes on Test Anxiety and Course Completion Rates in a Community College Level 1 A&P Course. HAPS Educator, 29(1), 2025. https://doi.org/10.21692/haps.2025.002.

 Hilary Engebretson and Suzanne Hood.  Eliciting Academic Help-Seeking in a Hybrid Human Anatomy & Physiology Course Using Muddiest Point Assignments.  HAPS Educator, 28(3), 2024. https://doi.org/10.21692/haps.2024.013

Presentations and Posters

O'Malley, C., Gerrits, R., Hood, S., Hull, K., Stack, K., & Jensen, M. (2024, July). Community College Anatomy and Physiology Education Research (CAPER) Project: Increasing Student-Centered Learning Approaches in Anatomy and Physiology. Poster session presented at the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. 

O'Malley, C., Gerrits, R., Hood, S., Hull, K., Stack, K., & Jensen, M. (2024, October). Evidence-Based Instructional Practices in Community College Settings: Increasing Student-Centered Learning Approaches in Anatomy and Physiology. Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Western Regional Meeting, Golden, CO. 

Sloane, L., Pinaire, N., O’Malley, C., Gerrits, R., and Hood, S. (2025, May). The Impact of Concept Mapping the Skeletal System on Academic Anxiety, Confidence, and Belonging in Anatomy and Physiology. Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. 


Hillary, R., Gerrits, R., Hood, S., and Stack, K. (2025, May). One-on-one teacher meetings and self-regulated learning in a team-based active learning Anatomy and Physiology classroom. Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. 


O'Malley, C., Gerrits, R., Hood, S., Hull, K., Stack, K., Segura, Y.  & Jensen, M. (2025, May) 
Keeping the Community College Anatomy and Physiology Education Research (CAPER) Project Going: Fresh Updates & Insights on Teaching Human Anatomy and Physiology. Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. 


Taqieddin, R., Jensen, M., Stack, K., Gerrits, R., Hood, S., O’Malley, C., and H. Engebretson. (2025, May).
The Impact of Cognitive Wrappers on Self-Efficacy and Metacognition among Community College Non-Biology Majors. Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. 

Backus, G., O’Malley, C., Stack, K., Hood, S., Hull, K., Gerrits, R., and M. Jensen. (2025, May). Concept Mapping affects Metacognition in the A&P Classroom. Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.

Macauley, S., Salloum, D., Backus, G., Hood, S., Gerrits, R., O’Malley, C., Stack, K., and M. Jensen. (2025, May). Knowledge Maps as an Evidence-Based Instructional Practice (EBIP) in Human Anatomy. Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.

Sadler, J. and S. Hood. (2025, May). Effects of Group-Based Guided Inquiry Activities on Students' Sense of Belonging and Enthusiasm. Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.

M. Andrikanich. (2025, May). Associations between exam wrappers in Anatomy and Physiology and students’ anxiety and academic self-efficacy. Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.

Valentine, M., Stack, K., and S. Hood. (2025, May). Cooperative quizzing promotes sense of belonging and engagement in Introductory A&P courses. Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.

 Eischen, B. (2025, May) Using Progressive Team-Based Concept Mapping to Increase Student Engagement, Feelings of Belonging and Understanding of Core Concepts in an Introductory AP1 course (Workshop): Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.

Sherrie Gallipeau (2024, May). Increased Course Structure in a Hybrid Anatomy Laboratory Class Utilizing Cooperative Learning Increases Success of Underrepresented Minority Students at a Community College – Part 1.  Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Annual meeting, St. Louis, MO.