Thrive Research Topics
- BME Curriculum
- Active and experiential learning
- Wellness and mindfulness
- Remote lab instruction
- DEI
- Mental Health and Wellness
- Undergraduate, Graduate, Faculty & Staff
- Stress experiences
- Engineering culture
- Mentorship
- Research Methods
An asterisk ( * ) indicates co-authors.
Journal Articles
2023
- Mid-career transitions into engineering education research via structured mentorship opportunities: Barriers and perceptions.; J. F. Mirabelli et al. [Mentorship]
- Undergraduate student perceptions of stress and mental health in engineering culture.; K. J. Jensen et al. [Mental Health and Wellness]
- LabMate: Development and Implementation of a Novel Livestreaming Platform for Hybrid or Remote Laboratory Course Delivery; E. Johnson et al. [BME Curriculum]
2022
- Development and Implementation of a Biometrics Device Design Project in an Introductory BME Course to Support Student Wellness; I. Miller et al. [BME Curriculum]
- Development and Implementation of a Remote Enzyme Kinetics Laboratory Exercise.; A. Bhattacharjee et al. [BME Curriculum]
2021
- Laboratory Exercise to Measure Plasmid Copy Number by qPCR; B. David et al. [BME Curriculum]
- The Time is Now to Build a Culture of Wellness in Engineering; K. J. Jensen. [Mental Health and Wellness]
- Remote Laboratory Exercise to Develop Micropipetting Skills; M. N. Jawad et al. [BME Curriculum]
- Engineering stress culture: Relationships among mental health, engineering identity, and sense of inclusion; K. J. Jensen & K. J. Cross. [Mental Health and Wellness] [DEI]
- A Scoping Literature Review of Engineering Thriving to Redefine Student Success; J. S. Ge et al. [Mental Health and Wellness]
2020
- Peer Review as Developmental: Exploring the Ripple Effects of the JEE Mentored Reviewer Program; K. J. Jensen et al. [Mentorship]
- Introduction of Mindfulness in an Online Engineering Core Course During the COVID-19 Pandemic; I. Miller & K. J. Jensen. [BME Curriculum]
- Development and Implementation of a Virtual Cell Culture Lab Practical for an Introductory BME Lab Course; B. David et al. [BME Curriculum]
2019
- Laboratory Exercise to Measure Restriction Enzyme Kinetics; C. M. Blassick et al. [BME Curriculum]
2010 – 2018
- Wong, G.S., Zhou, J., Liu, JB., Wu, Z., Xu, X., Li, T., Xu, D., Schumacher, S.E., Puschof, J., McFarland, J., Zou, C., Dulak, A., Henderson, L., Xu, P., O’Day, E., Rendak, R., Liao, W.L., Cecchi, F., Hembrough, T., Schwartz, S., Szeto, C., Rustgi, A.K., Wong, K.K., Diehl, J.A., Jensen, K.J. et al. (2018) Targeting wild-type KRAS-amplified gastroesophageal cancer through combined MEK and SHP2 inhibition, Nature Medicine 24, 968-977.
- Jensen, K.J.*, Moyer, C.B.*, Janes, K.A. (2016). Network architecture predisposes an enzyme to either pharmacologic or genetic targeting, Cell Systems 2, pp. 112-121.
- *Research Highlight: Kostic, M. (2016) Small Molecule Inhibitors versus Genetic Knockdown: Round One. Cell Chemical Biology, 23, 313.
- Wagenaar, T., Tolstykh, T., Shi, C., Jiang, L., Zhang, J., Li, Z., Yu, Q., Qu, H., Sun, F., Cao, H., Pollard, J., Dai, S., Gao, Q., Zhang, B., Arlt, H., Cindhuchao, M., Hoffmann, D., Light, M., Jensen, K.J. et al. (2014). Identification of the Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport-I (ESCRT-I) as an important modulator of anti-miR uptake by cancer cells, Nucleic Acids Research 43, pp. 1204-1215.
- Kang, B.K.*, Jensen, K.J.*, Hatch, J.A., Janes, K.A. (2013). Simultaneous profiling of 194 distinct receptor transcripts in human cells, Science Signaling 6(13).
- Jensen, K.J., Garmaroudi, F.S., Zhang, J., et al. (2013). An ERK–p38 subnetwork coordinates host-cell apoptosis and necrosis during coxsackievirus B3 infection, Cell Host Microbe 13, pp. 67-76.
- Roller, D., Axelrod, M., Capaldo, B., Jensen, K.J., et al. (2012). Synthetic lethal screening with small molecule inhibitors provides a pathway to rational combination therapies for melanoma, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 11, pp. 2505-2515.
- Jensen, K.J., Janes, K.A. (2012). Modeling the latent dimensions of multivariate signaling datasets, Physical Biology, 9, 045004.
- Janes, K.A., Wang, C.C., Holmberg, K.J., Cabral, K., Brugge, J.S. (2010). Identifying single-cell molecular programs by stochastic profiling, Nature Methods 7, pp. 311-317.
