The following is a list of publications from projects that were funded by IIP Grants that PIs have shared with us.
Publications
Grisham, W. (2009). Modular Digital Course in Undergraduate Neuroscience Education (MDCUNE): A Website Offering Free Digital Tools for Neuroscience Educators.Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, 8(1), A26-A31.
Grisham, W., Keller, L., & Schottler, N.(2015). Gel Scramble: An E-Tool for Teaching Molecular Neuroscience. Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education13(3):A174-A183
http://www.funjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/june-13-174.pdf
Grisham, W. Korey, C.A. Schottler, N. A., McCauley, L. B. & Beatty, J. (2012). Teaching neuroinformatics with an emphasis on quantitative locus analysis. Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, 11(1):A119-A125
Grisham, W., Schottler, N. A., Beck McCauley, L. M., Pham, A.P.*, Ruiz, M. L.*,Fong, M.C.*, & Cui, X.* (2011). Using digital images of the zebra finch song system as a tool to teach organizational effects of steroid hormones: A free downloadable module. CBE Life Sciences10(2),222-230.
–cover article
–featured in CBE Lifesciences “Highlights of 2011”
Grisham, W., Schottler, N. A., Valli-Marill, J., Beck, L. M., & Beatty, J. (2010). Teaching Bioinformatics and Neuroinformatics Using Free Web-based Tools. CBE Life Sciences. 9, 98–107.
–featured in CBE Lifesciences “Highlights of 2010”
Ramachandran, R., Sparck, E.M., & Levis-Fitzgerald, M. (2019). Investigating the effectiveness of using application-based science education videos in a general chemistry lecture course. Journal of Chemistry Education, 96(3), 479-485 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00777).
Sellami, N., Shaked, S., Laski, F. A., Eagan, Sanders, E. R. (2017). Implementation of a Learning Assistant Program Improves Student Performance on Higher-Order Assessments. CBE Life Sciences Education 16(4).
Below are the awarded IIP Major Grant proposals from each academic year.
AY2022-2023
Below are the awarded IIP Major Grant proposals from 2022-2023
| Department | Proposal Title | PI(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Languages & Cultures | Koreans in the World: Language History, and Society | Sixiang Wang |
| Asian Languages & Cultures | Development of a New Course “Water in Chinese Society” | Min Li |
| Biomedical Research | Empowering STEM Instructors in Inclusive Practices | Kirsten Turlo, Amy Fluitt, Diana Rigueur |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry/ Education/CEILS/ Academic Advancement Program |
Investigating Systemic Factors that Exclude Students with Marginalized Racial Identities | Miguel Garcia-Garibay, Morgan Howe, Albert Courey, Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, Shanna Shaked, Alice Ho |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry/ Physics & Astronomy/ Life Sciences Core Education |
Identifying Patterns Associated with Increased Sense of Belonging Found in Enhanced General Chemistry Series | Jennifer Casey, Albert Courey, Shanna Shaked, K. Supriya |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering | Developing an Engineering Engaged Scholarship Course in Environmental Justice | Regan Patterson |
| Design | Lay of the Land, Eye in the Sky II | Rebeca Mendez & Peter Lunenfeld |
| Design, English | Diversifying and Improving Access to and Games Studies Resources at UCLA | Eddo Stern & Daniel Snelson |
| Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences | Optimization of Experiential Lego-Based Labs for Introductory Computing: Response to Course Surveys | Jonathan Aurnou |
| Electrical Engineering | New Course Development Plan: Queered Science & Technology Studies | Sergio Carbajo |
| Electrical Engineering/Writing Programs | Further Development of Writing-II Courses within Engineering Majors | Richard Wesel & Christine Holten |
| English | Future Environments: Cities, Ecologies, Planets | Ursula Heise |
| European Languages & Transcultural Studies | Reimagining the ELTS Senior Capstone Seminar | David Kim |
| History | Developing a Public History Toolkit, Phase II | Tawny Paul & Muriel McClendon |
| Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology | Assessing the Effectiveness of Virtual Laboratory Course Adaptations | Carrie Spratford |
| Mathematics | A more equitable grading scheme for Linear Algebra | Michael Hill & Rose Morris-Wright |
| Physics & Astronomy | Exploring a Centralized Cloud Computing Infrastructure for Students at UCLA | Tuan Do, Katsushi Arisaka, Jau Hauser |
| Physics & Astronomy/ Psychology/ Integrative Biology & Physiology/ Neurology/Chemistry & Biochemistry |
OPCI: Open Undergraduate Physics Labs of Consciousness and Intelligence | Katsushi Arisaka, Aaron Blaisdell, Stephanie White, Daniel Aharonim Laurent Bentolila |
| School of Nursing | Tell Me About Research: Podcasts to Engage | Paul Macey |
AY2021-2022
Below are the awarded IIP Major Grant proposals from 2021-2022
| Department | Proposal Title | PI(s) |
|---|---|---|
| African American Studies | Ralph Bunche: Reply All –Diplomacy in Everyday Political Discourse | Sobukwe Odinga |
| Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences | Asynchronous Rotating Tank Experiment Videos to Enhance Undergraduate Comprehension in Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluids | Andrew Stewart, Jordyn Moscoso, Gang Chen |
| Biomedical Research | Assessing the Success and Effectiveness of Virtual Laboratory Course Adaptations | Carrie Spratford |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | Measuring the impact of an enhanced general chemistry course sequence on sense of belonging and persistence | Albert Courey, Jennifer Casey, Justin Caram, Arlene Russell, Shanna Shaked |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | Improving students’ mastery in the Chemistry 14BL lab: Building on COVID-developed instructional tools | Arlene Russell & Jennifer Casey |
| Dentistry | Case Management and Treatment Planning; Clinical Treatment Planning | Zaher Jabbour |
| Design | Lay of the Land, Eye in the Sky: Drones for Environmental Justice Design Research and Practice | Rebeca Mendez & Peter Lunenfeld |
| Design | “Critical Game Culture” GE Development | Eddo Stern |
| Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences | Experiential Lego-Based Labs for Introductory Computing | Jonathan Aurnou |
| Ecology & Evolutionary Biology | Adding Genuine Research to a New Genetics Lab Class | Rachel Prunier |
| Electrical Engineering | Student Assistance and Program Continuous Improvement | Greg Pottie & Ken Yang |
| Electrical Engineering | Establishing Writing-II Courses within Engineering Majors | Rick Wesel & Christine Holten |
| History | Developing a Public History Toolkit | Tawny Paul & Muriel McClendon |
| Life Sciences Core Education | Development and Assessment of a New Course: Computer Programming for Life Scientists | Sharmila Venugopal & Eric Deeds |
| Materials Science & Engineering | Forging Machine for Innovative Applications in Material Forming | Magdalena Balonis & Marta Pozuelo |
| Mathematics | A more equitable grading scheme for Linear Algebra | Michael Hill & Rose Morris-Wright |
| Physics & Astronomy | Development of a Project-based Neuro-physics Lab for All STEM Majors after Lower-division Labs | Katsushi Arisaka, Aaron Blaisdell, Jay Hauser |
| Political Science | Development of General Education course “Global Catastrophic Risk: The Clash of Science, Politics, and Ethics” | Susanne Lohmann |
| Psychology | Video-based Child Observation Course Integration Initiative | Elisheva Gross & Bonnie Goff |
AY2020-2021
Below are the awarded IIP Major Grant proposals from 2020-2021
| Department | Proposal Title | PI(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Languages & Cultures | Sound-Symbolic Word Audio Visual Resource Project | Yumiko Kawanishi |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | Natural language processing of student teaching evaluations for lower-division courses | Chong Liu |
| Design | Design, Disability, and the Web | Lauren McCarthy |
| Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences | Analysis and display tools for remote sensing data | Gilles Peltzer |
