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Susannah Gal

Department of Biological Sciences
Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057
sjg5538@psu.edu
Subject: Biology

• A Right to Her Genes

• A Recipe for Invention: Scientist (and Engineer) Biographies

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Susan M. Galatowitsch

Water Resources Program
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108
galat001@umn.edu
Subject: Ecology / Environment

• On a Wing and a Prayer: A Wetland Mitigation Dilemma

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Anne Galbraith

Department of Biology
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601
galbrait.anne@uwlax.edu
Subject: Biology

• Sometimes It Is All in the Genes

• Not an Old Person's Disease

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Kathy Gallucci

Biology Department
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina 27244
gallucci@elon.edu
Subject: Biology

• Prayer Study: Science or Not?

• Why Can’t We Build a Biosphere?

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David E. Gammon

Department of Biology
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina 27244
dgammon@elon.edu

• Oil in the Amazon: Is Sustainable Development Possible?

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Gabrielle Gangemi

Department of Biological Sciences
Kean University
Union, New Jersey 07083
Subject: Biology

• Under the Knife and Completely Aware: A Case of Intraoperative Awareness

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Rebecca T. Garlinger

Department of Biology
Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085

• A “Deafinite” Cause for Alarm: A Case Study in Hearing Physiology

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Kristine A. Garner

Department of Biological Sciences
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72913-3649
kristie.garner@uafs.edu

• The Heart of the Problem: From Heart Attack to Kidney Failure

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Susan E. Gass

Environmental Science Program
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2
susan.gass@dal.ca

• A Trip to the Beach: Untangling the Mystery of Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes

• The Canadian Canola Controversy: The Role of Genetically Modified Organisms in Agriculture

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Karin Gastreich

Biology Department
Avila University
Kansas City, Missouri 64145
karin.gastreich@avila.edu
Subject: Biology

• Si el Norte Fuera el Sur: A Case of Squirrel Monkey Identities

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Andrea E. Gaughan

Geography and Geosciences
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky 40292
ae.gaughan@louisville.edu
Subject: Geography / Geology

• Community-Based Management and Conservation in Africa: Trade-Offs and Synergies in Land-Use Decisions in Local Villages

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Michaela A. Gazdik

Biology Department
Ferrum College
Ferrum, Virginia 24151
mgazdik@ferrum.edu
Subject: Molecular Biology

• The Mystery of the Seven Deaths: A Case Study in Cellular Respiration

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Lea C. George

Department of Biology
Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085

• Running Off Track: A Case Study in Renal Physiology

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Cameron K. Ghalambor

Department of Biology
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1878
Cameron1@colostate.edu

• Evolution and Plasticity in Guppies: How Genes and Environment Shape Phenotypes

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Judith R. Gibber

Biological Sciences
Columbia University
New York, New York 10027
jrg43@columbia.edu

• Gender: In the Genes or in the Jeans?: A Case Study on Sexual Differentiation

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J. Phil Gibson

Department of Biology and Department of Microbiology & Plant Biology
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma 73019
jpgibson@ou.edu
Subject: Biology

• Exaggerated Traits and Breeding Success in Widowbirds: A Case of Sexual Selection and Evolution

• Reproductive Isolation in Columbines

• Breeding Belyaev's Pets: Domestication, Evolution, and the Farm-Fox Experiment

• How Many More Thymes? A Case of Phytochemical Defense

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Willietta Gibson

Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Bennett College
Greensboro, North Carolina 27401
wgibson@bennett.edu

• The Biochemistry of Curly and Straight Hair

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Lynne H. Gildensoph

Biology Department
St. Catherine University
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
lhgildensoph@stkate.edu
Subject: Biology

• Living With Her Genes: Early Onset Familial Alzheimer's Disease

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Sherry Ginn

Program in Social Sciences
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Concord, North Carolina 28027
sherry.ginn@rccc.edu
Subject: Psychology

• A Rush to Judgment?: A Case of Research Ethics and Design

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Rivka L. Glaser

Department of Biology
Stevenson University
Owings Mills, Maryland 21117
rglaser@stevenson.edu

• Living in a Genomic World: Unraveling the Complexity of GWAS Studies

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Alyssa M. Gleichsner

Biological Sciences
State University of New York College at Plattsburgh
Plattsburg, NY 12901
aglei002@plattsburgh.edu
Subject: Molecular and disease ecology

• Mini Cases on Choosing Appropriate Statistical Tests for Ecological Data

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Alan Gleue

Science (Physics)
Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Kansas 66045
agleue@usd497.org
Subject: Physics

• Rated MPG for Confusion: Using Gas Mileage to Learn Graphing and Data Analysis Skills

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Martha Jane Goleman

Pediatrics
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, Ohio 43210
jane.goleman@nationwidechildrens.org
Subject: Pediatrics / Medicine

• Spirituality and Health Care: A Request for Prayer

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Lauren S. Gollahon

Department of Biological Sciences
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas 79409-3131
lauren.gollahon@ttu.edu

• CAMEL Question: Can Applied Math Extend Life?

