Please let us know if you have presented PARE-related work and we will add it to our list.
Corresponding authors are listed in bold.
Journal Articles
Genné-Bacon, E., Fux, M., Bove, S.A., Payne, F., Xenakis, G., Coley, J.D., and Bascom-Slack, C. (2024). Dipping your toe in the CURE pool: Longitudinal tracking of instructors suggests use of a short-duration CURE can catalyze expansion to longer CURE experiences. CBE-Life Sciences Education. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.23-05-0091
Kleinschmit, A.J., Genné-Bacon, E., Drace, K., Govindan, B., Larson, J.R., Qureshi, A.A., and Bascom-Slack, C. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education (2024). A framework for leveraging network course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) faculty to develop, validate, and administer an assessment instrument. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00149-23
Kleinschmit, A.J., Govindan, B., Larson, J.R., Qureshi, A.A., and Bascom-Slack, C. (2023). The CURE assessment landscape from the instructor’s point of view: knowledge and skills assessments are highly valued support tools for CURE adoption. Front. Educ., Vol 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1291071
Bliss, S.S., Abraha, E.A., Fuhrmeister, E.R., Pickering, A.J., Bascom-Slack, C.A. Learning and STEM identity gains from an online module on sequencing-based surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in the environment: An analysis of the PARE-Seq curriculum (2023) PLoS One Mar 10;18(3):e0282412. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282412. eCollection 2023.
Erica R. Fuhrmeister, Jennifer R. Larson, Adam J. Kleinschmit, James E. Kirby, Amy J. Pickering and Carol A. Bascom-Slack (2021) Combating Antimicrobial Resistance Through Student-Driven Research and Environmental Surveillance. Front. Microbiol., 22 January 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.577821
Maya L. Nadimpalli, Courtney W. Chan, Shira Doron, Berri Jacque and Carol Bascom-Slack 17157 Racial/ethnic disparities in antibiotic-resistant infections: Knowledge gaps and opportunities for educational interventions (2021). Journal of Clinical and Translational Science,Volume 5, Issue 1 pp. 77. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2021.601
Genné-Bacon, E.A., Wilks, J., and Bascom-Slack, C. (2020). Uncovering Factors Influencing Instructors’ Decision Process when Considering Implementation of a Course-Based Research Experience. CBE-Life Sciences Education Vol. 19. No.2. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.19-10-0208
Genné-Bacon, E. A. and C.A. Bascom-Slack. The PARE Project: A Short Course-Based Research Project for National Surveillance of Antibiotic-Resistant Microbes in Environmental Samples. J. Microbiol. Biol. Educ. Oct. 2018 vol. 19 no. 3. doi:10.1128/jmbe.v19i3.1603
Poster Presentations
Refereed Posters
Coleman, S.T., Davidson, C., Emmons, E., and Gerken Golay, M. (2024) American Society for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators. The Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment (PARE) Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) as the foundation for an integrative first-year first-semester biology laboratory curriculum.
Krzyzanowski , E. and Gendreau, M. (Hampton Roads Academy) PARE: Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Your Backyard. Virginia Junior Academy of Sciences (2nd place) (2024).
Kasparovičiūtė, E. and Orlov, V. (7th Fort of Kaunas Fortress, Educational Life Science Laboratory, Kaunas, Lithuania) Prevalence and diversity of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Shalcha River. International Conference of Life Sciences, The COINS 2024 (Vilnius, Lithuania), 2024.
Pakrosnytė, S., Čekanavičiūtė, A. and Orlov, V. (7th Fort of Kaunas Fortress, Educational Life Science Laboratory, Kaunas, Lithuania) Concentration of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Nemunas and Their Connection to Oxygenase Enzymes: A Pilot Study. International Conference of Life Sciences, The COINS 2024 (Vilnius, Lithuania) 2024.
