Graduate Student
Email: kkasmaii@uark.edu
University of Arkansas, Department of Biological Sciences
Science and Engineering, Room 601
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Education
Florida International University 2019
Miami, Florida
Bachelors of Biology and Interdisciplinary Studies
Minor: Chemistry
Research Experience
Research Assistant, Science Education research, February 2017 – June 2021
Principle investigator: Melissa McCartney
Research Assistant, Plant Ecology and Biodiversity research, May 2017 – December 2017
Principle investigator: Christopher Baraloto
Teaching
Present- Teaching assistant, University of Arkansas
Principles of Biology Lab (POBL 1541L) Dr. Lora Shadwick (Coordinator)
Publications in revision
- *Kasmaii, K., *Acosta, A., *Manrique, C., and McCartney, M. Reducing barriers for student engagement with the scientific literature: student perceptions of annotated primary scientific literature. In revision at PLOS One.
Research presentations and publications
- Kasmaii, K., Acosta, A., Manrique, C., McCartney, M. (2018, October). Video introductions from authors can aid non-science majors in understanding primary scientific literature. Poster presented at the McNair Conference, Miami, FL.
- Kasmaii, K., Acosta, A., McCartney, M. (2019, February). Can video interviews with authors aid in understanding primary scientific literature. Poster presented at the Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM, Washington, DC.
- Kasmaii, K., Acosta, A., McCartney, M. (2019, April). Video introductions from authors can aid non-science majors in understanding primary scientific literature. Poster presented at the Conference for Undergraduate Research, Miami, FL.
- Kasmaii, K., McCartney, M. (2019, July). Can video introductions from authors can enhance student understanding of primary scientific literature? Poster presented at the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER), University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN.
- Kasmaii, K., Acosta, A., McCartney, M. (2019, October). Can video interviews with authors aid in understanding primary scientific literature. Poster and talk presented at the McNair Conference, Miami, FL.
Awards
University of Arkansas Bridge to Doctorate (BD) Fellowship Program, Fall 2021 – Present
Doctoral Academy Fellowship, University of Arkansas, Fall 2021-present