Mental health in active learning
Nov. 2023 Ghosh A, Cohen KA, Jans L, Busch CA, McDanal R, Yang Y, Cooper KM, Schleider JM. A digital single-session intervention (Project Engage) to address fear of negative evaluation among college students: a piolot randomized controlled trail. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR).
April 2023 Araghi T*&, Busch CA*&, Cooper KM. The aspects of active learning science courses that exacerbate and alleviate depression in undergraduates. CBE Life Sciences Education. &These authors contributed equally Commentary: ASU News
Feb 2020 Cooper KM, Brownell SE. Student anxiety and fear of negative evaluation in active learning science classrooms. Chapter in book: Active learning in college science, the case for evidence-based practice. Springer Nature.
June 2018 Cooper KM*, Downing V*, Brownell SE. The influence of active learning practices on student anxiety in large-enrollment college science classrooms. International Journal of STEM Education. * These authors contributed equally.
- Highlighted by Science Magazine as an Editor's choice
- Commentary: Chemical and Engineering News, ASU Biology and Society, ASU Teach Tech Blog, STEM Prof Newsletter
Mental health in undergraduate research
In press: Mohammed TF. Doud N. Brownell SE#. Cooper KM#. The upside to depression: Undergraduates benefit from an instructor revealing depression in a large-enrollment physiology course. In press at Advances in Physiology Education. #These authors contributed equally.
Jan. 2023 Cooper KM, Eddy SL, Brownell SE. Research anxiety predicts undergraduates’ intentions to pursue scientific research careers. CBE Life Sciences Education.
Sept. 2022 Abraham AE, Busch CA, Brownell SE, Cooper KM. Should I write about mental health on my med school app? Examining medical school admissions committee member biases toward mental health conditions. Advances in Physiology Education.
June 2020 Cooper KM, Gin LE, Brownell SE. Depression as a concealable stigmatized identity: What influences whether students conceal or reveal their depression in undergraduate research experiences? International Journal of STEM Education.
May 2020 Cooper KM#, Gin LE#, Barnes ME, Brownell SE. An exploratory study of students with depression in undergraduate research experiences. CBE Life Sciences Education. # These authors contributed equally.
- Commentary: ASU Now, Small Pond Science , BMC On Society
Mental health in graduate research and teaching
In press: Busch CA, Wiesenthal NJ, Gin LE, Cooper KM. Behind the graduate mental health crisis in science. In press at Nature Biotechnology.
May 2023 Wiesenthal NJ*, Gin LE*, Cooper KM. Face negotiation in graduate school: The decision to conceal or reveal depression among life sciences Ph.D. students in the United States. International Journal of STEM Education.
July 2021 Gin LE#, Wiesenthal NJ#, Ferreira I, Cooper KM. PhDepression: Examining how graduate research and teaching affect depression in life sciences Ph.D. students. CBE Life Sciences Education. #These authors contributed equally
Mental health in online learning
Jan. 2023 Busch CA*^, Mohammed TF*^#, Nadile EM*^#, Witt ML^&, Vargas C^&, Tran M^&, Gazing Wolf J^&, Brister D^&, Cooper KM. Costs and benefits of undergraduates revealing depression to online science instructors. CBE Life Sciences Education. #These authors contributed equally. &These authors contributed equally.
June 2022 Busch CA, Mohammed TF, Nadile EM, Cooper KM. Aspects of online college science courses that alleviate and exacerbate undergraduate depression. PLoS One.
March 2022 Mohammed TF*, Gin LE*, Wiesenthal NJ*, Cooper KM. The experiences of undergraduates with depression in online science learning environments. CBE Life Sciences Education.
Nov. 2021 Mohammed TF*#, Nadile EM*#, Busch CA*#, Brister D&, Claiborne CT&, Edwards BA&, Gazing Wolf J&, Lunt C&, Tran M&, Vargas C&, Walker KM&, Warkina TD&, Witt ML&, Brownell SE, Zheng Y, Cooper KM. Aspects of large-enrollment online college science courses that exacerbate and alleviate student anxiety. CBE Life Sciences Education. #These first authors contributed equally. &These authors contributed equally.