Skyriūtė, I., Knabikaitė, V. and Orlov, V. (7th Fort of Kaunas Fortress, Educational Life Science Laboratory, Kaunas, Lithuania). Assessing the Prevalence of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria in Lithuanian Soils. International Conference of Life Sciences, The COINS 2024 (Vilnius, Lithuania) 2024.
Genné-Bacon, E., Wilks. J., and Bascom-Slack, C. A Using Course-compatible Modules to Overcome Barriers to Course-Based Research. National Science Foundation IUSE Summit (2022).
Hallstrom, Kelly. Screening for Drug-Resistant Bacteria in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. Sigma Xi Annual Meeting, 2019, Madison, WI.
Drace, Kevin and Hanson, Pam. A CURE for Civic Engagement. Teaching Tomorrow’s Scientists: An ASCB Regional Meeting. May 2019, Athens, GA.
Gregg, Amanda and Johnson, Ashley (Guskey, Sharon, PI). Documenting the Presence of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment, High Impact Technology Conference (HI-TEC), July 2019, St Louis, Missouri.
Kleinschmit A, Jackson J, Bresnitz W, Baumeister A. (2019) Implementation of a Progressive Scale-up Model for the Development of Research Expansion Modules for a Consortium-based CURE. Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) National Meeting. Minneapolis, MN.
Drace, Kevin, Gibbs, Victoria, Styers, Melanie, and Hanson, Pam. A Model for Urban, Place-Based Research in Undergraduate Biology Courses” AAC&U’s Transforming STEM Higher Education Conference, November 2018, Atlanta, GA
Genné-Bacon, Elizabeth, Henry, Jessica and Bascom-Slack, Carol. Easing Perceived Barriers to Course-Based Research Experiences: Impact of the PARE Project. 25th Annual American Society for Microbiology Conference on Undergraduate Education, July 2018, Austin, TX.
Johnson, Ashley (Guskey, S., PI). Documenting the Presence of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment, Advance Technology Education PI Conference, October 2018, Washington, DC.
Genné-Bacon, Elizabeth and Bascom-Slack, C.A. Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistance in the Environment (PARE): A bite-sized, flexible gateway into classroom-based research. American Society of Microbiology Conference of Undergraduate Educators, 2017.
Kleinschmit A, Bascom-Slack C. (2016) Assessing the Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistance in the Environment (PARE): Implementation of a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience in a Microbiology Course. National Association of Biology Teachers Conference. Denver, CO.
Other posters (e.g. undergraduate research symposiums)
Johnson, A. and Gusky, S. (2019) Documenting the Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistance in the Environment. Northwest Connecticut Community College (Undergraduate Research Symposium), Winsted, CT.
Chifamba, Lincoln, Stewart, Austin, Larson, J. Prevalence and Comparison of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Rural and Suburban Environments. 23rd Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Scholarship, April 2019, Capital University, Columbus, Ohio.
Shannon, Ariana , Larson, J. An Investigation into the isolation and prevalence of extended-spectrum beta lactamase bacteria in supermarket raw chicken and pork meat. Ohio ASM Branch Meeting, April 2019.
Jackson J, Kleinschmit A (2018) Surveillance of the Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance through Microcosm Enrichment and Culture-Independent Bioinformatics Analysis. American Society of Microbiology Tri-branch (Intermountain, Rio Grande, & Rocky Mountain) Conference. Durango, CO.
Jackson J, Baumeister B, Bresnitz W, Kleinschmit A. (2018) Characterization of Antibiotic-Resistant Microbes from Urban Storm Water Drainage using Culture-dependent and Culture-independent Methods. Beta Beta Beta W-I District Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO.
Manzoor, Fozia, Marino, Francesca, Piscitelli, Madeline and Lauer, Kortney (Guskey, Sharon, PI). Highland Lake Antiobiotic Resistant Soil, Student Research Presentation, Connecticut Association of Biology Teachers Symposium, November 2018, The Jackson Laboratory, Farmington,CT.
