Mayuri Gilhooly, Ph.D.
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Dr. Mayuri Gilhooly (“Dr. G”) earned her Ph.D. in physics and M.Sc. in statistics at University of Georgia. Prior to joining ɫƵ, she served as an assistant professor at Rockhurst University where she taught a range of physics courses from introductory level to upper level as well as Statistics for Health Sciences and pre-engineering courses. With her background in physics, statistics and data science, Dr. G is eager to work with undergraduate students on interdisciplinary research projects. Dr. G is passionate about fostering interdisciplinary learning and has a special interest in collaborating with faculty across various disciplines to integrate physics into broader educational contexts. She enjoys baking, yoga and spending time with her family.
Credentials
Education
Expertise
- Applied statistics
- Physics education research
Research
Current research
- Physics Education and Data Science - Sentiment analysis to evaluate student evaluations
- Applied Statistics - Effect of rural living in Karen refugees in USA
Selected publications
Gilhooly, M. P., Donaldson, N. L., & Widenhorn, R. (2023) Using a Learning Management System to Actively Engage Students in a Biomedically Relevant Introductory Physics Course. The Physics Teacher.
Gilhooly, D., Gilhooly, M. P. (2023). Finding the Familiar in Rural America: How a Rural Lifestyle Help Elder Karen Adapt to Life in the US. Anthropology in Aging. http://anthro-age.pitt.edu/ojs/anthro-age/article/view/399
Donaldson, N. L., Gilhooly, M. P. (2022). Physics of Dentistry - Material Strength in Dentistry. In Biomedically Relevant Introductory Physics (BMP) Living Physics Portal (LPP).
Donaldson, N. L., Gilhooly, M. P., Widenhorn, R., & Jamkhedkar, P. (2021). 1-D Motion in the Human Body. In Biomedically Relevant Introductory Physics (BMP) Living Physics Portal (LPP).
Donaldson, N. L., Gilhooly, M. P., Widenhorn, R., & Jamkhedkar, P. (2021). Forces Acting in the Human Body. In Biomedically Relevant Introductory Physics (BMP) Living Physics Portal (LPP).
Other scholarly activity
Pacaccio, F., Butler, T., & Gilhooly, M. P. (2023). Interdisciplinary biophysics project with fruit fly larvae. Kansas City MO: Association of College and University Biology Educators (ACUBE)
Funded grants
NSF SSTEM Grant-Scholarships and Mentoring to Advance Retention and Training in Support of Low-income STEM Students (2023), PI - M. Marvin with CoPI J. Cielocha, CoPI M. Gilhooly, CoPI R. Elsenpeter.
Advanced Laboratory Physics Association (ALPhA) Immersion Equipment Grant for research with undergraduate students (2021), Funded by Jonathan F. Reichert Foundation, PI – M. Gilhooly
Research interests
Interdisciplinary research