Lifesciences.byu.edu
Jamie L. Jensen
Curriculum Vitae
November 2018
|Associate Professor –Department of Biology | |
|4059 Life Sciences Building |Phone: (801) 422-6896 |
|Brigham Young University |Fax: (801) 422-0090 |
|Provo, UT 84602 |Email: Jamie.Jensen@byu.edu |
Academic History
|2016 – present |Associate Professor |Brigham Young University |
| | |Department of Biology |
|2010 – 2016 |Assistant Professor |Brigham Young University |
| | |Department of Biology |
|2005 – 2010 |Adjunct Faculty |Chandler-Gilbert Community College |
| | |Department of Biology |
|2004 – 2005 |Adjunct Faculty |Rio Salado Community College |
| | |Department of Biology, online |
|2003 – 2008 |Ph.D. |Arizona State University, Biology |
| | |Advisor: Anton E. Lawson |
| | |Focus: Biological Science Education |
|2001 – 2003 |Adjunct Faculty |Utah Valley State College |
| | |Department of Biology |
|2000 – 2003 |M.S. |Brigham Young University, Zoology |
| | |Advisor: Michael R. Stark |
| | |Focus: Developmental Biology and |
| | |Molecular Evolution |
|1996 – 1999 |B.S. magna cum laude |Brigham Young University, Animal Science |
| | |Focus: Pre-veterinary/Pre-medical |
| | |Minor: Chemistry |
Publications
• Dunk, R, Barnes, M, Reiss, M, Alters, B, Asghar, A, Carter, B, Cotner, S, Glaze, A, Hawley, P, Jensen, J, Mead, L, Nadelson, L, Nelson, C, Pobiner, B, Scott, E, Shtulman, A, Sinatra, G, Southerland, S, Walter, E, Brownell, S, & Wiles, J. (In Press). Evolution education involves a complex landscape of interrelated factors. Nature: Ecology & Evolution.
• Bradshaw, WS, Phillips, AJ, Bybee, SM, Gill, RA, Peck, SL, & Jensen, JL. (2018). A longitudinal study of attitudes toward evolution among undergraduates who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. PLoSONE.
• Manwaring, KF, Jensen, JL, Gill, RA, Sudweeks, RR, Davies, RS, & Bybee, SM. (2018). Scientific reasoning ability does not predict scientific views on evolution among religious individuals. Evolution: Education & Outreach, 11: 2.
• Jensen, JL, Holt, EA, Sowards, JB, Ogden, TH, & West, RE. (2018). Investigating strategies for pre-class content learning in a flipped classroom. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 27(6), 523-535. DOI: 10.1007/s10956-018-9740-6.
• Weber, KS, Bridgewater, LC, Jensen, JL, Breakwell, DP, Neilsen, BL, & Johnson, SM. (2018). Personal microbiome analysis improves student engagement and interest in Immunology, Molecular Biology, and Genomics undergraduate courses. PLOS ONE,
• Woolley, JS, Deal, AM, Green, J, Hathenbruck, F, Kurtz, SA, Park, TKH, Pollock, SV, Transtrum, MB, and Jensen, JL. (2017). Undergraduate students demonstrate common false scientific reasoning strategies. Thinking Skills and Creativity. December; DOI: 10.1016/j.tsc.2017.12.004.
• Jensen, JL, Bailey, EG, Kummer, TA, & Weber, KS. (2017). Using backward design in education research. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, 18(3). DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.v18i3.1367.
• Bailey EG, Jensen J, Nelson J, Wiberg HK, Bell JD. (2017). Weekly Formative Exams and Creative Grading Enhance Student Learning in an Introductory Biology Course. CBE-Life Sciences Education 16(1):ar2.
• Kummer, TA, Whipple, CJ, & Jensen, JL. (2016) Prevalence and Persistence of Misconceptions in Tree Thinking. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education 17(3): 389-398.