Susan Storm, Sweeney Pua and Brinda Govindan. UV sensitivity in multi-drug resistant bacteria isolated from Lake Chabot. San Fransisco State University College of Science and Engineering Research Showcase, May 2018.
Ali, Suad I., Andrews, Ellen E., Masters, Nicholas S., Simmons, Trevin S., Larson, Jennifer R. PARE: Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment. Posters and presentations: 21st Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Scholarship, April 19, 2017, Capital University, Columbus, Ohio.
Grant Allen, Hannah Mull, Brittany Boyken, Octaivia Brown, Elizabeth Fakunle, Christopher Frazier, Sydney Goff, Kelsey Humphries, Ryan Hundley, Sydney Leisure, Natalie Mercer, Dakota Shewmaker, Tonya Umphress, Fallin Webb, and Rachel Pritchard. Antibiotic Resistance in Rural and Urban Areas. Kentucky Wesleyan College Research Symposium, 2017.
Baker, Caitlin, Renee Brenckman, (Guskey, Sharon, PI). Strawberry Field Antibiotic Resistance, Student Research Presentation, Connecticut Association of Biology Teachers Symposium, October 2017, The Jackson Laboratory, Farmington,CT.
Brittany Boyken, Ryan Hundley, Octavia Brown, Elizabeth Fukunle, Christopher Frazier, Sydney Goff, Kelsey Humphries, Sydney Leisure, Natalie Mercer, Hannah Mull, Dakota Shoemaker, Tonya Umphress, Fallin Webb, Rachel Pritchard, Ph.D. Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment Project. Kentucky Wesleyan College Research Symposium, 2017.
David Cary, Mackenzie Sublett, Grant Allen, Brittany Boyken, Octavia Brown, Amanda Donnelly, Elizabeth Fakunle, Justin Frazier, Gabrielle Gallois, Kiah Gledhill, Sydney Goff, Kelsey Humphries, Ryan Hundley, Sydney Leisure, Natalie Mercer, Hannah Mull, Dakota Shewmaker, Tonya Umphress, Fallin Webb, Cassondra Perkins, Rachel Pritchard, Ph.D. Comparison of Antibiotic Resistant Microbes in Rural vs Urban Soil Research. Kentucky Wesleyan College Research Symposium, 2017.
Courtemanche, Tristan, Boutin, Jaclyn, Bourque, Ellie, and Bronzo, Magdalena (Guskey, Sharon, PI). Incidence of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria from the Lower Christmas Tree Field at Deeply Rooted Farm, Student Research Presentation, Connecticut Association of Biology Teachers Symposium, October 2017, The Jackson Laboratory, Farmington,CT.
Cubero – Pellot, and Leeane Marvin, (Guskey, Sharon, PI). Antimicrobial Study of Holly’s Field, Student Research Presentation, Connecticut Association of Biology Teachers Symposium, October 2017, The Jackson Laboratory, Farmington,CT.
Donnelly, Amanda, Perkins, Cassondra, Allen, Grant, Boyken, Brittany, Brown, Octavia, Cary, David, Fakunle, Elizabeth, Frazier, Justin, Gallois, Gabby, Gledhill, Kiah, Goff, Sydney, Humphries, Kelsey, Hundley, Ryan, Leisure, Sydney, Mercer, Natalie, Mull, Hannah, Shewmaker, Dakota, Sublett, Mackenzie, Umphress, Tonya, Webb, Fallin and Dr. Rachel Pritchard. Difference in Microbe production in the presence of domesticated animals versus non-domesticated animals. Kentucky Wesleyan College Research Symposium, 2017.
