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Janna E. Pacey

Assistant Professor
Allied Health Sciences
Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
paceyj@gvsu.edu

• Just Lose It!: Exploring Health Adherence Through Design Thinking

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Bruce C. Palmquist

Professor
Department of Physics / Department of Science Education
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington 98926
palmquis@cwu.edu
Subject: Physics

• Sorting Trash with Static Electricity

• The Itsy-Bitsy Spider: An Analysis of Spider Locomotion

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Robin Pals-Rylaarsdam

Dean
College of Arts and Sciences
Saint Xavier University
Chicago, Illinois 60655
rylaarsdam@sxu.edu
Subject: Biology/Microbiology/Genetics

• The Evolution of Creationism: Critically Appraising Intelligent Design

• Closing the Gap: Antiretroviral Therapy for the Developing World

• Classic Experiments in Molecular Biology

• Tougher Plants: Beating Stress by Protecting Photosynthesis in Genetically Modified Plants

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Darlene Panvini

Associate Professor
Biology Department
Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee 37212
darlene.panvinid@belmont.edu
Subject: Ecology / Environment

• Exotics: Whether to Plant the Honeysuckle

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Eleanor A. Pardini

Lecturer and Assistant Director of Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri 63130
epardini@wustl.edu

• The Dilution Effect: How Biodiversity Can Affect Human Health

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Laurie A. Parendes

Professor
Department of Geosciences
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, Pennsylvania 16444
lparendes@edinboro.edu
Subject: Ecology / Environment

• Pesticides: Can We Do Without Them?

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Ann L. Parkinson

Senior Lecturer in Physiology and Anatomy
School of Health and Sport Sciences
University of the Sunshine Coast
Sippy Downs, QLD 4556, Australia
aparkins@usc.edu.au

• Lacy’s Dry Run: How the Body Maintains Water Balance

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Wilma V. Colon Parrilla

Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
University of Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3323
wvcolon@uprrp.edu
Subject: Biology

• Cell Phone Use and Cancer: A Case Study to Explore the Scientific Method

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Kaitlin A. Pate

Undergraduate Student
Kinesiology and Sports Management
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas 79409

• Honeymoon Havoc : Action Potentials and Venom Pathophysiology

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Parth N. Patel

Undergraduate Student
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California 92697

• Cholera and Conflict in Yemen

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Malati M. Patil

Former Student
Department of Electrical Engineering
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York 14260
Subject: Engineering

• The Cheerleader and the Football Player: Physics and Physical Exertion

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Gary L. Patterson

Lecturer
Department of Biology
Utah State University--Tooele
Tooele, Utah 84074
gary.patterson@usu.edu

• Rings as Keys to the Past: A Case of Dendroarchaeology

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Jeffrey C. Paul, Jr.

Department of Biology
Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085

• I've Fallen Over and I Can't Get Up

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Melinda A. Payne

Undergraduate Student
Biological Sciences
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas 79409

• Honeymoon Havoc : Action Potentials and Venom Pathophysiology

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Orville C. Paynter

Project Manager
Catlilli Games
Warrenton, Virginia 20186

• The Ebola Wars: Mission Immune Evasion

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Carolyn Pearson

High School Teacher
Science Department (Physics)
Bonner Springs High School
Bonner Springs, Kansas 66012
pearsonc@usd204.k12.ks.us
Subject: Physics

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

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Graham F. Peaslee

Professor
Chemistry Department
Hope College
Holland, Michigan 49423
peaslee@hope.edu
Subject: Chemistry

• The Benign Hamburger

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Susana M. Peciña

Associate Professor
Department of Behavioral Sciences
University of Michigan—Dearborn
Dearborn, Michigan 48128
pesu@umich.edu

• Brain Workouts: What Helps Cognitive Fitness?

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Briana M. Peele

Biology Instructor
Science Department
Tri-County Technical College
Pendleton, SC 29670
klocbm@g.cofc.edu
Subject: Conservation Biology; Ecology; Science Education

• Dolphin Deaths: A Case Study in Environmental Toxicology

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Barbara A. Peichel

Water Resources Program
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108

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

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Casey A. Pennock

Graduate Research Assistant
Division of Biology
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas 66502
pennock@ksu.edu

• Unsustainable Use of the High Plains Aquifer

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Reinaldo Perez

Undergraduate Student
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Florida International University
Miami, Florida 33199

• Hall of Fame or Shame?: The Chemistry of a Designer Drug

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Tiara G. Pérez Morales

Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
Benedictine University
Lisle, Illinois 60532
tperezmorales@ben.edu
Subject:

