John
R.
Waters
Lecturer
413 Mueller Laboratory
Phone:
863-1154
Education:
- Ph.D., Penn State University, 2008
- M.S., Illinois State University, 1992
- B.S., University of Illinois, 1986
Honors and Awards:
- 2006: Alpha Chi Sigma (professional chemistry fraternity) Professor Award
- 2008: Chi Omega Sorority Teaching Award
- 2009: Residence Life Faculty Recognition (from first year students)
- 2009 Kappa Delta Teacher Recognition
Research Interests:
Anatomy and Physiology Education
My primary interest is in the area of science education. I am attempting to identify effective teaching methods for lecture and laboratory settings. While I do not supervise a formal laboratory research program in the Department of Biology, I do enjoy working with graduate and undergraduate students who are also interested in developing technology based educational resources.
Selected Publications:
Juliano, S.A., L.J. Hechtel, and J.R. Waters. 1993. Behavior and risk of predation in larval tree hole mosquitoes: effects of hunger and population history of predation. Oikos 68:229-241.
Waters, J.R. and V.A. Borowicz. 1994. Effect of clipping, benomyl, and genet on C-14 transfer between mycorrhizal plants. Oikos 71:246-252.
Waters, J.R., M.A. Janssen, and D.G. White. 1999. Web based cat anatomy tutorial. Wm. C. Brown/McGraw-Hill Inc.Eder, D.J., Kaminsky, S.L., Bertram, J.W., with Waters, J.R., and Wingerd, M.S. 2003. Laboratory Atlas of Anatomy and Physiology (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Inc.
Waters, J.R., P. Van Meter, W. Perrotti, S. Drogo, and R. Cyr. 2005. Cat dissection vs. sculpting human structures
in clay: an analysis of two approaches to undergraduate human anatomy laboratory education. Advances in Physiology Education 29(1):27-34
Waters, J.R., P. Van Meter, W. Perrotti, S. Drogo, and R. Cyr. 2009. Human clay models versus cat dissection:
how the similarity between the classroom and the exam affects student performance. Advances in Physiology Education: Manuscript in Review
