Janet L. Casagrand

Job Description

• Teaches Human Physiology 1, Human Physiology (non-majors), Human Physiology Lab, Neurophysiology, and a seminar on teaching for undergraduates. Department Education Specialist.

Education:

• 1981-1985, B.A., Zoology and Mathematics with Computer Science emphasis, Drew University, New Jersey.
• 1985-1991, Ph.D., Biology (Neurophysiology), Case Western Reserve University, Ohio.
• 1991-1992, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Arizona Research Laboratories Division of Neurobiology, University of Arizona Tucson.
• 1992-1994, Postdoctoral Fellow, Arizona Research Laboratories Division of Neurobiology, University of Arizona Tucson.
• 1994-1997, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder.
• 1997-2002, Professional Research Associate, Department of EPO Biology, University of Colorado Boulder.

Professional Experience:

• 1999-2001, Lecturer, Department of EPO Biology, University of Colorado Boulder.
• 2002-2013, Instructor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder.
• 2014-present, Senior Instructor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder.

Honors and Awards:

• 1984, Phi Beta Kappa.
• 1985, Winifred Baldwin Graduate Fellowship.
• 1985‑1988, National Institute of Health Predoctoral National Research Service Award.
• 1992-1994, National Institute of Health Postdoctoral Fellowship Award.
• 1996, Marine Biological Laboratory Fellowship.
• 1997, Human Frontiers Science Program Postdoctoral Fellowship.
• 1997, Grass Foundation Fellowship.
• 2009, President’s Teaching and Learning Collaborative, University of Colorado.
• 2011, Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in STEM Education, University of Colorado Boulder.
• 2013, Arts and Sciences Support of Excellence in Teaching through Technology (ASSETT) Technology Development Award, University of Colorado Boulder.
• 2014, Faculty Leadership Institute, University of Colorado Boulder.
• 2015, Sam Drogo Technology in the Classroom Award, Human Anatomy and Physiology Society.
• 2015, Boulder Faculty Assembly Faculty Recognition Award, University of Colorado Boulder.
• 2016-2017, TRESTLE Course Development Award, Center for STEM Learning, University of Colorado Boulder.
• 2018, Invited symposium speaker, American Physiological Society Experimental Biology Annual Conference.
• 2018, Arts and Sciences Support of Excellence in Teaching through Technology (ASSETT) Excellence in Teaching with Technology Award, University of Colorado Boulder.
• 2018-2020, Chair, Instructor Track Faculty Affairs Committee, Boulder Faculty Assembly, University of Colorado Boulder.

Recent Publications:

• Casagrand JL, Semsar K. Redesigning a course to help students achieve higher-order cognitive thinking skills: from goals and mechanics to student outcomes. Advances in Physiology Education 41:194-202, 2017.
• Semsar K, Casagrand JL.  Bloom’s Dichotomous Key: A new tool for evaluating the cognitive difficulty of assessments. Advances in Physiology Education 41: 170-177, 2017.

Please visit my NCBI bibliography for a full list of publications.