• Arnold, K. M., Daniel, D. B., Jensen, J., McDaniel, M., & Marsh, E. J. (2016). Structure building predicts grades in college psychology and biology. Applied Cognitive Psychology 30(3): 454-459.
• Heaps, A., Briggs, J., Dawson, T., Hansen, M., and Jensen, J. L. (2016). Deriving population growth models by growing fruit fly colonies. American Biology Teacher, 78(3), 221-225.
• Jensen, J. L., Neeley, S., Hatch, J. B., & Piorczynski, T. (2015, Online). Learning scientific reasoning skills may be the key to retention in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Journal of College Student Retention. doi: 10.1177/1521025115611616
• Manwaring, K. F., Jensen, J. L., Gill, R. A., & Bybee, S. M. (2015). Influencing highly religious undergraduate perceptions of evolution: Mormons as a case study. Evolution: Education & Outreach, 8, 23.
• Weber, K. S., Jensen, J. L., & Johnson, S.M. (2015). Anticipation of personal genomics data enhances interest and learning environment in Genomics and Molecular Biology undergraduate courses. PLoSONE. 10(8).
• Jensen, J. L., Kummer, T. A., & Godoy, P. D. d. M. (2015). Improvements from a flipped classroom may simply be the fruits of active learning. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 14, 1-12.
• Cottrell, S., Jensen, J. L., & Peck, S. L. (2014). Resuscitation and resurrection: The ethics of cloning cheetahs, mammoths, and Neanderthals. Life Science, Society and Policy, 10:3.
• Jensen, J. L., McDaniel, M. A., Woodard, S. M., & Kummer, T. A. (2014) Teaching to the Test, or Testing to Teach: Exams Requiring Higher Order Thinking Skills Encourage Greater Conceptual Understanding. Educational Psychology Review, 26, 307-329.
• Morton, B. E., Svard, L., and Jensen, J. L. (2013). Further evidence for hemisity sorting during career specialization. Journal of Career Assessment, 22(2), 315 – 326.
• Jensen, J. L., Berry, D. A., & Kummer, T. A. (2013). Investigating the effects of exam length on performance and cognitive fatigue. PLoS ONE, 8(8), e70270.
• Jensen, J. L., Kummer, T. A., & Banjoko, A. (2013). Assessing the effects of prior conceptions on learning gene expression. Journal of College Science Teaching, 42(4), 82-91.
• Jensen, J. L., Dario-Becker, J., Hughes, L. E., Amburn, D. S. K., and Shaw, J. A. (2012) A call for a community of practice to assess the impact of emerging technologies on undergraduate biology education. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, 13(1), 21-27.
• Jensen, J. L. (2011) Higher education faculty versus high school teacher: Does pedagogical preparation make a difference? Bioscene, 37(2), 30-36.
• Jensen, J. L., & Lawson, A. E. (2011). Effects of collaborative group composition and inquiry instruction on reasoning gains and achievement in college biology. CBE – Life Science Education, 10(1), 64-73.
• Jensen, J. L. (2009). Using the mystery of the cyclopic lamb to teach biotechnology. The American Biology Teacher, 72(4), 345-351.
• Lawson, A. E., Oehrtman, M., & Jensen, J. L. (2008). Connecting science and mathematics: The nature of scientific and statistical hypothesis testing. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 6(2), 405-416.
