Elizabeth Cowles

Biography

Dr. Cowles research interests include insect-based toxicology and the biochemistry of insecticide-plant interactions. Before coming to Eastern, Professor Cowles was a postdoctoral scientist at the UConn Health Center and the University of California, Riverside.  She earned her B.S. in biology from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in biochemistry from Michigan State University.

Research Interests

• Insect toxicology
• Insecticide-insect-plant interactions
• High school biology curriculum

Of Note

Dr. Cowles is the 2018 President of the National Association of Biology Teachers

Teaching Interests

• Biology research methods
• Entomology
• Biochemistry and cell biology

Publications

Li, X., R.S. Cowles, E A. Cowles, R. Gaugler and D.L. Cox-Foster. 2009. Characterization of immunosuppressive surface coat proteins from Steinernema glaseri. Molecul, Biochem. Parasitol. 165 (2): 162-169.

Cowles, E.A. 2012. Lab 4: Osmosis and Diffusion; Lab 7: Cell Division: Mitosis and Meiosis In AP Biology Investigative Labs: An Inquiry-Based Approach. The College Board, New York.

Pfannerstill, J. and P. Phillips, eds., F. Bell, K. Bell, B. Corrigan, E. Cowles, L. Ferguson, B. Hinson, K. McCarthy, M. McCarthy, P. Mote, and R. Reardon. 2015. Teacher’s Edition for Principles of Life, 2nd edition for the AP® Course. (Hillis, Sadava, Hill, Price) Sinauar Associates, Sunderland, MA.

Benore, M., E. Cowles, S.C. Daubner, L. Hedrick, P. Kuhlman, and L. Zapanta. 2017. The Ultimate Guide to Teaching with Biochemistry (for Biochemistry by R.L. Miesfeld and M. M. McEvoy) W. W. Norton & Co., New York.