Publications
Education
Bingham, B., Rea, V., Robertson, L., Smith, M. Alex, & Jacobs, S. (2021). Frequency, topic, and preferences: Tracking student engagement with several modalities of instructor-student contact in a first-year course. FEBS Open Bio., doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.13315
Bingham, B., Coulter, C., Cottenie, K., & Jacobs, S. (2021). A metacognitive instructional guide to support effective studying strategies. Canadian Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 12 (1), 5, doi: https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2021.1.8318.
Robertson, L., Porter, E., Smith, M. Alex, & Jacobs, S. (2021). Evidence-based course modification to support learner-centered and student-driven teaching in a global pandemic: Leveraging digital and physical space for accessible, equitable, and motivating experiential learning and scientific inquiry in a first-year biology course. International Journal of Higher Education, 10 (7), 96-109.
Jacobs, S., Mishra, C., Doherty, E., Nelson, J., Duncan, E., Fraser, E.D.G., Hodgins, K., Mactaggart, W., Gillis, D. (2021). Transdisciplinary, community-engaged pedagogy for undergraduate and graduate student engagement in challenging times. International Journal of Higher Education, 10 (7), 84-95.
Sigal*, M. and Jacobs, S. (2019). “Providing scaffolding: An Applied Analysis on the Efficacy of 4U and University Level Preparatory STEM Courses”. Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2019.1.7996
Newton, G., Poung*, K., Laila*, A., Bye*, Z., Bettger, W., Cottenie, K., Dawson, J., Graether, S.P., Jacobs, S., Murrant, C., and Zettyl, J. (2019). Perception of Biology Instructors on Using Student Evaluations to Inform Their Teaching. International Journal of Higher Education, 8 (1), 133, doi: 10.5430/ijhe.v8n1p133.
Hobbins*, J. O., Eisenbach, M., Ritchie, K. L., & Jacobs, S. (2018). Investigating the relationship between residence learning community participation and student academic outcomes in a Canadian institution. Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 9 (2): article 7. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1192646
Cash-Barlow*, C., Letargo*, J., Graether, S., & Jacobs, S. (2017). An analysis of the perceptions and resources of large university classes. CBE Life Sciences Education, 16 (33), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.16-01-0004
Gillis, D., Nelson*, J., Driscoll*, B., Hodgins, K., Fraser, E., Jacobs, S. (2017). Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Research and Education in Canada: A Review and Suggested Framework. Collected Essays in Learning and Teaching, 10, 203-222. https://doi.org/10.22329/celt.v10i0.4745
Manley*, B., Elliot, S., & Jacobs, S. (2017). Expedition Cruising in the Canadian Arctic: Visitor Motives and the Influence of Education Programming on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours. Resources, 6 (3), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources6030023
Hobbins*, J., Eisenbach, M., Jacobs, S., & Ritchie, K. (2016). Residence learning communities at Canadian comprehensive institutions. Teaching and Learning Innovations Journal, 18. https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/tli/article/view/3554
Jacobs, S. & Gillis, D. (2016). Innovation through transdisciplinary training. Zygote Quarterly, 2, 80-89.
Landry*, A., Jacobs, S. R., & Newton, G. (2015). Use of Peer Assessment in a Graduate Level Writing Assignment. International Journal of Higher Education, 4 (1), 38-51. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1060621
Jacobs, S. (2015). Reversing the process of learning. Teaching and Learning Innovations Journal, 17. https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/tli/article/view/3128
Jacobs, S., Bender, S., & McAdam, A. (2015). The Dandelion Outreach Program: Learning through inquiry-based community engagement. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 8, 4, doi: 10.1186/s12052-015-0033-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12052-015-0033-8
Bingham, B., Coulter, C., Cottenie, K., & Jacobs, S. (2021). A metacognitive instructional guide to support effective studying strategies. Canadian Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 12 (1), 5, doi: https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2021.1.8318.
Robertson, L., Porter, E., Smith, M. Alex, & Jacobs, S. (2021). Evidence-based course modification to support learner-centered and student-driven teaching in a global pandemic: Leveraging digital and physical space for accessible, equitable, and motivating experiential learning and scientific inquiry in a first-year biology course. International Journal of Higher Education, 10 (7), 96-109.
Jacobs, S., Mishra, C., Doherty, E., Nelson, J., Duncan, E., Fraser, E.D.G., Hodgins, K., Mactaggart, W., Gillis, D. (2021). Transdisciplinary, community-engaged pedagogy for undergraduate and graduate student engagement in challenging times. International Journal of Higher Education, 10 (7), 84-95.
