Kara Nuss
College of Arts and Sciences, Biology
Senior Instructor
Office:
Room BBH 217A
Phone:
(773) 442-5225
Email:
k-nuss@neiu.edu
Office Hours:
Please email k-nuss@neiu.edu to arrange to meet or speak with Dr. Nuss.
CV:
Nuss, K_CV.pdf
Country:
United States
Expertise
Evolution, Animal Behavior, Conservation Biology, Science Pedagogy
General Biology I (BIO 201)
General Biology II (BIO 202)
Essential Skills for Biologists (BIO 250)
Evolution (BIO 310)
Endrocrinology (BIO 364)
Research Interests
My research interests focus on which teaching strategies and supports are most effective in biology courses, what types of assessments most accurately reflect student learning, and how students develop their identities as scholars and scientists. Keywords: Pedagogy, scientific identity, learning support, learning
Education
Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology from University of Chicago
B.S. in Biology from University of Iowa
Selected Publications
Bolterstein, E., Mungre, S., Nuss, K., and Stoffregen, E. P. 2025. WRNexo is not required to maintain normal sex ratios in Drosophila: A CURE-Based Investigation. microPublication Biology.
Nuss, K., and Warneke, M. 2010. Life span, reproductive output, and reproductive opportunity in captive Goeldi's monkeys (Callimico goeldii). Zoo Biol., 29(1): 1-15.