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Biography

Dr. Kristin Klucevsek has been with Duquesne University as a Teaching Associate Professor of Scientific Writing in our English & Theater Arts department since 2013. Holding a B.S. in Biology from the University of Maine and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Klucevsek's research interests include ways to improve student citations and source use, the use of digital technology in writing or teaching, and peer review. Her teaching interests include scientific literacy, science communication, general biology, genetics, molecular biology, research ethics and communication, online & hybrid learning, and methods of engaging students through active learning.

What she loves most about teaching our students is when she can help them examine and write effectively about a topic that will become part of their future research or career. Being able to support them on their journey to refine their passions motivates Dr. Klucevsek in her work.

Among other publications and awards, Dr. Klucevsek was the recipient of the McAnulty College Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching and the President's Award in Teaching in 2018. She is also a Faculty Schoalr with the Grefenstette Center for Ethics in Science, Technology, and Law.

Education

Ph.D., Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 2012
B.S., Biology, University of Maine, 2004

School

ENGL 302W Scientific Writing

Faculty Advisor to the student-run scientific journal The D.U.Quark. The mission of The D.U.Quark is to provide authentic opportunities for students of any major to explore science and health communication. While many students perform undergraduate research, not all students have the opportunity to publish. The journal fills this gap and more. 

Nedzesky J., Bennett M., and Klucevsek K. (2022) Analysis of Peer Review in a Student-Run Scientific Journal. Double Helix. 10  

Klucevsek, K.M. (2022). Writing with research: Understanding how students perceive sources in the sciences. Across the Disciplines.19(1), 78-98. 

Klucevsek, K.M. and Detar, M. (2021). “Contextualizing primary scientific research for different audiences.” Engaging Undergraduates in Primary Source Research. Innovations In Information Literacy series. Ed. Lijuan Xu. Rowman & Littlefield.  

Klucevsek, K.M. and Brungard, A.B. (2020). Digital tools for students: Navigating scholarship in a changing terrain. poral: Libraries and the Academy 20(4), 597-619.

Klucevsek, K.M. "The Development of Citation Use in Scientific Writing." Mid-Atlantic CCCC. Norfolk, VA. May, 2019.

Brungard, A.B. & Klucevsek, K.M. (2018). "Constructing scientific literacy through metaliteracy: Implications for learning in a post-truth world." Metaliterate Learning for the Post-Truth World. Ed. Thomas Mackey & Trudi Jacobson. Chicago: American Library Association

Klucevsek, K.M. (2018). "Building a foundation of writing and peer review with Legos." Pittsburgh Regional Faculty Symposium. Conference Presentation.

Klucevsek, K.M. (2018). "Ex3.P.L.O.R.E. A Lesson Plan Strategy for Transferring Skills and Making Connections." Pittsburgh Regional Faculty Symposium. Conference Presentation.

Klucevsek, K. (2017). The Intersection of Information and Science Literacy. Communications in Information Literacy 11(2) 354-365.

Klucevsek, K. and Brungard, A. (2016). Discipline differences and resource use: How do students approach literature in science writing? International Writing Across the Curriculum. Conference Presentation

Klucevsek, K.M., & Brungard, A. B. (2016). Information literacy in science writing: how students find, identify, and use scientific literature. International Journal of Science Education 38(17) 2573-95.

Klucevsek, K. M. (2016). Transferring skills from classroom to professional writing: Student-faculty peer review as an extension of cognitive apprenticeship. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 16(6), 106-123

Cucinotta, C. E., Young, A. N., Klucevsek, K. M., & Arndt, K. M. (2015). The Nucleosome Acidic Patch Regulates the H2B K123 Monoubiquitylation Cascade and Transcription Elongation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLoS Genet, 11(8), e1005420. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005420

Klucevsek, K. M., Braun, M. A., & Arndt, K. M. (2012). The Paf1 complex subunit Rtf1 buffers cells against the toxic effects of [PSI+] and defects in Rkr1-dependent protein quality control in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics, 191(4), 1107-1118. doi: 10.1534/genetics.112.141713

Klucevsek, K., Wertz, M., Lucchi, J., Leszczynski, A., & Moroianu, J. (2007). Characterization of the nuclear localization signal of high risk HPV16 E2 protein. Virology, 360(1), 191-198. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2006.10.018

Kolodny, N. H., Bauer, D., Bryce, K., Klucevsek, K., Lane, A., Medeiros, L., . . . Allen, M. M. (2006). Effect of nitrogen source on cyanophycin synthesis in Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6308. J Bacteriol, 188(3), 934-940. doi: 10.1128/JB.188.3.934-940.2006

Klucevsek, K., Daley, J., Darshan, M. S., Bordeaux, J., & Moroianu, J. (2006). Nuclear import strategies of high-risk HPV18 L2 minor capsid protein. Virology, 352(1), 200-208. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2006.04.007

Bordeaux, J., Forte, S., Harding, E., Darshan, M. S., Klucevsek, K., & Moroianu, J. (2006). The l2 minor capsid protein of low-risk human papillomavirus type 11 interacts with host nuclear import receptors and viral DNA. J Virol, 80(16), 8259-8262. doi: 10.1128/JVI.00776-06

Stoicov, C., Cai, X., Li, H., Klucevsek, K., Carlson, J., Saffari, R., & Houghton, J. (2005). Major histocompatibility complex class II inhibits fas antigen-mediated gastric mucosal cell apoptosis through actin-dependent inhibition of receptor aggregation. Infect Immun, 73(10), 6311-6321. doi: 10.1128/IAI.73.10.6311-6321.2005

Stoicov, C., Whary, M., Rogers, A. B., Lee, F. S., Klucevsek, K., Li, H., . . . Houghton, J. (2004). Coinfection modulates inflammatory responses and clinical outcome of Helicobacter felis and Toxoplasma gondii infections. J Immunol, 173(5), 3329-3336.