Research Support
Extramural Funding
|2017 |Pearson Education, Biology Leadership Community Catalytic Grant. Learning to Study Smart: Building |
| |Metacognitive Skills Using Evidence-Based Study Practices. $5000. |
|2017 |Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grant. Building Roads to Reconciliation at the Intersection of Evolution & |
| |Religion. $28,993 |
|2017 |National Science Foundation IUSE Grant. The STEM Faculty Institute (STEMFI) to Promote Faculty Change. |
| |$324,945. |
|2013 |Pearson Education, Biology Leadership Conference Catalytic Grant. Investigating the Flipped Classroom. $5000.|
|2012 |National Science Foundation, CAREER: Genetic Networks of Bract Suppression in Maze. (PI: Clint Whipple); I |
| |am a collaborator supervising the educational component and co-advising the PhD student in educational research|
| |on tree thinking. |
|2011 – 2012 |National Science Foundation, PGRP 0817707. Comparative evolutionary genomics of cotton. $5,035,594. Senior |
| |personnel with Wendel et al. |
|2011 |American Society for Cell Biology Childcare award. $650 |
Competitive Intramural Funding
|2017 |BYU CEMENT Award. STEM Faculty Institute. $5000. |
|2017 |Graduate Mentoring Award. Clark Dana. Workshop Series – Transforming Dental Clinicians to Academicians. $5000. |
|2016 |BYU Teaching Enhancement Grant. A Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience in Metagenomics. Co-Pi: John |
| |Chaston. $7661. |
|2014 |BYU Mentoring Environment Grant. BYU undergraduate explore the development of scientific reasoning ability in |
| |STEM majors and its correlation to student performance and retention. $20,000 |
|2014 |BYU Teaching Enhancement Grant. Writing Across the Curriculum. $5,950 |
|2013 |BYU Mentoring Environment Grant. BYU undergraduates explore the flipped classroom in search of the best |
| |pedagogy for introductory biology. $20,000 |
|2013 |Emmeline B. Wells Grant. Gender Bias in Lesson Contextual Factors for Life Science Education. $25,000 |
|2013 |BYU Teaching Enhancement Grant. Improving Bio130 labs. $7000 |
|2012 |BYU David O. McKay Scholarly and Creative Works Grant. Assessing the importance of accurate LDS doctrine in the|
| |classroom: Undergraduate perceptions of evolution. Co-applicant with Seth Bybee. $20,000 |
|2012 |BYU Teaching Enhancement Grant. Isotopic analysis to enhance student learning. $9000 |
|2011 |BYU Teaching Enhancement Grant. The implementation of inquiry-based laboratories into Biology 100. $5169 |
|2010 |BYU David O. McKay Scholarly and Creative Works Grant. Assessment effects on achievement and reasoning in |
| |introductory biology. $20,000 |
|2010 |BYU Faculty Development, Course Development Grant. $300 |
Funding for My Advised Students
|2018 |BYU CURA Award. Ethan Tolman. Using a Reconciliation Model to Teach Evolution to Religious Students. $1500. |
|2017 |BYU ORCA Award. Faith Hathenbruck. LCTSR: The New Path to Academic Success. $1500. |
|2015 |BYU ORCA Award. Erik Pierce. A Meta-analysis of the flipped classroom. $1500. |
|2013 |BYU ORCA Award. Ted Piorczynski. Testing the Validity of the LCTSR 12-point Grading System. $1500. |
|2013 |BYU ORCA Award. Jordan Hatch. Transferring Hypothetical Deductive Reasoning. $1500. |
|2011 |American Society for Cell Biology Travel Award. Tyler Kummer. $300. |
|2011 |BYU ORCA Award. Liahona Hamblin. Student Resistance to the Inquiry Method of Instruction in the Biological |
| |Sciences. $1500. |
Professional Development Activities
|2018 |National Science Foundation Grant Panel Member, Washington, DC |
|2018 |American Dental Education Association National Meeting, Invited Workshop Presenter, Poster Presenter, |
| |Orlando, FL |
