PUBLICATIONS & RECENT PRESENTATIONS

Publications

Freeland, F., E.A. Boyd, J.W. Walker, and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2025. How Linked Interdisciplinary CUREs Impact Student Social Networks and Thinking About the Value of Other Disciplines. CBE-Life Sciences Education.

Cotey, S.R., A.K. Dunbar-Wallis, Y.N. Golumbic, P. Mehrotra, D.A. Beamer, and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2025. Online citizen science in higher education courses. Ecosphere. 16(7):e70352. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70352

Byrne, L.B., E.S.J. Rauschert, V.L. Rodgers, G. Bowser, A. Casper, B. Dewsbury, N. Morales, H.D. Vance-Chalcraft, and L. Weber. 2025. Diversifying ecology education for everyone through more inclusive, interdisciplinary, and accessible teaching. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 106(2):e02233. https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.2233

Vance-Chalcraft, H.D., K.C. Smith, J. Allen, G. Bowser, C.B. Cooper, N.O. Jelks, C. Karl, R. Kodner, and M. Laslo. 2024. Social justice, community engagement, and undergraduate STEM education: Participatory science as a teaching tool. CBE – Life Sciences Education 23(2): es3. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.23-06-0123

Vance-Chalcraft, H.D., T.A. Gates, and A.H. Hurlbert. 2024. Bringing global ecological research to undergraduate students through citizen science. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 105(3): e02169. https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.2169
 
Vance-Chalcraft, H.D., R. Etheridge, M. O’Driscoll, A. Peralta, C. Andersen, F. Freeland, and J. Walker. 2024. Investigating the development of team science skills and an improved understanding of multidisciplinary research through parallel courses in biology, geology, and environmental engineering. Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research (SPUR) 7(2): 53-64. https://doi.org/10.18833/spur/7/2/9
 
Teshera-Levye, J. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2024. Peer mentorship and academic supports build sense of community and improve outcomes for transfer students. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education 0:e00163-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00163-23
 
Everingham*, H., H.D. Vance-Chalcraft, and M. Moss. 2024. Trends in dental visits among U.S. adults: 1997-2019 – Implications for policy reform. The Journal of the American Dental Association 155(4): 312-318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adaj.2023.11.016 (Undergraduate author; manuscript based on a paper written in a course I teach)

Teshera-Levye, J., T. Atchison, K. Callis-Duehl, T. Gould, D. Lichti, J. Scemama, J. Stiller, and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2023. Transfer-bound community college students’ biology identity and perception of teaching. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education 24:e00116-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00116-23
 
Walker, J.P., W.E. Allen, L. Clevenger, K.N. Hosbein, A.M. Kennedy, H.D. Vance-Chalcraft, and B. Whiting. 2023. Course-based undergraduate research experiences as a community of practice (CoP). Journal of Chemical Education 100(7):2520-2528. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00844
 
Clevenger, L, J. Teshera-Levye, J.P. Walker, and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2023. Using an observation protocol to evaluate student argumentation skills in Introductory Biology laboratories. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education 24(2):e00209-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00209-22
 
Vance-Chalcraft, H.D. and N. Osborne Jelks. 2023. Community-engaged learning to broaden the impact of applied ecology: A case study. Ecological Applications e2768. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2768

Vance-Chalcraft, H.D. and C. Goodwillie. 2022. Ecological service-learning positively impacts classroom climate and empowers undergraduates for environmental action. Ecosphere 13(5):e4039. http://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4039
 
Reyes, M.A. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2022. Understanding undergraduate students’ eHealth usage and views of the patient-provider relationship. PLOS One 17(4):e0266802. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266802

Wekam, V. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2022. Investigating prior mentoring experiences of medical students and its perceived benefits. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education 23(1):e00209-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00209-21
 
Vance-Chalcraft, H.D., A.H. Hurlbert, J.N. Styrsky, T.A. Gates, G. Bowser, C. Hitchcock, M. Reyes, and C.B. Cooper. 2022. Citizen science in post-secondary education: Current practices and knowledge gaps. BioScience. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab125
 
Hitchcock, C., H.D. Vance-Chalcraft, and M. Aristeidou. 2021. Citizen science in higher education. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 6(1). http://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.467
 
Vance-Chalcraft, H.D., T.A. Gates, K.A. Hogan, M. Evans, A. Bunnell, and A.H. Hurlbert. 2021. Using citizen science to incorporate research into introductory biology courses at multiple universities. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 6(1). http://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.424
 
Ruehl, C.B., H. Vance-Chalcraft, and D.R. Chalcraft. 2018. Co-occurrence of prey species alters the impact of predators on prey performance through multiple mechanisms.  Ecology and Evolution. 8 (17): 8894-8907. https://doi: 10.1002/ece3.4413
 
Stuckert, A. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2016. Dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dependence: Using dodgeball to explore frequency dependence. American Biology Teacher 78 (7): 603-606. https://doi: 10.1525/abt.2016.78.7.603  
 
