{"id":25,"date":"2015-03-09T13:49:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T20:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/immersivescience\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:51:55","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/immersivescience\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\"><span style=\"color: #981e32;\">Lab Director \u2013 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/immersivescience\/lab-director\/\">Andy Cavagnetto, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3958Adj-792x528.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Cavagnetto\" class=\"wp-image-717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3958Adj-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3958Adj-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3958Adj-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3958Adj-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3958Adj-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3958Adj-990x660.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3958Adj-1188x792.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>A former secondary science teacher, Dr. Cavagnetto completed his PhD at the University of Iowa in 2006 before taking an assistant professor at Binghamton University in New York from 2006-2012. He then transitioned to his current position at Washington State University where he serves as an associate professor; jointly appointed in the Department of Teaching and Learning and the School of Biological Sciences. Dr Cavagnetto is interested in construction and critique of argument as students pose questions, gather data, and negotiate evidence-based claims in science learning contexts.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>He studies how instructors create these environments and how students engage in them. Over the past few years this had led him to focus on environmental factors influencing whole class cooperation, how such environments influence engagement in argumentation, and subsequent impact on student outcomes. Currently, he serves as a Co-Principal investigator on a federally funded project examining argumentation from primary data in a large-lecture undergraduate biology course.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #981e32;\">Graduate Student Researchers<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Omowumi Frieyo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3935Adj-792x528.jpg\" alt=\"Frieyo Omowumi\" class=\"wp-image-714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3935Adj-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3935Adj-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3935Adj-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3935Adj-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3935Adj-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3935Adj-990x660.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3935Adj-1188x792.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My name is Frieyo Omowumi from Nigeria. I graduated from the Department of Botany, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria in 2008 and also had my MSc. (Botany) from the same prestigious University in 2014. I would love to be a prof in Biology (Education). I am so passionate about passing knowledge to younger Biologists and train them to be able to make decision on daily lives dealings. Am also interested in natural conservation. I am married with three kids and presently a PhD. student in Biology.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yetunde Adaramola<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3889Adj-792x528.jpg\" alt=\"Yetunde Adaramola\" class=\"wp-image-713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3889Adj-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3889Adj-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3889Adj-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3889Adj-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3889Adj-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3889Adj-990x660.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3889Adj-1188x792.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[Bio coming soon.]<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patrick Ochieng<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3926Adj-792x528.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Ochieng\" class=\"wp-image-715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3926Adj-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3926Adj-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3926Adj-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3926Adj-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3926Adj-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3926Adj-990x660.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2023\/05\/COE_3926Adj-1188x792.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[Bio coming soon.]<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Collaborators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smb.wsu.edu\/faculty-trainees-and-staff\/faculty\/profile\/erika-g.-offerdahl\">Dr. Erika Offerdahl<\/a> (WSU Molecular Biosciences)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smb.wsu.edu\/faculty-trainees-and-staff\/faculty\/profile\/william-b.-davis\">Dr. William B. Davis<\/a> (WSU Molecular Biosciences)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.uiowa.edu\/person\/brian-hand\">Professor Brian Hand<\/a> (University of Iowa \u2013Science Education)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dur.ac.uk\/wolfson.institute\/contacts\/staff\/?id=4444\">Professor Steve Higgins<\/a> (Durham University, UK \u2013 Education)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.binghamton.edu\/psychology\/people\/profile.html?id=kkurtz\">Dr. Kenneth Kurtz<\/a> (Binghamton University-SUNY, Psychology)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ed.buffalo.edu\/about\/directory\/faculty\/profile.html?uid=rllamb\">Dr. Richard Lamb<\/a> (University of Buffalo \u2013 SUNY, Science and Technology Education)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1112,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/immersivescience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/immersivescience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/immersivescience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/immersivescience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/immersivescience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/immersivescience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":776,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/immersivescience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions\/776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/immersivescience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/immersivescience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/immersivescience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/immersivescience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=25"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/immersivescience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}