|2018 |Center for Integrative Research on Cognition, Learning, and Education Conference, Invited Speaker, |
| |Washington University, St. Louis, MO. |
|2018 |Mormon Studies Conference, Invited Speaker, UVU Orem Utah |
|2018 |SABER, poster presentation, Minneapolis, MN |
|2017 |SABER, Invited Speaker (long talk), Minneapolis, MN. |
|2017 |SABER – West, Invited Speaker, Irvine, CA. |
|2017 |Biology Leadership Community, Invited Participant, Poster Presentation, Pearson Education, Tucson, AZ. |
|2017 |Smithsonian Institute’s Broader Social Impacts Committee, Public Panel Discussion Keynote Speaker, |
| |Washington, DC. |
|2017 |Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science Education Advisory Board (SEAB), Invited Speaker, Washington, DC. |
|2016 |Roseman University of Health Sciences – School of Pharmacy, Invited Speaker, West Jordan, UT. |
|2016 |LDS Life Sciences Symposium, Invited Speaker, Lehi, UT. |
|2016 |Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER), Poster Presentation, Minneapolis, MN. |
|2016 |Biology Leadership Conference, Invited Participant, Poster Presentation, Pearson Education, New Orleans, |
| |LA. |
|2015 |Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER), Invited Speaker, Minneapolis, MN. |
|2015 |Gordon Research Conference – Biology Undergraduate Education Research, Invited Participant, Poster |
| |Presentation, Lewiston, ME. |
|2015 |Biology Leadership Conference, Invited Participant, Poster Presentation, Pearson Education, Austin, TX. |
|2015 |Participated in two-day Meta-analysis workshop hosted by McKay School |
|2015 |Participated in statistics refresher course for faculty in McKay School |
|2014 – 2015 |Participated in BYU’s Publish and Flourish program |
|2014 |Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER), Poster Presentation, Minneapolis, MN. |
|2014 |National Academies Summer Institute Participant, Boulder, CO. |
|2014 |AP Biology Exam ALD Validation Panelist, Newtown, PA. |
|2014 |Center for Integrative Research on Cognition, Learning, and Education Conference, Invited Speaker, |
| |Washington University, St. Louis, MO. |
|2014 |Ran two-day professional development workshop on tree thinking for local high school teachers, BYU. |
|2014 |Biology Leadership Conference, Invited Speaker, Pearson Education, Amelia Island, FL. |
|2013 |Presentation to Chemistry Curriculum Committee on Writing Across the Core, BYU. |
|2013 |Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER), Invited Speaker, Minneapolis, MN. |
|2013 |Biology Leadership Conference, Invited Participant, Pearson Education, Tucson, AZ. |
|2013 |AAAS Vision & Change, Invited Participant, Washington, DC. |
|2013 |AP Biology Standards Setting Panel, Philadelphia, PA. |
|2012 |Center for Integrative Research on Cognition, Learning, and Education Conference at Washington University,|
| |Invited Participant, St. Louis, MO. |
|2011 |American Society for Cell Biology Conference with special sessions on undergraduate education, Poster |
| |Presentation, Denver, CO |
|2011 |American Association of Colleges and Universities Conference, Miami Beach, FL |
|2011 |Local Grant Writing Conference, BYU |
|2010 |American Society for Cell Biology Conference with special sessions on undergraduate education, |
| |Philadelphia, PA |
|2010 – 2011 |Wasatch Associates Program through BYU Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education and Schooling |
|2010 |National Science Foundation Regional Grants Conference, Salt Lake City, UT |
|2010 – 2011 |BYU Faculty Development Seminar |
Teaching Experience
|Brigham Young University |
| |2018 |Late Summer Honors (Human Evolution, HONRS 101) – Su’18 (12 students) |
