Erin C. McKiernan

A method for analyzing physiological data with multiple non-independent observations

Erin C. McKiernan, Jorge Humberto Arce Rincón, A. Pérez, Marco Arieli Herrera-Valdez

Abstract Physiological studies often involve recording multiple observations (e.g., repeated muscle contractions or cardiac cycles) from the same subject. To compare groups of subjects, observations from one subject are then sometimes pooled with observations from other subjects in the same group, and …

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emckiernan/physio-analysis: v1.0.1

Erin C. McKiernan

Update to first release, with minor corrections to text and cardio notebook.

ORCA & COGDOP Working Group on Values-Based Assessment

Erin C. McKiernan, Michael R. Dougherty, Greg Tananbaum

Outputs from the ORCA & COGDOP Working Group on Values-Based Assessment.

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Improving biomedical education in Latin America through open science hardware: A case study of one medical school in Mexico

Erin C. McKiernan, Julieta Arancio, Greg Tananbaum

In 2024, we launched the Advancing Biomedical Research & Education in Latin American (abreLA) program to train university students and professors to use open hardware and open software technologies in the classroom. Advantages of these technologies include their low cost, often portability, …

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A biophysical minimal model to investigate age-related changes in CA1 pyramidal cell electrical activity

Erin C. McKiernan, Marco Arieli Herrera-Valdez, Diano F. Marrone

Aging is a physiological process that is still poorly understood, especially with respect to effects on the brain. There are open questions about aging that are difficult to answer with an experimental approach. Underlying challenges include the difficulty of recording in vivo …

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A framework for values-based assessment in promotion, tenure, and other academic evaluations

Erin C. McKiernan, Caitlin Carter, Michael R. Dougherty, Greg Tananbaum

Recent years have seen a growing dissatisfaction with how academics and their scholarly work are evaluated, and a corresponding global proliferation of initiatives dedicated to assessment reform. A common theme across many of these initiatives is a call to center values, focusing …

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Promoting Transparent, Fair, and Inclusive Practices in Grantmaking: Lessons from the Open and Equitable Model Funding Program

Eunice Mercado-Lara, Greg Tananbaum, Erin C. McKiernan

This report presents the insights of the Open & Equitable Model Funding Program, a pilot of a cohort of eleven research funders interested in refining their grantmaking to foster open and equitable practices. Launched in April 2021 by the Open Research Funders …

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Toolkit for Aligning Incentives 2.0

Michael R. Dougherty, Caitlin Carter, Erin C. McKiernan, Greg Tananbaum et autres

Colleges and universities largely exist to advance knowledge for the public good through research, teaching, and public service. Yet, for far too long academic incentive systems have been misaligned with the foundational values upon which universities were founded. Rather than reward work …

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Promoting values-based assessment in review, promotion, and tenure processes

Caitlin Carter, Michael R. Dougherty, Erin C. McKiernan, Greg Tananbaum

Criteria and guidelines for review, promotion, and tenure (RPT) processes form the bedrock of institutional and departmental policies, and are a major driver of faculty behavior, influencing the time faculty spend on different activities like outreach, publishing practices, and more. However, research …

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Promoting Transparent, Fair, and Inclusive Practices in Grantmaking: Lessons from the Open and Equitable Model Funding Program

Eunice Mercado-Lara, Greg Tananbaum, Erin C. McKiernan

Abstract The Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) has been instrumental in promoting open and equitable scholarship to enhance academic research’s transparency and accessibility. In 2020, the ORFG formed the Equity & Open Science Working Group, leading to the launch of the Open …

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Policy recommendations to ensure that research software is openly accessible and reusable

Erin C. McKiernan, Lorena A. Barba, Philip E. Bourne, Caitlin Carter et autres

Research data is optimized when it can be freely accessed and reused. To maximize research equity, transparency, and reproducibility, policymakers should take concrete steps to ensure that research software is openly accessible and reusable.

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A biophysical minimal model to investigate age-related changes in CA1 pyramidal cell electrical activity

Erin C. McKiernan, Marco Arieli Herrera-Valdez, Diano F. Marrone

Abstract Aging is a physiological process that is still poorly understood, especially with respect to effects on the brain. There are open questions about aging that are difficult to answer with an experimental approach. Underlying challenges include the difficulty of recording in …

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