Elizabeth Fakunle, Dakota Shewmaker, Grant Allen, David Cary, Brittany Boyken, Octavia Brown, Justin Frazier, Gabby Gallois, Sydney Goff, Kiah Gledhill, Kelsey Humphries, Ryan Hundley, Sydney Leisure, Natalie Mercer, Hannah Mull, Cassondra Perkins, Mackenzie Sublett, Tonya Umphress, Elise Webb and Dr. Rachel Pritchard. Effect of Tetracycline Antibiotic Resistance on Soil Collection with MacConkey Agar, Amphotericin B Chemical. Kentucky Wesleyan College Research Symposium, 2017.
Justin Frazier, Octaivia Brown, Brittany Boykin, Elizabeth Fakunle, Sydney Goff, Kelsey Humphries, Ryan Hundley, Sydney Leisure, Natalie Mercer, Hannah Mull, Dakota Shewmaker, Tonya Umphress, Elise Webb, Kiah Gledhill, Gabrielle Gallois, Dr. Rachel Pritchard. Antibiotic Tetracycline Resistance Compared in Urban and Rural Areas. Kentucky Wesleyan College Research Symposium, 2017.
Gallois, G., Gledhill, K., Allen, G., Boyken, B., Brown, O., Cary, D., Donnelly, A., Fakunle, E., Frazier, C., Goff, S., Humphries, K., Hundley, R., Leisure, S., Mercer, N., Mull, H., Perkins, C., Shewmaker, D., Sublett, M., Umphress, T., Webb F., Pritchard, R. Percent Resistance to Tet. of Bacteria Found in Soils in Rural Areas vs. Urban/Suburban Areas. Kentucky Wesleyan College Research Symposium, 2017.
Kelsey Humphries, Sydney Goff, Brittany Boyken, Octaivia Brown, Elizabeth Fakunle, Justin Frazier, Kiah Gledhill, Gabrielle Gallois, Ryan Hundley, Sydney Leisure, Natalie Mercer, Hannah Mull, Dakota Shewmaker, Tonya Umphress, Elise Webb, Dr. Rachel Pritchard. Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment. Kentucky Wesleyan College Research Symposium, 2017.
Leisure, S., Mercer, N., Allen, G., Boyken, B., Brown, O., Cary, D., Donnelly, A., Fakunle, E., Frazier, C., Gallois, G., Gledhill, K., Goff, S., Humphries, K., Hundley, R., Mull, H., Perkins, C., Shewmaker, D., Sublett, M., Umphress, T., Webb, F, Pritchard, R. Percentage of Tetracycline-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in Soil is Higher in Sites Frequently Visited by Animals. Kentucky Wesleyan College Research Symposium, 2017.
Elise Webb, Tonya Umphress, Grant Allen, Brittany Boyken, Octavia Brown, David Cary, Amanda Donnelly, Elizabeth Fakunle, Justin Frazier, Gabriella Gallois, Kiah Glendell, Sydney Goff, Kelsey Humphries, Ryan Hundley, Sydney Leisure, Natalie Mercer, Hannah Mull, Cassandra Perkins, Dakota Shoemaker, Mackenzie Sublet Dr. Rachel Pritchard. Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment. Kentucky Wesleyan College Research Symposium, 2017.
Presentations
Invited Seminars
Genné-Bacon, E., Fux, M., and Bascom-Slack, C. Longitudinal tracking suggests a short-duration CURE can catalyze expansion to a longer experience. National Science Foundation IUSE Summit (2024).
Genné-Bacon, E., Fux, M., and Bascom-Slack, C. A quantitative, cross-sectional approach to understanding instructor barriers and motivations for using course-based research experiences. Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research National Meeting (2022).
Bascom-Slack, C. Crowd-sourcing Environmental Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance Through Undergraduate Course-Based Research. Eastern Pennsylvania American Society of Microbiology (2022).
Bryan, B., and Bascom-Slack, C. Student Research Crowdsourcing: Identification of tetracycline-resistance genes in local soil. Association for Biology Laboratory Education (2021).
Genné-Bacon, E., Fux, M., and Bascom-Slack, C. The development of two quantitative surveys to assess instructor perceptions of course-based undergraduate research experiences. Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research National Meeting (2021).
