2026 ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators

2026 ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators

Welcome to ASMCUE in Seattle, Washington! Registered attendees are able to download the mobile app onto their phone, create a log-in, and make a personalized schedule and chat with attendees. Questions? Email [email protected]

10:45am PST

Assessing Students Understanding of a Microbial Mitosis and Meiosis Teaching Tool ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallErica Harris Assessing Students’ Perceptions of Motivational Climate in Microbiology Education ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallTuan Le Beyond Action Verbs: Specification of Context in Learning Objectives Published by Professional Biology Societies ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallRobin Altman Bridging Community College and University STEM Pathways: The Impact of Mentoring, High-Impact Practices, and Scholarships on Transfer Success ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallRenu Kumar Faculty Perceptions of AI in Immunology and Microbiology Courses ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallArchana Lal • Bhaswati Manish • Sahar Hasim • Thiru Vanniasinkam From Self-Assessment to Improved Learning Strategies: Promoting Student Learning and Success Through Exam Wrappers in an Introductory Biology Course ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallMichelle Whaley • Sam Adams How does Peer Review and Social Annotation affect learning and sense of belonging in the online classroom? ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallMarianne Baricevic Improving Undergraduate Student Engagement In STEM Through Bioinformatics Research ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallYokshitha Reddy Bathula Innovating Nursing Education Through Virtual Simulation: Evaluating an Intervention to Strengthen Confidence in Communication Skills with Vaccine-Hesitant Patients ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallJennifer Manges Instructor implementation of published biology lessons preserve core materials and content while varying in the structure of student activities ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallAshley Foltz Integrating Science and Art through Eco-Columns and MudWatt Systems: A Cross-Disciplinary Teaching Model ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallBeena Patel • John-Paul Vermitsky • Isabel Gines Integration of a Tiny Earth CURE into a Microbiology Course and Student Perceptions of Research ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallMichelle Thomas Listening to Learn: Professional Microbiology Podcast Annotation Boosts Student Content Mastery and Motivation for Engaging with Primary Literature ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallAmaya Garcia Costas • Gwendowlyn Knapp • Rebecca Seipelt Thiemann • Nancy Boury Measuring Student Growth in a Microbiology CURE Using Course Learning Outcomes and Persistence Measures ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallTejas Bouklas Microbe Invader as a Gamification Strategy for Teaching and Applying Biochemical Tests and Diagnostic Algorithms for Bacterial ID in a General Microbiology Course ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallChrista Contreras Ubedo Neuro-Narrative Pedagogy in Anatomy and Physiology: Preliminary Evidence for Long-Term Retention and Transfer of Learning Among Future Healthcare Professionals ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallJoanna Giza Passing the Knowledge: Evaluating Undergraduates' Understanding of and Ability to Communicate Applied Microbiology to Non-Scientific Audiences ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallJessica Wood Reducing Barriers in Large STEM Courses Through Automated, Inclusive Feedback ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallStephanie Souza Reducing the barrier between undergraduate students and academic research using UC Davis Plant Pathology Department research as a model ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallMatthew Cope-Arguello Reexamining High-Impact Practices: Peer Leadership Assistant Development in a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallCorri Hamilton Safeguarding Food Security Using Plant Pathogen Genomics in a Cohort-based Undergraduate Research Experience ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallNoah Guillome Scaffolded Laboratory Instruction Improves Laboratory Competency in an Informal Secondary Microbiology Program ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallLou Vanhauwaert Scaffolding or Gatekeeping: The relationship between student demographics and prior preparation (biology prerequisite completion) on student performance in a microbiology course ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallMelanie Melendrez-Vallard Schrödinger's Syllabus: How Students Navigate AI Policies in a State of Uncertainty ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallMark Sarvary Seeing the Invisible: Connecting Microbiology, Public Health, and Science Communication Through Photovoice ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallBetsy Martinez-Vaz The effectiveness on student outcomes utilizing time management in a flipped classroom ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallHeather Murdoch The Importance of Peer-Peer Interaction and Team Dynamics in Managing Spread of Watermelon Meow Meow Disease: A Simulated Outbreak Activity in a Public Health Engineering Course ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallGabrielle String • Jeffrey Olimpo Timing is Everything: The Varying Effects of Just-in-Time Refreshers in Microbiology ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallCamilla Ambivero • Jaehyun Ahn • Jonathan Gerard • Sekub Istifli We Took It Twice: Student Insights on Experiencing Both Traditional and CURE Formats of a Biochemistry Lab ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallJisoo Han Wikipedia, AI and Science Communication: Student Perceptions Across Three Cohorts ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallKatelyn Mroczek