Contact Info:

Office Location:	231 Trent Hall
Office Phone:	(919) 6817719
Email Address:

Teaching (Spring 2024):

• BIOLOGY 154.01, AIDS/EMERGING DISEASES Synopsis

  Bio Sci 111, TuTh 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

Teaching (Fall 2024):

• BIOLOGY 189FS.01, BIOLOGICAL IMPACT OF RACISM Synopsis

  Bio Sci 155, TuTh 11:45 AM-01:00 PM

• FOCUS 195FS.05, SPECIAL TOPICS IN FOCUS Synopsis

  George/Geo, W 06:00 PM-07:30 PM

School(s):

Arts & Sciences

Department(s):

Biology

Topical Interests:

Genetics
Evolution

Research Interests:

Current projects: Creating linked curricula on HIV/AIDS with Egerton University in Kenya., Developing international research service learning in the sciences.

How inclusion of civic issues, international connections, and social engagement alters the cognitive and affective responses of non- major science students to science education. How course design impacts the demographics (gender, race, etc) of student enrollment in elective science courses. Developing international science courses. The factors that impact educational outcomes for girls in rural Kenya.

Curriculum Vitae

Current Ph.D. Students  

• Amy Stopford  

Postdocs Mentored

• Eve Puffer (July 15, 2008 - July 14, 2011)  

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Schmidt, CN; Puffer, ES; Broverman, S; Warren, V; Green, EP, Is social-ecological risk associated with individual HIV risk beliefs and behaviours?: An analysis of Kenyan adolescents' local communities and activity spaces., Global public health, vol. 17 no. 12 (December, 2022), pp. 3670-3685 [doi]  [abs]
2. Liu, T; Broverman, S; Puffer, ES; Zaltz, DA; Thorne-Lyman, AL; Benjamin-Neelon, SE, Dietary Diversity and Dietary Patterns in School-Aged Children in Western Kenya: A Latent Class Analysis., International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 19 no. 15 (July, 2022), pp. 9130 [doi]  [abs]
3. Parker, W; Sarafian, JT; Broverman, SA; Laman, JD, Authors' response to Graham Rook's commentary., Evol Med Public Health, vol. 9 no. 1 (2021), pp. 206-207 [doi]
4. Parker, W; Sarafian, JT; Broverman, SA; Laman, JD, Between a hygiene rock and a hygienic hard place: Avoiding SARS-CoV-2 while needing environmental exposures for immunity., Evol Med Public Health, vol. 9 no. 1 (2021), pp. 120-130 [doi]  [abs]
5. MUELLER, JL; DOTSON, ME; DIETZEL, J; PETERS, J; ASTURIAS, G; CHEATHAM, A; KRIEGER, M; TAYLOR, B; BROVERMAN, S; RAMANUJAM, N, Using Human-Centered Design to Connect Engineering Concepts to Sustainable Development Goals, Advances in Engineering Education, vol. 8 no. 2 (January, 2020), pp. 1-24 [doi]  [abs]