LIFE SCIENCE PEDAGOGY LAB
THE LIFE-SCIENCE PEDAGOGY LAB
Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Current and Upcoming Projects
2023
Kady Meany
MSc
2023
Ugonna Ani
MSc
2023
Sharon Adichie
BSc (HONS)
2023
Jenna White
BSc (HONS)
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.
Examining the challenges and benefits of increased access to experiential learning opportunities in undergraduate, life-sciences courses.
Scoping Review: The impact of Intermittent Fasting (IF) on cognition in Alzheimer's disease.
The impact of seasonal respiratory infections on student attendance, self-efficacy, and academic achievement.
2023
Hortense Brown
Visiting PhD
Examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on undergraduate student well-being and the resulting student coping strategies.
MUCEP Students
Jenna White F23
Yaneesh Jerath F23
Afreen Mahiat W23
Ayesha Quadri W23
Undergraduate student work experience positions focused on various projects including literature review, data analysis, and continued research support for ongoing projects.
2024 (Upcoming)
Incoming Student
MSc
The impact of secondary-school science experiences on self-efficacy, academic identity, engagement and academic achievement in first-year university, lab-based science courses.
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