Genné-Bacon, and Bascom-Slack, C. Longitudinal tracking of instructors shows that a short-duration CURE can catalyze expansion to longer CURE experiences. Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research National Meeting (2020).
Gusky, Sharon, Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment (PARE) Short Course, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, India, ASM-IUSSTF Indo-US Teaching Professorship, 2019.
Bascom-Slack, C.A. Crowd-sourcing Environmental Surveillance of Environmental Antibiotic-Resistance Through Undergraduate Course-Based Research Microbial Systems Seminar Series, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018.
Bascom-Slack, C.A., Larson, J.R. Bryan, B. A course-based research experience to determine the Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment (PARE) Workshop. American Society of Microbiology Conference of Undergraduate Educators, 2018.
Kevin Drace. The MARE Essentials: Integrating Place-Based Education into a CURE for Introductory Biology Students. Microbrew presentation, 25th Annual American Society for Microbiology Conference on Undergraduate Education, July 2018, Austin, TX.
Genné-Bacon. E. (Bascom-Slack, C, PI). Curing” CUREs: Understanding and Alleviating Barriers to Implementation of Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences. Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Researchers, 2018.
Kleinschmit, A. Assessment of Learning Gains and Changes in Student Perception of the Process of Science from Implementation of a Modular CURE, Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Researchers, 2018.
Olken, S. PARE as a CURE. New England Biology Association of Two-Year Colleges (NEBATYC) Annual Meeting, Northwest Connecticut Community College, May 17, 2018.
Bascom-Slack, C.A. Using Classroom Research as a Platform to Create Partnerships Between Institutions, Materials Research Society, Fall Meeting and Exhibit, 2017.
Bascom-Slack, C.A. The PARE Project: Introducing a Sustainable Course-based Research Program. AC2 Bio-Link Regional Center Research Mentoring Workshop, Corpus Christi, TX, 2017.
Gusky, S. “Engaging Students in Real-world Applications and Research Projects”, Microbrew presentation 24th Annual ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators, July 2017 Denver, CO.
Larson, J.R. PARE: Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment NWBio, University of Washington-Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, May 2017.
Larson, J.R., Suad Ali, Ellen E. Andrews, Nicholas Master, Trevin Simmons. How to Create a Superbug: New Laboratory Modules to Expand Upon a Course-Based Research Experience. Microbrew presentation, 24th Annual American Society for Microbiology Conference on Undergraduate Education, July 2017, Denver, CO.
Bascom-Slack, C.A. The PARE Project: Classroom Partnerships to Assess the Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Microbes at Environmental Sites Across the U.S. microbrew, American Society for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators, 2015.
Bascom-Slack, C.A. Public Health Coalition and Public Interest Group panel on the Overuse of Antibiotics on Factory Farms, Yale University (invited panelist), 2015.
PARE Student Presentations
Diana Lau, Monica Roberson, Carlos Valencia and Sarah Olken. The Isolation and Characterization of Tetracycline-Resistant Bacteria in Soil from Urban Communities. UMass Undergraduate Research Conference, April 27th, 2018.
https://www.honors.umass.edu/undergraduate-research-conference
Orion D. Brock, Jennifer R. Larson. The Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Isolated Ecological Zones. ASM Microbe, June 2018, Atlanta, GA.
Anna Cottington, Megan Glisczinski, Haley Makemson, Sarah Paepke and Amber Qureshi. Assessing Antibiotic Resistance in the Mann Valley Farm Heifer Pasture. Bar code sequence using Cpn60 submitted to Genbank (Accession #MG676475). Class presentation, Dec. 7, 2017.
Jack Crowson, Tom Genelin, Anthony Rittmeyer, Peter Elwood, Amber Qureshi. Evaluating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in the Environment. Bar code sequence using Cpn60 submitted to Genbank (Accession #MG676472). Class presentation, Dec. 7, 2017.