Albecker, M. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft.  2015. Mismatched anti-predator behavioral responses in predator-naïve larval anurans.  Peer J. 3:e1472 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1472
 
Vance-Chalcraft, H.D., M.R. Willig, S.B. Cox, A.E. Lugo, and F.N. Scatena.  2010.  Relationship between aboveground biomass and multiple measures of biodiversity in subtropical forest of Puerto Rico.  Biotropica 42 (3):290-299. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00600.x
 
Vance-Chalcraft, H.D., J.A. Rosenheim, J.R. Vonesh, C.W. Osenberg, and A. Sih.  2007.  The influence of intraguild predation on prey suppression and prey release:  a meta-analysis.  Ecology 88 (11):2689-2696. https://doi.org/10.1890/06-1869.1
 
Vance-Chalcraft, H.D. and D.A. Soluk.  2005.  Estimating the prevalence and strength of non-independent predator effects.  Oecologia 146: 452-460. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-005-0201-6
 
Vance-Chalcraft, H.D. and D.A. Soluk.  2005.  Multiple predator effects result in risk reduction for the prey across multiple prey densities.  Oecologia 144:472-480. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-005-0077-5   
 
Vance-Chalcraft, H.D., D.A. Soluk, and N. Ozburn.  2004.  Is prey predation risk influenced more by increasing predator density or predator species richness in stream enclosures?  Oecologia 139:117-122. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-003-1484-0
 
Vance, H.D. and D.A. Francko.  1997.  Allelopathic potential of Nelumbo lutea (Willd.) Pers. to alter growth of Myriophyllum spicatum and Potamogeton pectinatus.   Journal of Freshwater Ecology 12(3):405-409. https://doi.org/10.1080/02705060.1997.9663550

Selected Recent Presentations

Freeland, F. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2025. Social network analysis of team formation within CUREs following team science training. Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER), Minneapolis, MN.
 
Moore, H. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2025. Participatory science learning outcomes in the postsecondary classroom: A multi-institutional study. Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER), Minneapolis, MN.
 
Moore, H. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2025. Participatory science learning outcomes in the post-secondary classroom: A multi-institutional study. Conference for Advancing Participatory Sciences, Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences, Portland, Oregon.
 
Moore, H. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2025. Building resilience through social capital: Evaluating a Community Liaison program in coastal NC communities. Research and Creative Activities Week, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

Freeland, F. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2025. Using social network analysis to identify how team relationships develop within undergraduate biology classes. Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) West Regional Meeting, Irvine, CA.
 
Van Niekerk, T., H.D. Vance-Chalcraft, S.M. Moysey, N. Bell, and L. Holliman. 2024. Engaging communities through youth-engagement models focused on participatory science. American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.
 
Vance-Chalcraft, H.D., J. McNair, S. Mosier, S.M. Moysey, T. van Niekerk, E. Yeager, C. Clarke, Y. Newman, A. Nolte, and B.D. Thompson. 2024. Two complimentary models for engaging vulnerable communities in building resilience. American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.
 
Boyd, E., H.D. Vance-Chalcraft, and J. Walker. 2024. Utilizing social network analysis to visualize student interactions in multidisciplinary course-based undergraduate research experiences. The Geological Society of America Connects, Anaheim, California.
 
Gates, T.A., A.H. Hurlbert, and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2024. Bringing paleontology citizen science into higher education. Annual meeting, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Minneapolis, MN.
 
McKinnon, J., F. Freeland, H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2024. Intro bio lab as an inclusive study-abroad field-intensive. North American Congress for Conservation Biology, Society for Conservation Biology North American, Vancouver, Canada.
 
Vance-Chalcraft, H.D. and F. Freeland. 2024. Roundtable: Improving teamwork in undergraduate research-based courses: Tools from team science. Annual meeting, Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research, Minneapolis, MN.
 
Freeland, F. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2024. Fostering team science competencies within CUREs: Analysis of biology student writing prompts. Annual meeting, Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research, Minneapolis, MN.
 
Vance-Chalcraft, H.D., T.A. Gates, and A.H. Hurlbert. 2024. Pairing projects and instructors: Designing citizen science instructional resources for higher ed. Conference for Advancing Participatory Sciences, virtual.
 
Freeland, F. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2024. Fostering team science competencies within CUREs: Analysis of biology student writing prompts. Research and Creative Activities Week, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
 
Vance-Chalcraft, H.D., T.A. Gates, and A.H. Hurlbert. 2023. The Undergraduate Student Experiences with Citizen and Community Science Network. Annual meeting, Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon.
 
Freeland, F. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2023. Incorporating team science into CUREs: Measurement of team competencies and social networks. Gordon Research Conference on Undergraduate Biology Education Research, Lewiston, Maine.
 
Vance-Chalcraft, H.D., K.C. Smith, J. Allen, G. Bowser, C.B. Cooper, N.O. Jelks, C. Karl, R. Kodner, and M. Laslo. 2023. Social justice, community engagement, and undergraduate STEM education: Participatory science as a teaching tool. Gordon Research Conference on Undergraduate Biology Education Research, Lewiston, Maine.
 