• What's Wrong with Me?: Easy and Hard Diagnoses in Immunology

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Reed M. Perkins

Associate Professor
Department of Environmental Science
Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina 28274
perkinsr@queens.edu
Subject: Ecology / Environment

• One Glass for Two People: A Case of Water Use Rights in the Eastern United States

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Aubrie J. Perry

Undergraduate Student
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California 92697

• Buzz Off!: Malaria Treatment and Prevention Worldwide

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Jim A. Perry

Professor
Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108
Jperry@umn.edu

• Dengue in the Landscape: A Threat to Public Health

• Restoring Resilience: Changing the Landscape Legacy in Patagonia

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John S. Peters

Senior Instructor
Department of Biology
College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina 29424
petersj@cofc.edu

• Dolphin Deaths: A Case Study in Environmental Toxicology

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John Petersen

Associate Professor
Environmental Studies
Oberlin College
Oberlin, Ohio 44074
john.petersen@oberlin.edu
Subject: Ecology / Environment

• First in Flight, Last in Wetlands Preservation?

• Cooling Off a Warming Planet: Analyzing the Tradeoffs in Policies for Climate Change

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Michael Petersen

Game Design Intern
Catlilli Games
Warrenton, Virginia 20186

• The Ebola Wars: Mission Immune Evasion

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Karen Peterson

Director, Scientific Career Development
Human Biology Division
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, Washington 98109
kpeterso@fhcrc.org
Subject: Biology

• Breast Cancer Risk: Using Real Medical Histories to Rank Genetic and Environmental Influences

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Alisa J. Petree

Associate Professor of Medical Laboratory Science
Medical Laboratory Technician Program
McLennan Community College
Waco, Texas 76708
apetree@mclennan.edu
Subject: Medical Laboratory Science

• Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of an Autoimmune Response

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Carmen A. Petrick

Undergraduate Student
Life Sciences
Quest University Canada
Squamish, British Columbia, Canada, V8B 0N8
cap08@questu.ca

• Why Was the 1918 Influenza So Deadly?: An Intimate Debate Case

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Amy Pettigrew

Professor
College of Nursing
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0038
amy.pettigrew@uc.edu
Subject: Nursing

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

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Andrew M. Petzold

Assistant Professor
Center for Learning Innovation
University of Minnesota Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota 55904
petzo002@umn.edu

• Unlucky Chucky and Toxins of the Neuromuscular Junction

• If You Could See Through My Eyes: The Experience of Color Vision

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Kathryn A. Phillips

Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut 06518
kate.phillips@quinnipiac.edu

• Bringing Home More than a Medal: An Olympian’s Battle Following Zika Virus Infection

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Kene N. Piasta

Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts 02454
kpiasta@brandeis.edu

• Pandemic Pandemonium: Why Can’t We Just Treat COVID-19?

• Put to the Test: RT-PCR and Antibody Detection Diagnostic Tools for COVID-19

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Laura Pickell

Instructor
Department of Biology
Cégep Heritage College
Gatineau, Québec, Canada, J8Y 6T3
lpickell@cegep-heritage.qc.ca

• Where’s the Evidence?: Confronting Public Panic about COVID-19

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Emaly J. Piecuch

Genomics Educator
Genomic Education
The Jackson Laboratory
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
emaly.piecuch@jax.org
Subject:

• The Power of a Test: How COVID-19 Is Diagnosed and Who Does It

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Michael A. Pimentel

Undergraduate Student
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California 92697

• Buzz Off!: Malaria Treatment and Prevention Worldwide

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Karen A. Pinco

Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Westfield State College
Westfield, Massachusetts 01086-1630
kpinco@wsc.ma.edu
Subject: Biology

• Immunological Malfunction?

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Terry Platt

Professor of Biochemistry and Biology
Department of Biology
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York 14627-0211
terry.platt@rochester.edu
Subject: Biology / Biochemistry

• The Case of the Druid Dracula: Clicker Case Version

• Acids, pH, and Buffers: Some Basic Chemistry for Biological Science

• A Diet to Die For: An Exploration of Oxidative Phosphorylation

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Carol Pollock

Emeritus Professor of Teaching
Department of Zoology
University of British Columbia
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5A 1S6
pollock@zoology.ubc.ca

• Animals Can Run Away, but Plants Must Stay: Responses to Herbivory

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Rachel A. Poon

Undergraduate Student
Life Sciences
Quest University Canada
Squamish, British Columbia, Canada

• The Modern Caveman’s Dilemma: Who Should Eat the Paleo Diet?

