Cessna S, Leaman L, Britt L. Border Crossings: A Narrative Framework for Interventions Aimed at Improving URM and First-Generation College Student Retention in STEM; In book: Increasing Retention of Under-Represented Students in STEM through Affective and Cognitive Interventions. Editors: Kishbaugh and Cessna, ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2018.

Kishbaugh T, Cessna S, Leaman L, Showalter D. Seeking To Improve Retention through Teaching Strategies and Peer Tutoring; In book: Increasing Retention of Under-Represented Students in STEM through Affective and Cognitive Interventions. Editors: Kishbaugh and Cessna, ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2018.

Kishbaugh T and Cessna S. Preface for book: Increasing Retention of Under-Represented Students in STEM through Affective and Cognitive Interventions. Editors: Kishbaugh and Cessna, ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2018.

Cessna S, Graber Neufeld D, Horst SJ (2013). Teaching the nature of science in a course in sustainable agriculture Natural Sciences Education, 42, 36-42

Kishbaugh TLS, Cessna S, Horst SJ, Leaman L, Flanagan T, Graber Neufeld D, and Siderhurst S (2012). Measuring beyond content: a rubric bank for assessing skills in authentic research assignments in the sciences. Chemistry Education Research and Practice 13, 268-276

Cessna SG (2010). Classics Collection: Commentary on: Demmig et al., 1987. Photoinhibition and Zeaxanthin Formation in Intact Leaves.

Cessna SG (2010). Classics Collection: Commentary on: Apostol et al., 1989. Rapid Stimulation of an Oxidative Burst during Elicitation of Cultured Plant Cells.

Cessna SG, Demmig-Adams B, Adams WW, (2010). Exploring Photosynthesis and Plant Stress Using Inexpensive Chlorophyll Fluorometers. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 39, 22-30

Cessna SG, Kishbaugh TK, Graber Neufeld D, Cessna GA, (2009) Phytoremediation as a Multi-Week Laboratory Project for Teaching General Chemistry Thermodynamics and Equilibrium. Journal of Chemical Education 86, 726-729

Bolduc N, Lamb GN, Cessna SG, Brisson LF, (2007). Modulation of Bax Inhibitor-1 and calcium homeostasis by cytokinins in Nicotiana tabacum cells. Biochimie 89, 961

Cessna SG, Matsumoto TK, Lamb GN, Rice SJ, Hochstedler WW, (2007). The externally-derived portion of the hyperosmotic shock-activated cytosolic calcium pulse mediates adaptation to ionic stress in suspension-cultured tobacco cells. The Journal of Plant Physiology 164, 815-823

Cessna S, Kim J, Taylor A. Cytosolic Ca2+ pulses and protein kinase activation in the signal transduction pathways leading to the plant oxidative burst. J. Plant Biology, 46, 215

Tracie K Matsumoto, Amanda J Ellsmore, Stephen G Cessna, Philip S Low, José M Pardo, Ray A Bressan, Paul M Hasegawa. An osmotically induced cytosolic Ca2+ transient activates calcineurin signaling to mediate ion homeostasis and salt tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J. Biol. Chem. 277, 33075-

Cessna S and Low PS. Activation of the oxidative burst in aequorin-transformed Nicotiana tabacum cells is mediated by protein kinase-and anion channel-dependent release of Ca 2+ from internal stores. Planta 214, 126-

SG Cessna, MA Messerli, KR Robinson, PS Low. Measurement of stress-induced Ca2+ pulses in single aequorin-transformed tobacco cells. Cell Calcium, 30, 151-

Cessna S and Low PS. An apoplastic Ca2+ sensor regulates internal Ca2+ release in aequorin-transformed tobacco cells. J. Biol. Chem. 276, 10655-

Cessna S and Cessna G. Tie dye chemistry. The Science Teacher, 68, 25-

Stephen G Cessna, Valerie E Sears, Martin B Dickman, Philip S Low. Oxalic acid, a pathogenicity factor for Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, suppresses the oxidative burst of the host plant. The Plant Cell, 12, 2191-

Sreeganga Chandra, Stephen G Cessna, Tami Yahraus, Randi Devine, Philip S Low. Homologous and heterologous desensitization and synergy in pathways leading to the soybean oxidative burst. Planta, 211, 736-

Stephen G Cessna, Sreeganga Chandra, Philip S Low. Hypo-osmotic shock of tobacco cells stimulates Ca2+ fluxes deriving first from external and then internal Ca2+ stores. J. Biol. Chem. 273, 27286-

Presentations in the last 10 years:

S Cessna The ‘knot of contradictions’: Dialectical tensions that describe the varied experiences and shifting attitudes of students in relation to the lab curriculum. A talk for the Biennial Conference for Chemical Education, Notre Dame University, South Bend, IN, July, 2018

S Cessna. How do you alter a university culture? A summary of interventions aimed at shifting a small college’s STEM division for better retention of under-represented groups. A talk for the Biennial Conference for Chemical Education, Notre Dame University, South Bend, IN, July, 2018

S Cessna, T Kishbaugh, Improving retention through teaching strategies and peer tutoring. A talk for the 254th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, Washington D.C., August, 2017

S Cessna, L Britt, A grounded theory study of undergraduate student identity and their (mis)understanding the nature of science and chemistry. A talk for the Biennial Conference for Chemistry Education, Northern Colorado University, Greeley, CO, August, 2016

S Cessna, A qualitative assessment of student experience of an authentic research project in general chemistry. A talk for the Biennial Conference for Chemistry Education, Northern Colorado University, Greeley, CO, August, 2016

S Cessna, T Kishbaugh, Early authentic research projects and teaching the nature of science. An invited talk for the Biennial Conference for Chemistry Education, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, August 4, 2014