Sigal*, M. and Jacobs, S. (2019). “Providing scaffolding: An Applied Analysis on the Efficacy of 4U and University Level Preparatory STEM Courses”. Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2019.1.7996
Newton, G., Poung*, K., Laila*, A., Bye*, Z., Bettger, W., Cottenie, K., Dawson, J., Graether, S.P., Jacobs, S., Murrant, C., and Zettyl, J. (2019). Perception of Biology Instructors on Using Student Evaluations to Inform Their Teaching. International Journal of Higher Education, 8 (1), 133, doi: 10.5430/ijhe.v8n1p133.
Hobbins*, J. O., Eisenbach, M., Ritchie, K. L., & Jacobs, S. (2018). Investigating the relationship between residence learning community participation and student academic outcomes in a Canadian institution. Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 9 (2): article 7. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1192646
Cash-Barlow*, C., Letargo*, J., Graether, S., & Jacobs, S. (2017). An analysis of the perceptions and resources of large university classes. CBE Life Sciences Education, 16 (33), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.16-01-0004
Gillis, D., Nelson*, J., Driscoll*, B., Hodgins, K., Fraser, E., Jacobs, S. (2017). Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Research and Education in Canada: A Review and Suggested Framework. Collected Essays in Learning and Teaching, 10, 203-222. https://doi.org/10.22329/celt.v10i0.4745
Manley*, B., Elliot, S., & Jacobs, S. (2017). Expedition Cruising in the Canadian Arctic: Visitor Motives and the Influence of Education Programming on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours. Resources, 6 (3), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources6030023
Hobbins*, J., Eisenbach, M., Jacobs, S., & Ritchie, K. (2016). Residence learning communities at Canadian comprehensive institutions. Teaching and Learning Innovations Journal, 18. https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/tli/article/view/3554
Jacobs, S. & Gillis, D. (2016). Innovation through transdisciplinary training. Zygote Quarterly, 2, 80-89.
Landry*, A., Jacobs, S. R., & Newton, G. (2015). Use of Peer Assessment in a Graduate Level Writing Assignment. International Journal of Higher Education, 4 (1), 38-51. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1060621
Jacobs, S. (2015). Reversing the process of learning. Teaching and Learning Innovations Journal, 17. https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/tli/article/view/3128
Jacobs, S., Bender, S., & McAdam, A. (2015). The Dandelion Outreach Program: Learning through inquiry-based community engagement. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 8, 4, doi: 10.1186/s12052-015-0033-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12052-015-0033-8
Knowledge translation and transfer in Biomimetics
Jacobs, S., & Wanieck, K. (2022). Biom*: on becoming a teachable discipline (invited). In Eggermont, M, Shyam, V, and Hepp, AF (Eds.), Biomimicry for Materials, Design and Habitats: Innovations and Applications. Elsevier.
Wanieck, K., Ritzinger, D., Zollfrank, C., & Jacobs, S. (2020). Biomimetics: Teaching the tools of the trade. FEBS Open Bio., doi: 10.1002/2211-5463.12963.
Chirazi, J., Wanieck, K., Fayemi, P., Zollfrank, C., & Jacobs, S. (2019). What do we learn from good practices of Biologically-inspired Design in innovation? Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering, 9, 650. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9040650
Wanieck*, K., Fayemi, P., Zollfrank, C., & Jacobs, S. R. (2017). Biomimetics and its tools. Bioinspired, biomimetic, and nanobiomaterials, 6 (2), 53-66. https://doi.org/10.1680/jbibn.16.00010
Hoeller, N., Farnsworth, M., Jacobs, S., Chirazi, J., Salustri, F., et al. (2016). A Systems View of Bioinspiration: Bridging the Gaps. INSIGHT, 19 (1), 36-40. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Taryn-Mead/publication/294894518_A_Systems_View_of_Bioinspiration_Bridging_the_Gaps/links/5ae1f2bc458515c60f66ec04/A-Systems-View-of-Bioinspiration-Bridging-the-Gaps.pdf
Jacobs, S. (2014). Biomimetics: a simple foundation will lead to new insight about process. International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics, 9 (2), 83-94.
Jacobs, S., Nichols*, E., & Helms, M. (2014). Where are we now and where are we going? The BioM Innovation Database. Journal of Mechanical Design, 136., doi: 10.1115/1.4028171. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028171
Wanieck, K., Ritzinger, D., Zollfrank, C., & Jacobs, S. (2020). Biomimetics: Teaching the tools of the trade. FEBS Open Bio., doi: 10.1002/2211-5463.12963.