| Education | Community Engagement and Community Partnerships | Rashmita Mistry, Jason Dorio, Mitsue Yokota |
| Electrical Engineering | Quantum toys: hands-on instruction of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Computing | Clarice Aiello & Mohammadreza Noormandipour |
| Life Sciences Core Education | Leveraging Courselets for Improving Student Outcomes in Mathematics for Life Scientists | Eric Deeds & Jukka Keranen |
| Physics & Astronomy | Development of Flipped/Asynchronous Online Physics Labs: Physics 4AL/4BL/5AL/5BL/5CL/15L for all Scientists and Engineers | Katsushi Arisaka, Jay Hauser, George Trammell, Aaron Blaisdell, Shanna Shaked, Elizabeth Mills |
| Political Science | Programming games of cooperation, competition, coordination, and collaboration for online ethics instruction | Susanne Lohmann |
| Psychology | Proposal of a new course: Human Neuropsychology Lab | William Grisham |
| Psychology | Expanding the “TestYourself” question bank for psychology instructors and students | Melissa Paquette-Smith, Courtney Clark, Megan Imundo, Victoria Cross |
| Theater | Developing a Remote Acting for Virtual Environments Course | Jeff Burke |
| Writing Programs | Purchasing MOTE Voice Commenting for Google Docs | Christine Holten |
AY2019-2020
Below are the awarded IIP Major Grant proposals from 2019-2020
| Department | Proposal Title | PI(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | Meeting Dual GE and Major Goals: Revamping a Lower Division Course, in Community | Jessica Cattellino |
| Asian American Studies | Census 2020 and the Undercount in Los Angeles County | Natalie Masuoka |
| Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences | Integrating Research Cruises into Oceanographic Undergraduate Education | Daniele Bianchi, Andrew Stewart, & Jeroen Molemaker |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | Curriculum Improvement of General Chemistry Enabled by Natural Language Processing of Student Teaching Evaluation | Chong Liu |
| Chemistry & Biomolecular Engineering | Enhancing Undergraduate Education in Nano-Scale Engineering | Jane Chang, Eric Chiou, Yong Chen, CJ Kim, Kang Wang, Jason Woo, Subu Iyer, Marko Sokolich, Mark Goorsky, & Carissa Eisler |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering | Enriching the Undergraduate Research Experience through an Experiential Course in Community-Engaged Environmental Research: Theory and Practice | Jennifer Jay |
| Earth, Planetary, & Space Sciences/Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences | Jon Aurnou & Jasper Kok | |
| Ecology & Evolutionary Biology | A Community Based Ecological Field Work Site for UCLA Students | Leryn Gorlitsky & Alison Lipman |
| Education | Community Engagement and Transformative Education | Rashmita Mistry & Jason Dorio |
| Education | Development of a Quantitative Research Methods Course Sequence, Integrating R Software, in Education & Social Transformation | Rashmita Mistry & Mingjeong Jeon |
| Electrical Engineering | Development of Technology and Society Course | John Villasenor |
| Gender Studies | Legislative Theater for Race and Gender Justice | Claudia Peña & Bryonn Bain |
| Germanic Languages | Flipping the GE Classroom | Todd Presner |
| Institute of the Environment & Sustainability | Assessment of the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge Undergraduate Research Scholars Program | Rebecca Shipe & Casandra Rauser |
| Library | Learning Assistants and Learner-Led Design: Targeted Online Modules to Address High-Impact STEM Learning Challenges | Doug Worsham, Shanna Shaked, & Renee Romero |
| Life Sciences Core Education | Mindset, Locus of Control, and Learning in the Life Sciences | Jeffrey Maloy |
| Linguistics | Automated Skills-Based Grading and Skills Tracking in CCLE | Megha Sundara & Adam Royer |
| Physics & Astronomy | New Development of Hands-on Physics Laboratory for Scientists and Engineers: Revising Physics 4AL and 4BL | Katsushi Arisaka, Jay Hauser, & George Trammell |
| Psychology | Pathway to Assessing an Entire Major: The Neuroscience Evaluation of Undergraduate Realized Outcomes or N.E.U.R.O. Test | William Grisham |
