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 , 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. https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2325765
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