Chirazi, J., Wanieck, K., Fayemi, P., Zollfrank, C., & Jacobs, S. (2019). What do we learn from good practices of Biologically-inspired Design in innovation? Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering, 9, 650. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9040650
Wanieck*, K., Fayemi, P., Zollfrank, C., & Jacobs, S. R. (2017). Biomimetics and its tools. Bioinspired, biomimetic, and nanobiomaterials, 6 (2), 53-66. https://doi.org/10.1680/jbibn.16.00010
Hoeller, N., Farnsworth, M., Jacobs, S., Chirazi, J., Salustri, F., et al. (2016). A Systems View of Bioinspiration: Bridging the Gaps. INSIGHT, 19 (1), 36-40. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Taryn-Mead/publication/294894518_A_Systems_View_of_Bioinspiration_Bridging_the_Gaps/links/5ae1f2bc458515c60f66ec04/A-Systems-View-of-Bioinspiration-Bridging-the-Gaps.pdf
Jacobs, S. (2014). Biomimetics: a simple foundation will lead to new insight about process. International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics, 9 (2), 83-94.
Jacobs, S., Nichols*, E., & Helms, M. (2014). Where are we now and where are we going? The BioM Innovation Database. Journal of Mechanical Design, 136., doi: 10.1115/1.4028171. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028171
Ecology
Ammendolia, J., Saturno, J., Brooks, A. L., Jacobs, S., & Jambeck, J. R. (2020). An emerging source of plastic pollution: Environmental presence of plastic personal protective equipment (PPE) debris related to COVID-19 in a metropolitan city. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 269, 116160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116160
Dolson, SJ., Loewen, E., Jones, K., Jacobs, SR., Solis, A., Hallwachs, W., Brunke, AJ., Janzen, DH., and Smith, MA. (2021). Diversity and phylogenetic community structure across elevation during climate change in a family of hyperdiverse neotropical beetles (Staphylinidae). Ecography, 44(5), 740-752. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.05427
Ammendolia, J., Saturno, J., Jacobs, SR. (2020) Environmental concern emerges from COVID-19 pandemic: PPE waste by the public. Can. Sci. Policy Cent. https://sciencepolicy.ca/posts/environmental-concern-emerges-from-covid-19-pandemic-ppe-waste-by-the-public/
Collins, S., Hatch, S., Elliott, K., & Jacobs, S. (2019). Investigating neophobia as a behavioural syndrome to measure mate choice and reproductive success in Rissa tridactyla. Animal Behaviour, 154, 67-74.
Cunningham, J., Elliott, K., Cottenie, K., Hatch, S., & Jacobs, S. (2018). Individual foraging location, but not dietary, specialization: implications for rhinoceros auklets as samplers of forage fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 605, 225-240.
Gibson*, D., Adamowicz, S., Jacobs, S., & Smith, A. (2018). Host specificity in subarctic aphids. Environmental Entomology, 47 (1), 77-86.
Braune, B., Jacobs, S. R., & Gaston, A. (2018). Variation in organochlorine and mercury levels in first and replacement eggs of a single-egg clutch breeder, the thick-billed murre, at a breeding colony in the Canadian Arctic.The Science of the Total Environment, 610-611, 462-468.
Cunningham*, J., Le Vaillant, M., Gaston, A., Roper-Coudert, Y., Kato, A., Jacobs, S., Elliott, K. (2017). Reduced activity during middle-age for thick-billed murres (Uria lomvia): evidence for age-related trends in fine-scale foraging behaviour. Animal Behaviour, 126, 271-280.
Jacobs, S., Elliott, K. H., & Gaston, T. (2013). Parents are a drag: long lived birds share costs with their offspring. PLoS ONE, 8:e54594.
Jacobs, S., Elliott, K. H., Gaston, A. J., Guigueno, M. F., Redman, P., J. R. Speakman, and J.M. Weber (2012). Determining seabird body condition using non-lethal measures. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 85, 85-95, doi: 85:85-95.
Jacobs, S., Edwards, D., Ringrose, J., Elliott, K. H., Weber, J. M., Gaston, A.J. (2011). Changes in body composition during breeding: Reproductive strategies of three seabird species under poor environmental condition. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 158, 77-82, doi: B 158:77-82
Jacobs, S., Elliott, K. H., Gaston, A. J., & Weber, J. M. (2009). Fatty acid signatures of female Brunnich's guillemots suggests reliance on local prey for replacement egg production. Journal of Avian Biology, 40, 327-336.
Elliott, K. H., Jacobs, S., Ringrose, J., Gaston, A. J., & Davoren, G. K. (2008). Is mass loss in Brunnich's guillemots Uria Iomvia an adaptation for improved flight performance or improved diver performance? Journal of Avian Biology, 39, 619-628, doi: 39:619-628.