| Psychology | Creating an Online Retrieval Practice Repository for Psychology Instructors and Students | Melissa Paquette-Smith & Courtney Clark |
| World Arts & Cultures/Dance | Ten Questions | Victoria Marks |
AY2018-2019
Below are the awarded IIP Major Grant proposals from 2018-2019
| Department | Proposal Title | PI(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences | Increasing Undergraduate Comprehension of Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluids via Rotating Tank Experiments | Andrew Stewart & Gang Chen |
| Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences | Data Analysis for Climate Science | Neil Berg |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | Artificially Intelligent Assessment and Learning System for Chem 17 “Preparation for General Chemistry” | Zhao Li & Yung-Ya Lin |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | Evaluating the impact of learning assistants in an introductory organic chemistry sequence for life science majors | Rachel Prado & Roshini Ramachandran |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | Assessment of Teaching Practices in Chemistry 153L: A laboratory course on Introduction to Protein Science – What are reasons for the performance gap in the course? Which interventions will help to reduce this gap? | Anne Hong-Hermesdorf |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | Machine Learning for every chemistry professional | Anastassia Alexandrova |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | Creating valid, reliable pre- and post-assessment tools to assess students’ abilities to retain, transfer, and apply acid-base chemistry concepts in general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry | Jennifer Casey, Heather Tienson-Tseng, Al Courey |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | Utilizing application-based science education videos in an undergraduate chemistry laboratory course for life science majors | Roshini Ramachandran & Jennifer Casey |
| Communication Studies | TV News Archive User Interface Improvement | Francis Steen & Tim Groeling |
| Comparative Literature | Classroom Coding for the Humanities | David MacFadyen |
| Design | p5.js: Developing a Tool for Making Art and Design with Code | Lauren McCarthy |
| Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences | Geophysics Hawaii Volcano Field Trip | Paul Davis |
| Ecology & Evolutionary Biology | Transforming Introduction to Ecology and Behavior into a more active classroom | Daniel Blumstein |
| Ecology & Evolutionary Biology | Using Modern Classroom Technology in a Large, Upper-Division Class “Evolutionary Medicine” | Pamela Yeh, Benison Pang, Jessica Gregg |
| Ecology & Evolutionary Biology | Sustainable Native Gardens | Alison Lipman & Leryn Gorlitsky |
| French & Francophone Studies | Implementing Integrated Performance Assessments (IPAs) in the French Language Program at UCLA | Kimberly Jansma & Laurence Denie |
| Integrative Biology & Physiology | Achieving intimate research experience at scale | Roy Wollman |
| Life Sciences Core Education | A Pilot: Mobile All-in-one Virtual Reality computer station used in Laboratory Course Life Sciences LS23L | Gaston Pfluegl |
| Life Sciences Core Education | Enhancing Motivational Predictors of Student Success Across the Introductory Life Sciences Curriculum | Jeffrey Maloy & Erin Sanders O’Leary |
| Musicology | Creating Musical Community (Ethnomusicology/Music/Musicology M103) | Nina Eidsheim & Mark Kligman |
| Musicology | Videotape course: “The Reel Beatles” | David Leaf |
| Physics & Astronomy | Data-driven, Systematic, and Sustainable Transformation of Physics for Life Scientists | Ian McLean, Katsushi Arisaka, Joshua Samani, George Trammell, Elizabeth Mills, Shanna Shaked |
| Physics & Astronomy | Proposal to enhance infrastructure of 180E physics undergraduate lab | Walter Gekelman |
| Psychology | Developing a Tool to Assess the Learning Gains of the Neuroscience Curriculum | William Grisham |
| World Arts & Cultures/Dance | Legislative Theater for Racial Justice | Robert Gordon, Bryonn Bain, David Gere |