Conference Proceedings
2023
- Investigating the importance of identity for graduate engineering student stressors; K. J. Jensen et al. [Mental Health and Wellness]
- Jensen, K. J., Mirabelli, J. F., Cromley, J. G., Hart, A., & Robbennolt, D. (2023). “Investigating the importance of identity for graduate engineering student stressors”, for American Educational Research Association Annual Conference and Exposition.
- Conducting the cognitive interview: Sharing experiences and insight from two think aloud studies; J. F. Mirabelli et al. [Research Methods]
- Work in Progress: Exploring the landscape of stressors experienced by doctoral engineering students; J. F. Mirabelli et al. [Mental Health and Wellness]
2022
- Exploring the Exploratory Factor Analysis: Comparisons and Insights from Applying Five Procedures to Determining EFA Item Retention; J. F. Mirabelli et al. [Research Methods]
- CAREER: Characterizing Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Experiences with Mental Health in Engineering Culture; K. J. Jensen et al. [Mental Health and Wellness]
- Expansion of Biomedical Devices in an Engineering Design Project to Support Student Wellness; I. Miller et al. [BME Curriculum] [Mental Health and Wellness]
- Virtual Communities of Practice: Social Capital’s Influence on Faculty Development; C. Egwuonwu et al. [Mentorship]
- Work in Progress: Practically Present: Developing a novel approach to remote laboratory learning and engagement through LabMate; E. Johnson & K. J. Jensen [BME Curriculum]
2021
- Supporting Student Mental Health by Implementing a Student-Centered Design Project: Using Biometrics to Measure Wellness; I. Miller et al. [BME Curriculum]
- Work in Progress: Departmental Analysis of Factors of Engineering Culture; I. Miller et al. [Mental Health and Wellness]
- Adapting a Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory Course to an Online Delivery Format; A. Bhattacharjee et al. [BME Curriculum]
2020
- Work in progress: Lab-bench-marking: How are we using lab courses in BME curricula?; M. Rathslag et al. [BME Curriculum]
- Work in progress: Identifying Factors that Impact Student Experience of Engineering Stress Culture; J. F. Mirabelli et al. [Mental Health and Wellness]
- Improving Exam Performance, Student Confidence, Accessibility, and Lab Safety Skills: How Introduction of Classtranscribe is Changing Engineering Education at Illinois; L. Angrave et al. [BME Curriculum] [DEI]
- Angrave, L., Jensen, K.J., Zhang, Z., Mahipal, C., Mussulman, D., Schmitz, C.D., Baird, R.T., Liu, H., Wu, M.S., & Kooper, R. (2020) “Improving Exam Performance, Student Confidence, Accessibility, and Lab Safety Skills: How Introduction of Classtranscribe is Changing Engineering Education at Illinois” in New Engineering Educators Division for the ASEE Annual Conference.
- Honorable Mention for Best Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion paper, ASEE 2020
- Angrave, L., Jensen, K.J., Zhang, Z., Mahipal, C., Mussulman, D., Schmitz, C.D., Baird, R.T., Liu, H., Wu, M.S., & Kooper, R. (2020) “Improving Exam Performance, Student Confidence, Accessibility, and Lab Safety Skills: How Introduction of Classtranscribe is Changing Engineering Education at Illinois” in New Engineering Educators Division for the ASEE Annual Conference.
- Work in Progress: Analysis of the Impact of Office Hours on Graded Course Assessments; N. Ozymko et al. [BME Curriculum]
- Work in Progress: A Qualitative Exploration of Female Undergraduate Decisions to Specialize within Engineering Disciplines; M. T. Cardador et al. [DEI]
- Measuring Impact: Student and Instructor Experience Using and Online Queue; D. M. Mussulman et al. [DEI]
- Community Building for the NSF PFE: RIEF Program: Year 1; K. J. Jensen et al. [Mentorship]
- Work in Progress: A Qualitative Study of Mentorship, Training Needs, and Community for New Engineering Education Researchers; J. F. Mirabelli et al. [Mentorship]
2019
- Adoption of an online queue app for higher education: a case study; K. J. Jensen et al. [DEI]
- Student Perceptions of Engineering Stress Culture; K. J. Jensen & K. J. Cross. [Mental Health and Wellness]
- Work in Progress: Alternative Lab Reports for Biomedical Engineering; P. A. Jensen & K. J. Jensen. [BME Curriculum]
2016 – 2018
- Work in Progress: Understanding Student Perceptions of Stress as part of Engineering Culture; K. J. Cross & K. J. Jensen. [Mental Health and Wellness]
- Work in Progress: Design of a first-year rhetoric course for engineering students; M. Zahid*, E. Groundwater*, et al. [BME Curriculum]
- Work in Progress: “Blinded” grading rubrics for bioengineering lab reports; Y. Li et al. [BME Curriculum]
- Work in Progress: Immersive first-year experience for bioengineering curricula; J. R. Amos et al. [BME Curriculum]
- Work in Progress: Reviving a transport phenomena course; M. A. Pool et al. [BME Curriculum]
Book Chapters
- Jensen, K.J.*, Bose, A.K.*, Janes, K.A. (2013). Systems-engineering principles in signal transduction and cell-fate choice. In: CRC Handbook of Biomedical Engineering (eds. J.D. Bronzino, D.R. Peterson), pp. 1642. CRC Press, Boca Raton.