Jacqueline McLaughlin is best known for her endless enthusiasm for science, fervent passion for teaching and undergraduate research, and tireless devotion to conservation. She is an Associate Professor of Biology at Penn State University-Lehigh Valley where she has been educating undergraduates both formally (classroom) and informally (in the field) for nearly 25 years. To her credit, she is the Founding Director of Connecting Humans and Nature through Conservation Experiences (CHANCE), Penn State’s award-winning, international environmental education program with over 50 governmental, non-governmental, academic, and corporate partners and/or collaborators around the world. She has developed and led short-term study abroad programs to Alaska, Australia, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Panama, Peru, and Tanzania (and soon Romania and Malaysia).
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Recent Publications
Mentoring undergraduate research in global contexts (MUR-GC): An integrated model
Cruz, L., Vandermaas-Peeler, M., Hall, E. E., Allocco, A. L., Patch, K., Hamel, J. & McLaughlin, J., Sep 1 2023, In: New Directions for Teaching and Learning. 2023, 175, p. 29-39 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
GUEST COMMENTARY
McLaughlin, J. S., May 9 2023, In: American Biology Teacher. 85, 4, p. 185-186 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Addressing Foodborne Illness in Cote d'Ivoire: Connecting the Classroom to the Community through a Nonmajors Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience
Smith, M. A., Olimpo, J. T., Santillan, K. A. & McLaughlin, J. S., Apr 2022, In: Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. 23, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Teaching environmental sustainability while transforming study abroad
McLaughlin, J. S., Jan 1 2021, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 13, 1, p. 1-13 13 p., 50.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Making it stick: A CURE designed to introduce students to the scientific process and the host response to foreign materials
Slee, J. B. & McLaughlin, J. S., Jul 1 2019, In: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. 47, 4, p. 417-425 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An Authentic Research Experience for Undergraduates in the Developmental Biology and Physiology Laboratory Using the Chick Embryonic Heart
McLaughlin, J. S. & Patel, M. A., Oct 2017, In: American Biology Teacher. 79, 8, p. 645-653 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Impact of a Four-Step Laboratory Pedagogical Framework on Biology Students’ Perceptions of Laboratory Skills, Knowledge, and Interest in Research
McLaughlin, J. S., Favre, D. E., Weinstein, S. E. & Goedhart, C. M., 2017, In: Journal of College Science Teaching. 47, 1, p. 83-91 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Student Scientists: Transforming the Undergraduate Biology Lab into a Research Experience
Goedhart, C. M. & McLaughlin, J. S., Aug 2016, In: American Biology Teacher. 78, 6, p. 502-508 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Increasing Authenticity & Inquiry in the Cell & Molecular Biology Laboratory
McLaughlin, J. S. & Coyle, M. S., Aug 2016, In: American Biology Teacher. 78, 6, p. 492-500 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Vision & Change: Why it Matters
McLaughlin, J. & Metz, A., Aug 2016, In: American Biology Teacher. 78, 6, p. 456-462 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Overcoming the barrier to implementing authentic research experiences through faculty mentorship
Goedhart, C. M. & McLaughlin, J. S., Jun 1 2015, In: CBE Life Sciences Education. 14, 2, p. 14:le1, 1-14:le1, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
In tribute to my mentors
Mclaughlin, J. S., Mar 1 2009, In: American Biology Teacher. 71, 3, p. 134-136 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Using a virtual tissue culture system to assist students in understanding life at the cellular level
Mclaughlin, J. S. & Seaquist, S. B., Sep 1 2008, In: American Biology Teacher. 70, 7, p. 415-420 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The kingdom fungi, food chains & plastic pollution
McLaughlin, J. S., Apr 2008, In: American Biology Teacher. 70, 4, p. 201 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Teaching Biodiversity & Evolution through Travel Course Experiences
Zervanos, S. M. & McLaughlin, J. S., 2003, In: American Biology Teacher. 65, 9, p. 683-688 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review