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Education Track in Anatomy PhD Alumni

Jessica Byram, PhD

Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

Leslie A. Hoffman, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

BS Biochemistry (University of Illinois)
MS Anatomical Sciences (Rush University)
PhD Anatomy and Cell Biology, 2013
Dissertation Title: “A Psychometric Evaluation of Script Concordance Tests for Measuring Clinical Reasoning”

BA Biology (Wartburg College)
MPH (Indiana University)
PhD Anatomy and Cell Biology, 2013
Dissertation Title: “Remediation Trends in an Undergraduate Anatomy Course and Assessment of an Anatomy Supplemental Study Skills Course”

BS (Messiah University)
MS (Northern Illinois University)
PhD Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology, 2026
Dissertation Title: “Getting It on the Curriculum: A Critical Update on Sexual Health Education in Undergraduate Medicine Post-Competency Release”

BS Biology and Spanish (Clarke University)
PhD Anatomy and Cell Biology, 2017
Dissertation Title: “Do I Really Have to Complete Another Evaluation? Exploring Relationships Among Physicians’ Evaluative Load, Evaluative Strain, and the Quality of Clinical Clerkship Evaluations”

BA History (Brigham Young University)
MPH (University of Iowa)
PhD Anatomy and Cell Biology, 2015
Dissertation Title: “Grit and Beliefs About Intelligence: The Relationship and Role These Factors Play in the Self-Regulatory Processes Involved in Medical Students Learning Gross Anatomy”

BS Pre-professional Studies (University of Notre Dame)
BS Physician Assistant (Louisiana State University)
MS Medical Illustration (Medical College of Georgia)
PhD Anatomy and Cell Biology, 2014
Dissertation Title: “Does Time Matter? A Search for Meaningful Medical School Faculty Cohorts”
Gerard M. Guillot, PhD IU School of Medicine faculty profile

BS (Penn St. University)
PhD Anatomy and Cell Biology, 2023
Dissertation Title: “What’s My Role Again? Cultivating Interprofessionalism, Role Knowledge, and Role Clarity Through Case-Based Learning”

MBBS (Kabul University of Medical Sciences)
PhD Anatomy and Cell Biology, 2020
Dissertation Title: “A Foucauldian Archaeology of Modern Medical Discourse.” 

BS Organismal Biology (University of Kansas)
MA Entomology (University of Kansas)
PhD Anatomy and Cell Biology, 2016
Dissertation Title: “Visual Literacy in Anatomy Students”

BA Anthropology (Metropolitan State College of Denver)
MS Human Biology (University of Indianapolis)
PhD in Anatomy and Cell Biology, 2017
Dissertation Title: “The Professionalization of Medical Students: A Longitudinal Analysis of Professional Identity Formation and Professionalism Perceptions in Second and Third Year Medical Students”
Jessica N. Byram, PhD IU School of Medicine faculty profile

BS (Purdue University)
MS (Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis)
PhD Anatomy and Cell Biology, 2022
Dissertation Title: “Experiences of Residency Program Directors in Their Roles: Exploring Well-Being Through Burnout and Engagement”

BA Nursing (Augustana College)
MS Clinical Anatomy (Creighton University)
PhD Anatomy and Cell Biology, 2013
Dissertation Title: “Understanding Interprofessional Education: A Multiple-Case Study of Students, Faculty, and Administrators”

BA Athletic Training (Buena Vista University)
MS Anatomy (Des Moines University)
PhD Anatomy and Cell Biology, 2016
Dissertation Title: “Embryology in Medical Education: A Mixed Methods Study and Phenomenology of Faculty and First Year Medical Students”

BS Biology (Ohio State University)
MS Anatomy (Ohio State University)
PhD Anatomy and Cell Biology, 2014
Dissertation Title: “An Exploration of Reflective Writing and Self-Assessments to Explain Professionalism Lapses Among Medical Students”
Leslie A. Hoffman, PhD IU School of Medicine faculty profile

BS (Grand Valley State University)
MS (Indiana University School of Medicine)
PhD Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology, 2025
Dissertation Title: “Exploring Sources of First- and Second-Year Medical Student Perceptions of the Ideal Physician”

BS (Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis)
PhD Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology, 2025
Dissertation Title: “Human Skeletal Remains Used for Anatomical Education at US Medical Schools: Provenance, Management, and Barriers to Ethical Stewardship”

BS (University of Idaho)
BS (San Jose St. University)
PhD Anatomy and Cell Biology, 2021
Dissertation Title: “Three-Dimensional Visualization Technology in the Medical Curriculum: Exploring Faculty Use in Preclinical, Clinical, and Postgraduate Anatomy Education.”

BS (University of South Carolina)
MS (Saint Louis University)
PhD Anatomy and Cell Biology, 2022
Dissertation Title: “Investigating the Long-Term Impacts of Service Learning.”

BS (Stanford University)
MS (Stanford University)
PhD Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology, 2026
Dissertation Title: “Developing a practical, beneficial, and ethical framework for anatomy outreach”