O’Driscoll, M., A. Peralta, J.R. Etheridge, J. Hoben, J.P. Walker, and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2023. CUREs for water pollution: Engaging undergraduates in water resources research. Universities Council on Water Resources/ National Institutes for Water Resources Annual Conference. Fort Collins, Co.
 
Etheridge, R., N. Bell, M. O’Driscoll, A. Peralta, J. Hoben, M. Tapas, J. Walker, and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2023. Bringing ecological engineering research into the classroom: Lessons learned from 3 years of CUREs. Annual meeting, American Ecological Engineering Society, Tampa, FL.
 
Bell, N., H.D. Vance-Chalcraft, E. Teed, A. Lineberger, and K. White-Singleton. 2023. Ecological engineering as an approach to STEM recruitment. Annual meeting, American Ecological Engineering Society, Tampa, FL.
 
Vance-Chalcraft, H.D., T.A. Gates, and A.H. Hurlbert. 2023. The Undergraduate Student Experiences with Citizen and Community Science Network: Opportunities for Involvement. CSci2023, Biennial meeting, Citizen Science Association (now called the Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences), Tempe, Arizona.
 
Walker, J., R. Lamb, and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2023. Measurement of knowledge, attitudes, and skills related to team science in interdisciplinary CUREs. American Educational Research Associated (AERA) Conference, Chicago, IL.)
 
Walker, J., R. Lamb, and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2023. Development of a measure of science seams for NSF CUREs. Annual meeting, National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Chicago, IL.
 
Weinthal, E. (graduate student) and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2023. Does Entrepreneurship Education Impact Undergraduate Interest, Grit, Self-Efficacy, or Retention in Biology? Annual meeting, Research and Creative Activities Week, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
 
Teed, E. (graduate student) and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2023. Public education of monitoring and maintaining local waterways through participation in the Earth Echo Water Challenge. Annual meeting, Research and Creative Activities Week, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. (*Winner of Award for Best Talk in Community Engagement, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Education.)
 
Walker, J., R. Lamb, and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2023. Measures of knowledge, skills, and attitudes: A new instrument for K-12 science teachers. Annual meeting, Association for Science Teacher Education, Salt Lake City, UT.
 
Lineberger, A. (undergraduate student), E. Teed, K. White-Singleton (both graduate students), H.D. Vance-Chalcraft, and N. Bell. 2022. Children’s understanding of, and motivation to, pursue engineering. Annual Meeting, State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, University of North Carolina at Wilmington (poster).

Teshera-Levye, J. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2022. Peer mentoring and study skills courses support sense of community among transfer students. Annual Meeting, ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators, Virtual. (poster)
 
Ward, A.C. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2022. Implementing team science training in course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs). Annual Meeting, ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators, Virtual. (microbrew)
Teshera-Levye, J. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2022. Peer mentoring and study skills courses support sense of community among transfer students. Annual Meeting, Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota. (short talk)
 
Ward, A.C. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2022. Implementation of team science training in environmental course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs). Annual Meeting, Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota. (poster)
 
Weinthal, E. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2022. Entrepreneurship training to increase science majors’ self-efficacy, interest in STEM, and retention in the major. Annual Meeting, Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota. (poster)

Vance-Chalcraft, H.D. and J.P. Walker. 2022. Team experiences and mentoring strategies for undergraduate research (TEaMS-UR). NSF IUSE Summit, Washington, D.C. (poster)
 
Teshera-Levye, J. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2022. Using multi-layered interventions to improve undergraduate transfer student success in Biology. NSF IUSE Summit, Washington, D.C. (poster)

Vance-Chalcraft, H.D., A.H. Hurlbert, J.N. Styrsky, T.A. Gates, G. Bowser, C. Hitchcock, and C. Cooper. 2021. Citizen science in undergraduate education: Current practices and knowledge gaps. Annual Meeting, Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research, Virtual.
 
Teshera-Levye, J., T. Atchison, J. Stiller, J. Scemama, and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2021. Improving outcomes for transfer students through pre-transfer exposure to problem-based learning. Annual Meeting, Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research, Virtual.
 
Vance-Chalcraft, H.D., T.A. Gates, and A.H. Hurlbert. 2021. The Undergraduate Student Experiences with Citizen Science (USE Cit Sci) Network: Easing instruction, improving learning, and broadening science participation. Citizen Science Association, Virtual Meeting.

Vance-Chalcraft, H.D., Terry Gates, and A.H. Hurlbert. 2020. Using citizen science to incorporate research into introductory biology courses at multiple universities. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Virtual.

Vance-Chalcraft, H.D. and C. Goodwillie. 2020. Service learning positively impacts classroom climate and empowers students for environmental action. Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) Annual Meeting, Virtual.

Asch, Rebecca G. and H.D. Vance-Chalcraft. 2020. Lessons learned from a course-based undergraduate research experience on the ecological impacts of microplastic pollution in estuaries with contrasting levels of urbanization. Annual Meeting, Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, California.

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