Jean A. Cardinale
2006/2008 BEN Scholars Mentor

Jean A. Cardinale is an associate professor of biology and biomedical materials and engineering science at Alfred University (AU), where she teaches a range of courses mostly focused on ‘the small:’ microbiology, molecular cell biology, biochemistry, immunology and others. She began her academic career at the University of Rochester, where she received a B.S. in cell and developmental biology. After a series of explorations in theatre and field hockey, Jean rediscovered a fascination of how life works and re-started her scientific career in Rochester where she received her M.S. and Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology. Her current research focuses on microbial community dynamics, and on the function of anaerobically expressed proteins in /N. gonorrhoeae./ In addition to teaching, research and AU campus involvement, Dr. Cardinale also serves as editor-in-chief of the American Society for Microbiology MicrobeLibrary Curriculum Resource Collection and is a member of ASM's Committee on Technology Enhanced Education.

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Jean A. Cardinale
Alfred University

Barbara E. Goodman
2006/2008 BEN Scholars Mentor

Barbara E. Goodman is a full professor of physiology at the Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota. In addition to teaching medical students, Barb teaches the animal physiology portion of a large biology class for majors entitled Principles of Organismal Physiology, half of an introductory biology class for future elementary teachers, a class in evolutionary medicine for incoming first year undergraduate pre-med students, and the fundamentals of teaching to biomedical PhD graduate students. She will also be teaching Human Physiology for 2-year nursing students over the next academic year. She also has taught nursing students in Zimbabwe and at Sisseton Wahpeton College (a tribal college).

Barb is the former chair of the Education Committee of the American Physiological Society (APS) and currently an elected member of the APS Council, active in the APS Teaching Section, former leader of an APS Local Site Team for working with K-12 science teachers, designer of and contributor to the APS Archives of Teaching Resources, and an associate editor of Advances in Physiology Education. She is the principal investigator and director of SD's Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network which is working with faculty and students at SD's predominantly undergraduate institutions to support faculty and student biomedical
research toward future careers for the students as biomedical
scientists.

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Barbara E. Goodman
University of South Dakota

Kenneth M. Klemow
2006/2008 BEN Scholars Mentor

Kenneth Klemow is a professor of biology and environmental science at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, PA. He teaches courses in General Biology, General Ecology, and several areas of organismal plant biology. His general research addresses plant population and community ecology. Specific areas include wetland ecology and mapping, plant community response to disturbance - particularly past anthracite mining, development of online taxonomic keys for vascular plants, and ecological informatics. He also actively consults on wetland and plant-conservation issues. Ken has been a member of the Ecological Society of America since 1977, and holds certification as a Senior Ecologist. He organized the ESA's Education Section in 1987, and recently served on its Education and Human Resources Committee. He heads the ESA's EcoEd.net digital library Steering Committee, where he helped to redesign the site and has led workshops at national meetings.

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Kenneth M. Klemow
Wilkes University

Karen Klyczek
2006 BEN Scholars Mentor

Karen Klyczek is a professor of biology at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. She has been a member of the biology faculty for 16 years, and has been chair of the department for 8 years. She currently teaches immunology, virology, general biology (majors introductory course), and a senior-level interdisciplinary science course for non-science majors. She has developed and taught courses for the MSE-Science program, including Biotechnology, Inquiry-Based Labs, and an online Bioinformatics course. Karen incorporates online components and open-ended problem-based learning into all of her courses. Karen has been Co-PI on the NSF-funded Case It! project, the goal of which is to develop computer simulations of molecular biology lab techniques for case-based learning. The software analyzes DNA and protein sequences and produces realistic lab results, including electrophoresis, PCR, ELISA, Western blotting. Many cases in human genetic and infectious diseases have been developed, and there is an online system for sharing results and communicating with peers. She also was PI on two NSF-funded teacher enhancement grants that funded summer biotechnology workshops for secondary teachers.

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Karen Klyczek
University of Wisconsin-River Falls