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Lauren N. Goodwyn

Science Department
Borough of Manhattan Community College / City University of New York
New York, New York 10007
lgoodwyn@bmcc.cuny.edu

• The Fun in Fermentation

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Hema Gopalakrishnan

Department of Mathematics
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, Connecticut 06825
gopalakrishnanh@sacredheart.edu

• Which Came First, the Mutation or the Antibiotic?: Understanding Antibiotic Resistance Through Fluctuation Analysis

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Chaya Gopalan

Departments of Applied Health, Primary Care and Health Systems
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Illinois 62026-1049
cgopala@siue.edu

• Hyper-IgM Syndrome: To Switch or Not to Switch?

• From Tackle to Tension Pneumothorax

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Tamar L. Goulet

Department of Biology
University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi 38677
tlgoulet@olemiss.edu
Subject: Biology

• What Happened to 28 Days?: A Clicker Case About the Human Menstrual Cycle

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Joan-Beth Gow

School of Professional Studies
Anna Maria College
Paxton, Massachusetts 01612
jgow@annamaria.edu
Subject: Biology

• Salem's Secrets: A Case Study on Hypothesis Testing and Data Analysis

• Josie: An Interdisciplinary Case Study of Madness

• We Are Not Alone: The Unseen World of the Human Microbiome

• Skinny Genes?: An Interdisciplinary Look at a Complex Behavioral Disorder

• Rhabdomyolysis: A Workout Breakdown

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Enya J. Granados

Heidelberg University
Tiffin, Ohio 44883

• Aisles of Confusion: Making Sense of Modern Food Labels

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Mary Rose Grant

School for Professional Services
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
grantmr@slu.edu
Subject: Biology

• Lewis and Clark Reloaded : The 3,041-Mile Bike Trail

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Robert H. Grant

Editorial Department
The Scientist
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
info@the-scientist.com
Subject: Biology

• A Strange Fish Indeed: The Discovery of a Living Fossil

• The Coelacanth: An Odd Fish

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Diane R. Graves

Department of Psychology
Hood College
Frederick, Maryland 21701
oliver@hood.edu

• The Power of Communication

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Morgan Gray

Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California 94720
morgan.gray@berkeley.edu
Subject: Ecology / Environment

• The Big Bad Wolf or Symbol of the American Wilderness?: Gray Wolf Reintroduction in Idaho

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Angela Green

Department of Biological Sciences
Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois 64115

• Is Guaiacum Sanctum Effective Against Arthritis?: An Ethnobotany Case

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Nora S. Green

Department of Chemistry
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, Virginia 23005
ngreen@rmc.edu

• The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway: Woolly Mammoth Hemoglobin and Extreme Adaptations

• Stomp the Stomach Bug: Designing Norovirus Inhibitors

• Metabolism Out of Control: Does Dysfunctional Regulation Lead to Cancer?

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Kylee Grenis

Tri-County Health Department
Commerce City, Colorado 80022
kgrenis@gmail.com

• Shooting the Poop: More than Good Housekeeping?

• Animals on Treadmills: Critical Thinking and Public Perception of Science

• Butterfly Hunt: The Role of Density Dependence in Batesian and Müllerian Mimicry

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Ruth Ann Greuling

Office of the Provost
Northern New Mexico College
Espanola, New Mexico 87532

• The Case of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker: The Scientific Process and How it Relates to Everyday Life

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Karin Grimnes (rr)

• Hot and Bothered: A Case of Endocrine Disease

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Emily C. Gripka

Department of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
University of St. Mary
Leavenworth, Kansas 66048
Subject: Biology

• When Good Antibodies Go Bad

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David J. Grise

Oso Bay Educational Consulting
Corpus Christi, Texas 78412
dave_grise@yahoo.com

• PKU Carriers: How Many Are in Your Hometown?

• A Colorful Picnic with Photosynthetic Pathways and RuBisCO on the Menu

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Rosalind H. Groenewoud

Life Sciences
Quest University Canada
Squamish, BC, Canada, V8B 0N8

• The Molecular Origin of Life: Replication or Metabolism-First? Introductory Version

• The Molecular Origin of Life: Replication or Metabolism-First? Advanced Version

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Kelley W. Grorud

Biological Sciences Department
Edgewood College
Madison, Wisconsin 53711
kgrorud@edgewood.edu
Subject: Biomechanics/ Anatomy / Physiology / Exercise Physiology

• A Perfect Storm in the Operating Room: Anesthesia and Skeletal Muscle Contractions

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Robert W. Grossman

• Are You Blue? What Can You Do?: A Case Study on Treatment Options for Depression

• Exploring Unintentional Racism: The Case of Tim Hanks

• Stereotype Threat and Recommendations for Overcoming It: A Teaching Case Study

• A Collision of Two Worlds: A Critical Thinking Case Study for Abnormal Psychology

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Gary T. Grothman

Natural and Mathematical Sciences
St. Mary’s University
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
gary.grothman@stmu.ca

• Kill the Aliens: Controlling Leafy Spurge

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Ingolf Gruen

Department of Food Science
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri 65211
GruenI@missouri.edu
Subject: Food Science

• Out of the Frying Pan and into the Grease Fire: A Case Study in Food Science

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Vandana A. Gudi

Department of Science
Robert Morgan Educational Center
Miami, Florida 33193
MrsGudi@DadeSchools.net

• A Tale of Twin Towns: Natural Capital Degradation

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Ying Guo

School of Science and Technology
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043
yguo1@ggc.edu

• How to Remove Makeup: A Lesson in “Like Dissolves Like”