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Kellie Agrimson, PhD

Assistant Professor, Biology Department

Disciplines

  • Biology
  • Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Genetics and Genomics

Research Interests

  • My primary research interest is testis development, in the field of reproductive biology. In humans, infertility affects twenty percent of all couples and half of cases result from male infertility. Furthermore, twenty-five percent of male infertility cases are determined to be idiopathic, or unexplained. My research goal is to further investigate and characterize the basic biology of testis development in the mouse using primary cells and cell culture models. I have extensive experience in mouse genetics, testis biology, and germ cell isolation and cell culture.
  • I am also a faculty member in the Genomics Education Partnership (GEP). This project provides opportunities for undergraduate students to participate in genomics research and there are no costs associated with implementing the Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE). All the students need is access to the internet and a computer. The main project focuses on the dot chromosome (F element) of Drosophila. Past GEP students have sequenced and annotated the F elements (and comparison D element domains) of several Drosophila species across 40 million years of evolution. The GEP has published several papers on the evolution of the F element, with all contributing students as co-authors. Through this program, students learn how to take raw sequence data to high quality finished sequence, and to annotate genes and other features, leading to analysis of a question in genomics and a research publication.

Discipline

    1. Nursing 56
    2. Medicine and Health Sciences 24
    3. Arts and Humanities 20
    4. Occupational Therapy 20
    5. Physical Therapy 17

Research Interest

    1. Interprofessional Education 3
    2. Leadership 3
    3. interprofessional education 3
    4. Academic Fieldwork 2
    5. Biochemistry 2
    1. Mental and Behavioral Health 2
    2. 2018 Kalina, Megan and Mary U. Henderson "The Integration of a Catholic Social Teaching Website into a Business Curriculum." Co-developed and co-presented a paper and the new website associated with this paper. Tenth International Conference on Catholic Social Thought and Business Education. The University of St. Thomas. Minneapolis, MN, June 21 - 23, 2018. 1
    3. 2018 Rand, Sarah, Nelsen, Julie, Henderson, Mary U., and Paul Kotz "The Rise of Standardized Rankings in Higher Education: Examining the Value Proposition for Adult Learners" Marketing Management Association Fall Educators' Conference, September 19 - 21, 2018. Kansas City, MO. Paper published in proceedings and presented at conference. 1
    4. 2019 Nelsen, Julie, Rand, Sarah, Henderson, Mary U., and Margaret Smith. "#Me Too: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Creating a Valuable Topics Course." MBAA International Conference, North American Management Society Track. Chicago, IL: April 2019. Paper selected as "Best Paper" for the North American Management Society Track (Professor Sarah Rand delivered the presentation at the conference). 1
    5. 2020 Nelsen, Julie, Henderson, Mary U., and Sarah Rand. "Sustainability in Business: Developing an Undergraduate Business Course" Marketing Educators Association Spring 2020 Conference. Seattle, WA. Paper was selected for presentation. Paper was published in the online conference proceedings. Paper selected as the "Runner-up for the Competitive Paper Winner." Since it was a winning paper and due to the pandemic, the paper was presented via a videorecording. 1
    6. 2021 Nelsen, Julie B., Henderson, Mary U., and Pa Kou Yang "Katie's Closet: An On-campus Experiential Learning Project" Marketing Educators Association (MEA) Spring 2021 Conference. 2021 Henderson, Mary U. and Megan Kalina. "Entrepreneurship and Innovation: The Development of a Minor for an Undergraduate Business Program." MBAA International Conference, North American Management Society Track. Chicago, IL: March, 2021. Paper was accepted for presentation at conference. 1
    7. Academic libraries 1
    8. Accommodations In Healthcare Education 1
    9. Acts of Thecla 1
    10. Acute Rehabilitation 1
    11. Age and gender bias in the advertising industry 1
    12. Air-stable organometallic complexes 1
    13. Algae 1
    14. Alleviating Student Anxiety 1
    15. Alternative vocabularies in subject classification 1
    16. Applications of solid-state molecular materials in optoelectronic devices (LEDs, sensors, transistors) 1
    17. Applied Economics, Health, Caregiving, Aging, and Gender 1
    18. Architectural History 1
    19. Art and Religion 1
    20. Asian American Studies 1
    21. Aspects of Sexual Reproduction in Lumbriculus Including Seasonal Variations in Cocoon Production 1
    22. Assistive Technology, OTs Role in Written Communication, Aging In Place, Universal Design for Learning 1
    23. Authentic Activities in Online Instruction 1
    24. Beckel Nelsen, Julie, Rand, Sarah, Kotz, Paul E., and Mary U. Henderson "Making the Intangibles Count: The Meaning of Value in Higher Education Today" Marketing Educators Association Spring 2018 Conference, April 2018. Santa Fe, New Mexico. Paper published in proceedings and presented at conference. 1
    25. Best practices in business and marketing education 1
    26. Biological Anthropology 1
    27. Biology Education 1
    28. Biophysics 1
    29. Buddhism 1
    30. Cardiac Disease 1
    31. Carotenoids 1
    32. Case Studies 1
    33. Catholic social teaching 1
    34. Cell Biology 1
    35. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Regeneration in freshwater oligochaetes from the Lumbriculus complex 1
    36. Cervical Spine Kinematics 1
    37. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, Oncology Rehabilitation 1
    38. Child Development 1
    39. Child-carrying 1
    40. Christian Spirituality 1
    41. Climate Change Literacy 1
    42. Climate change and VAW 1
    43. Clinical Anatomy 1
    44. Clinical Education 1
    45. Clinical education 1

Organization

    1. Nursing Department 36
    2. Nursing 15
    3. Occupational Therapy Department 13
    4. Biology Department 12
    5. Physician Assistant Studies Department 10

Position

    1. Faculty Member 246
    2. Adjunct Faculty Member 5
    3. Non-Faculty Academic Position 5
    4. Graduate Student 1
    5. Healthcare Administrator 1