CVM Team Awarded Miller Fellowship

A College of Veterinary Medicine faculty team has been awarded a Miller Faculty Fellowship for an innovative teaching based research project which will impact student-centric instruction.

The team consists of Drs. Zoe Lambert, biomedical sciences; Thimmasettappa Thippeswamy, biomedical sciences; Karl Boser, biomedical sciences; Jessica Ward, veterinary clinical sciences; and Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu, curricular assessment and teaching support. They were awarded $18,132 for the project, “Impact of Instructional Modality and Remediation on Student Performance in Veterinary Anatomy.”

This project analyzes a decade of performance data from approximately 1,500 first-year veterinary students in Morphology I (small animal anatomy) to evaluate how lecture delivery modality may influence student learning. The small animal anatomy curriculum has four units, in which the lectures for units 1, 3, and 4 are taught with traditional in-person lectures, while unit 2 is delivered asynchronously online. The team will use unit exam grades to compare learning outcomes between in-person and asynchronous instruction.

In addition, the project will analyze the effectiveness of remedial exams on improving student achievement. Findings will guide evidence-based decisions for instructional delivery within the first-year veterinary anatomy curriculum as well as contribute to broader discussions on effective delivery modalities for this foundational content.

Results will be disseminated through campus teaching forums and disciplinary venues to inform pedagogical best practices.

September 2026