LIFE SCIENCE PEDAGOGY LAB
THE LIFE-SCIENCE PEDAGOGY LAB
Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Lab Members and Projects
Principal Investigator
Amy Todd, PhD
My work ranges from studies examining instructional strategies within courses, to broader, longitudinal studies exploring aspects of student success and how it is impacted by factors within and beyond academic programming.
2024-present
Jenna White
MSc Student
The impact of secondary-school science experiences on self-efficacy, academic identity, engagement and academic achievement in first-year university, lab-based science courses.
2023-present
Kady Meany
PhD Student
The Impact of Dietary Patterns on Student Success: Exploring Factors Influencing Food Choices in University Students, and the Relationship Between Nutrition, Cognitive Function, and Academic Success.
2025-2026
Megan Colbourne
BSc (HONS)
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Navigating Academic Accommodations: The Experiences of
Undergraduate Students with Chronic Illnesses.
2025-2026
Elaine Dong
BSc (HONS)
Overlapping Challenges with Students Struggling with Nonapparent Chronic Illness.
2025-2026
Inemesit Nyong
BSc (HONS)
Assessing Personal and Structural Barriers to
Knowledge Translation among Memorial University
Researchers. Co-supervised with Dr. Michael Wahl.
2023-2025
Ugonna Ani
MSc Student
Examining the challenges and benefits of increased access to experiential learning opportunities in undergraduate, life-sciences courses.
2024-2025
Jada Santuccione
BSc (HONS)
Examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on undergraduate student well-being and the resulting student coping strategies.
2023-2024
Sharon Adichie
BSc (HONS)
Scoping Review: The impact of Intermittent Fasting (IF) on cognition in Alzheimer's disease.
2023
Jenna White
BSc (HONS)
The impact of seasonal respiratory infections on student attendance, self-efficacy, and academic achievement.
2023
Hortense Brown
Visiting PhD Cand.
Examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on undergraduate student well-being and the resulting student coping strategies.
Other Students
2026
Carlie Castle (GradSWEP)
Raida Atandrila Chowdhury (MUCEP)
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2025
Elaine Doyle (SURA/MUCEP)
Jada Santuccione (RA)
Iroda Abdunazarova (RA)​
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2024
Bin Li (GradSWEP)
Yaneesh Jerath (GradSWEP)
​Salma Akhter (GradSWEP)
Cassie Tucker (MUCEP)
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2023
Jenna White (MUCEP)
Yaneesh Jerath (MUCEP)
Afreen Mahiat (MUCEP)
Ayesha Quadri (MUCEP)
Undergraduate and graduate student work experience positions focused on various projects, including literature review, data analysis, and continued research support for ongoing projects.
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In the News
Congratulations to Kady Meany for her award at the 2023 Aldrich Conference. Kady was one of two recipients for Best Poster in the Science category (a very large category!) at the conference this year, where she presented a proposal for her current research looking at the impact of dietary patterns on measures of student success.
Dr. Todd was recently featured on MUN's Learning Technology Coach Podcast. This year's series is focused on accessibility in Higher Education, and discusses challenges and opportunities from the technological, instructional, and course development/design perspectives.
Congratulations to Hortense Brown for her recognition in the Gazette. Hortense is our visiting doctoral student from Northern Caribbean University in Jamaica. Her study retroactively explores the perception of stress and anxiety experienced by students during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, what students did to cope, and what supports students remember as most helpful at that time.
CONTACT
Amy M. Todd, Ph.D., M.Ed., Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland
45 Arctic Avenue, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada A1C 5S7
Core Science Facility, Room CSF-3227