Evaluating a Student-centered Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience in Psychoneuroimmunology
Conference Tracks
Teaching Practices (Poster Only) – Analysis, synthesis, reflection, and discussion
Abstract
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) is an interdisciplinary field that examines how the nervous and immune systems influence behavior. During Fall 2021 we implemented a PNI course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) in a Neuroimmunology class, in which students 1) generated and tested hypotheses regarding the association between peripheral inflammation and their psychosocial variable of interest and 2) utilized student-collected data to make predictions about inflammation within the brain. Fifty-six percent of students participated in the data collection process, enabling us to explore how participating as a research subject might impact 1) research identity, 2) project ownership, 3) science motivation, and 4) student engagement.
Session Format
Poster
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Publication Type and Release Option
Image (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Gaudier Diaz, Monica M. and Mesmer, Vanessa, "Evaluating a Student-centered Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience in Psychoneuroimmunology" (2022). SoTL Commons Conference. 16.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2022/16
Evaluating a Student-centered Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience in Psychoneuroimmunology
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) is an interdisciplinary field that examines how the nervous and immune systems influence behavior. During Fall 2021 we implemented a PNI course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) in a Neuroimmunology class, in which students 1) generated and tested hypotheses regarding the association between peripheral inflammation and their psychosocial variable of interest and 2) utilized student-collected data to make predictions about inflammation within the brain. Fifty-six percent of students participated in the data collection process, enabling us to explore how participating as a research subject might impact 1) research identity, 2) project ownership, 3) science motivation, and 4) student engagement.