S Cessna, D Graber Neufeld, Promoting learning through authentic and relevant research experiences in environmental monitoring and remediation across ten chemistry and biology courses. A poster presentation to the Council for Undergraduate Research Pre-ISSOTL Symposium, October 2, 2013

S Cessna, Teaching the Nature of Science through Inquiry in Chemistry, an invited presentation for the Summer Physics and Chemistry Modeling Workshops for High School Teachers , Ohio State STEM Outreach, New Albany High School, New Albany, OH, 6/27/2013

S Cessna, T Kishbaugh. Promoting learning through authentic and relevant research experiences in environmental monitoring and remediation across ten chemistry and biology courses. Invited poster presentation to the NSF/AAAS TUES/CCLI Primary Investigators Biannual Meeting, Washington D.C. 2/2013

S Cessna, T Kishbaugh. Workshop: Authentic Research Projects in the Teaching Lab: Inception, Implementation, and Assessment for Learning, NSF/AAAS TUES/CCLI Primary Investigators Biannual Meeting , Washington D.C., 2/2013

S Cessna, L Leaman. Promoting learning through authentic and relevant research experiences in environmental monitoring and remediation across ten chemistry and biology courses. Invited oral presentation to the 244th Biannual Meeting of the American Chemical Society , Philadelphia, PA, 8/2012

T Kishbaugh, S Cessna, D Graber Neufeld. Service learning to enhance the environmental chemistry curriculum. Oral presentation to the 22nd Biennial Conference on Chemistry Education, State College, PA, 8/1/2012

S Cessna, T Kishbaugh. Tracking the development of the nature of science understanding over an undergraduate STEM career. Oral presentation to the 22nd Biennial Conference on Chemistry Education, State College, PA, 8/1/2012

S Cessna, T Kishbaugh. A report on using copper phytoremediation projects for teaching second semester general chemistry concepts and skills. Invited oral presentation to the 22nd Biennial Conference on Chemistry Education, State College, PA, 7/31/2012

T Kishbaugh, S Cessna. Implementing a ‘Research Across the Curriculum’ program in the chemistry and biology departments. Oral presentation to the 22nd Biennial Conference on Chemistry Education, State College, PA, 7/29/2012

S Cessna, T Flanagan, D Graber Neufeld, SJ Horst, T Kishbaugh, L Leaman, M Siderhurst. Promoting Learning through Authentic and Relevant Research Experiences in Environmental Monitoring and Remediation across Ten Chemistry and Biology Courses. Poster Presentation: Biennial meeting of the NSF-CCLI Primary Investigators, February, 2011.

Flanagan, Horst, Leaman, Cessna. Cross-disciplinary collaboration on rubric development. Panel Presentation: The Annual Conference of the Virginia Education Research Association, September, 2010

Leaman, Siderhurst, Cessna, Flanagan, Graber Neufeld, Horst, Kishbaugh. Collaborating for Rubrics. Panel Presentation: EMU Fall Faculty and Staff Conference; EMU, August, 2010

(2018/19)

• Associate Editor: Natural Sciences Education
• Ad hoc reviewer for:
  Journal of Chemistry Education
  Journal of Experimental Botany

• "STEM Scholars Engaging in Local Problems" - A National Science Foundation SSTEM grant, $649, 998 (PI: Kishbaugh, Co-PIs: Cessna, Tian, King, Showalter) 2018
• “Faculty-Led Institutional Transformation for Teaching Diverse Learners in STEM” — A National Science Foundation IUSE grant , $299,967 (PI: Cessna, Co-PIs: Kishbaugh, Leaman, Lepley, Showalter) 2016
• Outstanding Associate Editor , 2014, Natural Sciences Education
• “Sustaining Organic Blueberry Production: Analysis of Practices and Assessing Outcomes” — A USDA Block Grant through the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (PI: Roman Miller , Co-PIs: Kishbaugh and Cessna ) $26,300, 2011
• “Promoting learning through authentic and relevant research experiences in environmental monitoring and remediation across ten chemistry and biology laboratory courses” — A National Science Foundation – CCLI grant (PI: Cessna, Co-PIs: Kishbaugh, Neufeld, Siderhurst and Leaman) $137,932; 5/09
• “Acquisition of Instrumentation to Support Integrated Research and Teaching in Interdisciplinary Environmental Plant Biology” — A National Science Foundation – Major Research Instrumentation grant (PI: Cessna; CoPI: Yoder) $103,130; 9/08
• “A sabbatical to investigate the relationships of protective measures against excess light, antioxidants, defense signals, and drought stress in plants” – A United States Department of Agriculture National Research Initiative, Agricultural Research Enhancement Award. $67,000; 5/07
• “LEEF for EMU” – A grant from LiCor , manufacturers of instrumentation for plant/crop assessment. $25,000 3/07 and 1/08
• “REU: Shenandoah Valley Molecular Biology” A National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Program, in collaboration with the biology departments at James Madison University and Bridgewater College. (PI: Rife; Co-PIs: Monroe, Temple; Co-administrators: Cessna and Puffenbarger) $216,000; 2/07-1/10.
• “Reactive oxygen production during salinity tolerance responses in tobacco cells: Relationship to Ca2+ fluxes” – A Jeffress Research Grant from the Thomas F. and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust: Cessna SG $30,000; 1/02; First renewal: $10,000; 1/03; Second renewal: $10,000; 1/04

(2018/19)

• Council on Undergraduate Research
• National Association for Research in Science Teaching
• American Chemical Society
• AAAS

(2018/19)

• Committee on Teacher Education
• Title IX Review Board