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Alana T. Porat

Undergraduate Student
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California 92697

• Buzz Off!: Malaria Treatment and Prevention Worldwide

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Doug M. Post (rr)

Professor
Family Medicine
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Subject: Medicine

• To Tell the Truth: Delivering Bad News to Patients

• Shannon and Jake: An Application of Medical Ethics Principles

• Spirituality and Health Care: A Request for Prayer

• The Plan: Ethics and Physician Assisted Suicide

• The 2000-Meter Row: A Case Study in Performance Anxiety

• Saving Superman: Ethics and Stem Cell Research

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Catherine Potok

Undergraduate Student
Department of Biology
Kean University
Union, New Jersey 07083

• Headaches, Mood Swings, and Dropping Things: Differential Diagnosis of a Nervous System Disorder

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Joann B. Powell

Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
jpowell@cau.edu
Subject: Biology / Anatomy / Physiology

• An Unusual Case of Animal Reproduction

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Henry D. Prange

Associate Professor Emeritus
Medical Sciences Program
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana 47408

• Do Grasshoppers Sweat?: A Surprising Case of Evaporative Cooling

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Jonathan F. Prather

Assistant Professor
Department of Zoology and Physiology
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming 82071
Jonathan.Prather@uwyo.edu
Subject: Neuroscience / Neurobiology / Biology / Physiology

• A Curious Mission: An Analysis of Martian Molecules

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Luanna B. Prevost

Graduate Student
Department of Plant Biology
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30602
lprevost@plantbio.uga.edu
Subject: Biology

• Mildred Using Plants: The Medicinal Value of Plants

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Christine Priano

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

• The Fun in Fermentation

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Alan Paul Price

Associate Professor
Department of Geography & Geology
University of Wisconsin—Washington County
West Bend, Wisconsin 53095-3699
paul.price@uwc.edu
Subject: Geography / Geology

• The River Damned: The Proposed Removal of the Lower Snake River Dams

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Edwin H. Price

Assistant Professor
Department of Physical and Life Sciences
Nevada State College
Henderson, Nevada 89002
Edwin.price@nsc.nevada.edu

• Losing the Farm: How Changes in Land Surface Affect Storm Runoff

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Rebecca M. Price

Assistant Professor
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
University of Washington Bothell
Bothell, Washington 98011
becca.price@uwb.edu

• Global Climate Change: What Does it Look Like?

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Narcisa G. Pricope

Assistant Professor
Geography and Geology
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
pricopen@uncw.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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Annie Prud’homme-Genereux

Director
Continuing Studies and Executive Education
Capilano University
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V7J 3H5
anniepg@capilanou.ca
Subject: Biology

• Golden Rice: An Intimate Debate Case

• Resistance is Futile - Or Is It?: The Immunity System and HIV Infection

• More Than Meets the Eye: The Genetics of Eye Color

• Wrestling with Weight Loss: The Dangers of a Weight-Loss Drug

• The Evolution of Human Skin Color

• Poor Devils: The Plight of the Tasmanian Devils

• An Infectious Cure

• Feeling Detoxified: Expectations, Effects, and Explanation

• Why Was the 1918 Influenza So Deadly?: An Intimate Debate Case

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

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

• Hunting the Ebola Reservoir Host

• Aliens on Earth?: The #arseniclife Affair

• The Modern Caveman’s Dilemma: Who Should Eat the Paleo Diet?

• The Spark of Life: Where Did Organic Molecules Come From?

• Vikings on Mars: NASA’s 1976 Search for Life

• Butterflies in the Stomach: Is Genetically Modified Corn Harming Monarch Butterflies?

• A Rainbow of Sepia: The Evolution of Human Skin Color

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Justin A. Pruneski

Assistant Professor
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Heidelberg University
Tiffin, Ohio 44883
jprunesk@heidelberg.edu
Subject: Biology

• Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures: Sporulation in Bacillus subtilis

• What Should the Victor Do with the Vanquished?: Deciding the Fate of Smallpox

• A Cure for Cancer?

• Aisles of Confusion: Making Sense of Modern Food Labels

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Eric Przykuta

Instructor
Science Department
Lancaster Middle School
Lancaster, New York
eprzykuta@lancaster.wnyric.org
Subject: Regents Biology

• Cloning Man's Best Friend

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Kevin Pyatt

Associate Professor
College of Computer & Information Sciences
Regis University
Denver, Colorado 80221-1099
kpyatt@regis.edu

• Mathematically Modeling Aircraft Fuel Consumption

• Could Grazing Be Dangerous? Ask the Cows!

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Michelle C. Pyatt

Research Analyst
Scientific Creations
Cheney, Washington 99004
michelle_pyatt@hotmail.com

• Could Grazing Be Dangerous? Ask the Cows!