| |2014 – present |Women in Science – Guest Lecturer |
| |2014 - present |Dissertation (Bio 799R) – Sp’14 (1 student), Su’14 (1 student), W’15 (1 student), W’17 (2 |
| | |students), W’18 (3 students), F’18 (3 students) |
| |2014 |Advanced Topics in Ecology & Evolution (Bio 559R) – W’14 (4 students), Sp’14 (2 students), Su’14 (2|
| | |students), W’15 (2 students) |
| |2012 – present |Graduate Teaching Fellows Program Course I (Bio 679R/676) – F’12 (13 students), F’13 (8 students), |
| | |F’15 (10 students), F’17 (8 students) |
| |2013 – present |Graduate Teaching Fellows Program Course II (Bio 695R/677) – F’13 (2 students), F’14 (1 student), |
| | |W’18 (6 students) |
| |2013 – present |Masters Thesis (Bio 699R) – W’13 (2 students), F’13 (1 student), W’14 (1 student), Sp’14 (1 |
| | |student), F’14 (1 student), W’15 (1 student), |
| | |Dissertation (Bio 799R) – W’15 (1 student), Sp’15 (1 student), Su’15 (1 student), F’15 (2 |
| | |students), W’16 (2 students), Su’16 (1 student), F’16 (2 students), W’17 (2 students), F’17 (2 |
| | |students) |
| |2010 – present |Principles of Biology (Bio 100) – F’10 (80 students), W’11 (263 students), F’11 (158 students), |
| | |W’12 (263 students), F’12 (521 students), W’13 (97 students), W’14 (162 students), F’14 (124 |
| | |students), W’15 (134 students), F’15 (444 students), W’16 (187 students), F’16 (365 students), W’17|
| | |(307 students), F’17 (576 students), W’18 (216 students), F’18 (455 students) |
| |2011 – present |Mentored Research (Bio 494R) – W’11 (4 students), W’12 (2 students), Sp’12 (1 student), F’12 (6 |
| | |students), W’13 (4 students), F’13 (3 students), W’14 (6 students), F’14 (1 student), W’15 (4 |
| | |students), F’16 (7 students), W’17 (6 students), F’17 (5 students), W’18 (5 students), F’18 (8 |
| | |students) |
| |2012 – present |Biology (Bio 130) – W’12 (59 students), W’13 (107 students), F’14 (65 students), F’15 (95 |
| | |students), F’16 (138 students), F’17 (142 students), F’18 (145 students) |
| |2011 |Teaching Methods & Instruction in Biology (Bio 377) – F’11 (11 students) |
| |2011 |Classroom Management & Lab Safety (Bio 379) – F’11 (11 students) |
| |2001 – 2003 |Molecular Biology Laboratory – Lab Instructor |
| | |Advanced Physiology Laboratory - Lab Instructor |
|Chandler-Gilbert Community College |
| |2005 – 2010 |Biology (Majors Biology) |
|Arizona State University |
| |2004 |Anatomy Laboratory – Lab Instructor |
| |2004 – 2005 |Biology Laboratory (Non-Majors) – Lab Instructor |
| |2006 |Connecting Biology, Geology, and Mathematics (Graduate Course for in-service teachers) – Lead |
| | |Instructor |
| |2007 |Biology Laboratory (Majors) – Lab Instructor |
|Rio Salado Community College |
| |2004 – 2005 |Biology (on-line, pre-nursing course) |
|Utah Valley State College (Now Utah Valley University) |
| |2002 – 2003 |Biology (Non-Majors) |
|Mesa Public Schools |
| |2000 |Substitute Teacher (Grades 7-12) |
Mentoring
Visiting Professor (1)
Graduate Students (10)
Graduate Student Committees (8)
Undergraduate Students (85)
Professional Service
Editorial Boards
PLOSONE
Journal of Psychological Research
Referee
Reviewed for the following journals: Psychology Research and Behavior Management, Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, Frontiers in Integrative Physiology, The High School Journal, CBE-Life Science Education, Course Source, American Biology Teacher, British Journal of Education, Society, & Behavioural Science, Studies in Higher Education, Journal of Global Research in Education and Social Science, Learning & Instruction, Open Cybernetics and Systemics Journal, PLOS ONE, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Evolution: Education & Outreach, EURASIA Journal of Math, Science, and Technology Education, International Journal of Science Education
