Bioscience professor and fish behaviorist Brian Wisenden is being recognized with the Outstanding Service Award for his incredible impact on our science departments. He started the Oceanarium, helped expand the Regional Science Center, and created over 20 classes from scratch, but what he’s most proud of is mentoring students. “My biggest accomplishment, I think, has been the mentorship of student research,” he […]
The Student Academic Conference provides a space for students to share meaningful work. For Melissa Wolff, it’s a chance to bring attention to the role student feedback plays in nursing faculty retention. Wolff is a doctorate student in the educational leadership program with a healthcare emphasis, and has been a nursing instructor for the past eight years. As a professor, […]
Dr. Knutson along with Dr. Kristen Ford, Concordia and MSUM Health Education Major presented an engaging presentation inspired by THE FUSED Health Education Series, featured in JOPERD Mini Series Articles: THE FUSED Technique. THE= Teaching Health Education; FUSED= Functional [Data-Driven] information, Using HBOs &, Skill-based cues, Engaging teaching strategies for, Daily-application developing health literate K-12 students). Their session aimed to […]
Sheila “Charlie” Klauer, psychology graduate, is a nationally recognized transportation safety researcher and recipient of the MSUM Foundation’s 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award. Charlie has dedicated her career to understanding and mitigating risks for teen drivers, studying driver behavior, distraction, and real-time feedback systems to help reduce accidents and change the way teens drive. “I got a broad-spectrum education at MSUM […]
Dr. Megan Johnson recently co-presented two sessions at the SHAPE America National Convention in Baltimore, Maryland, focusing on inclusive practices in Adapted Physical Education. The first presentation, titled “Empowering Future Educators: Supporting Preservice Teachers in Inclusive Physical Education,” was delivered as part of the Higher Education Professional Preparation Summit and addressed strategies for preparing preservice teachers to support students with […]