Faculty List

Karen L Ball, Ph.D.

Chair & Associate Professor of Integrative Physiology & Health Science
Joined Alma College Faculty in 1995
EHS / MCE 118
(989) 463-7127
Office Hours: MF 10:30 - 12, T Th 10 - 11:30

Education

  • Ph.D. Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • B.A. Exercise and Health Science, Alma College

Research Interests

Muscle Physiology/Biochemistry

Directed Student Presentations and Achievements

Recent Presentations

  • Jillian Gettel, Brandon Smith, Scott Barriger, and Karen Ball.  "Effects of Cystoseira Canariensis on C2C12 Cell Behavior In Vitro."  Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine.  Denver, Colorado.  June, 2006.
  • Patrick Furlong and Karen Ball (copresenters).  "Power to Heal? The Nevirapine Crisis and the Revival of AIDS Denialism in South Africa."  African Studies Association.  Washington, D.C..  November 2005.

Service to the College

  • Advisor the the EHS Honor Society
  • Faculty Athletics Representative
  • Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

 

Alma College’s early acceptance agreement with the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine recognizes the College’s strengths in science and health education. The agreement reserves two admissions slots per year for Alma College pre-med graduates.

 

Graduate Profile

Dr. Heather Zielinski
Graduation: 1997

Heather Hays Zielinski was planning to attend veterinary school, but after her Alma College faculty advisors arranged for her to shadow a dentist she knew she was switching careers.