Ad Hoc Textbook/Online Module Reviewer
Freeman Publishers – 4 chapters
Sinauer Publishers – 1 chapter
SimBio – 1 online module
Pearson Publisher – 2 chapters
Wiley Publishers – 1 online chapter
Mac Millan – 1 chapter
Grant Reviewer
To date – 2 (NSF), 1 (CRDF Global Funding)
Other Professional Capacities
Member of the Broader Social Impacts Committee (BCIS) of the Smithsonian’s Human Origins Project – 2017 - current
Abstract Review Panel for SABER – 2017 - current
Abstract Reviewer for SABER Conference – 2014 – current
AP Biology Exam ALD Validation Panelist, Newtown, PA – 2014
Learning Catalytics, Pearson Education, question designer – 2013
Member of Advisory Board, Wiley Publishing – 2013 – 2016
Conference Organizer, Evolution Conference, Snowbird, UT – 2013
Member of Faculty Advisory Board, Pearson Publishing – 2013 – current
AP Biology Standards Setting Panel, Philadelphia, PA – 2013
University, College, and Department Service
| |Life Sciences Advisory Council, Women’s Committee, Faculty Liaison – 2018 – present |
| |Biology Science Education Faculty Search Committee Chair - 2017 |
| |University Peer Review of Teaching Committee – 2016 – present |
| |University New Faculty Advisory Committee – 2016 – present |
| |Department Assessment Committee – 2010 to present; Chair 2011 – present |
| |In charge of all Alignment Tables |
| |In charge of the Writing Across the Curriculum Initiative |
| |Bio 130 Committee Chair and Lab Coordinator – 2011 – present |
| |Graduate Teaching Fellows Program Chair – 2013 – present |
| |Student Grant Reviewer (Office of Research and Creative Affairs, BYU) – 2013 – present |
| |Reviewer for Sant Endowment grants – 2015 |
| |Honors Thesis Reviewer – 2015 |
| |Biology Science Education Faculty Search Committee – 2013 – 2014 |
| |Clinical Faculty Associate Search Committee – 2012 |
| |Guest speaker, Women in Science Club event – 2012 |
| |Faculty Women’s Association – member; round-table discussion leader – 2010 |
| |Invited curriculum designer for PDBio 120, 2009 |
Public Outreach & Volunteer
| |Graduation Line Marshall – 2017, 2018 |
| |Art City Elementary – 4th grade presentation (salamander dissections) - 2017 |
| |Art City Elementary – 5th grade presentation (squid dissections) – Nov 2016 |
| |Faculty Advisor for the Humanitarian Aid Relief Team (HART) on-campus club – 2013 - present |
| |Hobble Creek Elementary School Science Fair Judge – 2015, 2016 |
| |Summer Science Camp for children ages 4 – 11, 2013, 2014, 2016 |
| |Expanding Your Horizons Conference for Young Women, Conference presenter, UVU, Orem, UT, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| |Elementary School outreach: 3rd grade Biology Presentation, 2011; 3rd grade and 5th grade Biology |
| |Presentations, 2014; 1st, 4th, and 6th grade Biology Presentations, 2015; 5th grade Biology Presentations, 2016 |
| |Beta testing of AP Bio Exam, 2012 |
| |Diagnostic Consulting and Education – Reports prepared for the following disorders: Spinal muscular atrophy, |
| |idiopathic axonal sensorimotor polyneuropathy, eosinophilic esophagitis, dishydrotic eczema, scleroderma, |
| |Fabry’s syndrome, osteoporosis, Kennedy Disease, and Patau syndrome (Trisomy 13), 2009 – current |
| |Practical Biology for Women – Educating women on practical biological matters, 2008 – 2010 |
| |Utah High School Association Science Fair Judge, 2002 |
| |Humanitarian Aide Relief Team (HART) – humanitarian outreach in Ghana, West Africa, 1998 – 2000. |
Awards
|2018 |College of Life Sciences – Outstanding Teaching Award |
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