Brenda Peters, PhD

Recent Publications

Articles

• *Link, C. D., Blair, A.C., and Peters, B.J. (2023) The Effects of Heat Stress and Calorie Restriction on impaired Memory Retention in the terrestrial slug Deroceras reticulatum (Müller, 1744). American Malacological Bulletin, 40 (1), 1-8.
• *Steele, K.A., Peters, B.J., Price-Christenson, G.J., and Blair, A.C. (2021) Citric Acid as a Potential Molluscicide and Deterrent for the Invasive Slug Arion Fasciatus. American Malacological Bulletin, 38(2), 85-90.
• Blair, A.C., Peters, B.J., and Bendixen, C. W. (2014) Promoting Student Inquiry Using Zea mays (Corn) Cultivars for Hypothesis-Driven Experimentation in a Majors Introductory Biology Course. The American Biology Teacher, 76, 333-336.
• Peters, B.J. and Blair, A.C. (2013) Terrestrial slugs as a model organism for inquiry-based experimentation in a majors general biology laboratory. The American Biology Teacher, 75, 408-411.

Posters

• *Link, C.D., A.C. Blair, and B.J. Peters. The effects of heat stress and calorie restriction on impaired memory retention in the terrestrial slug Deroceras reticulatum. 2024. American Malacological Society annual meeting. Pasadena, CA. 
• Peters, B.J., Blair A.C., and *Steele, K.A. (2019) Citric Acid as a Potential Molluscicide and Deterrent for the Invasive Slug Species, Arion fasciatus. World Congress of Malacology, August 11-17th, Pacific Grove, CA. 
• Blair A.C. and Peters, B.J. (2019) Terrestrial Slugs as a Model Organism for Inquiry-Based Experimentation in a Majors General Biology Laboratory. World Congress of Malacology, August 11-17th, Pacific Grove, CA. 
• Peters, B.J. and Blair A.C. (2016) Terrestrial Slugs as a Model Organism for Inquiry-Based Experimentation in a Majors General Biology Laboratory. NABT Professional Development Conference, November 3-6, Denver, CO. 
• *Chinn, A. and Peters, B. (2015) The Effect of Combination Therapy of B Vitamins and Antioxidants on Memory and Learning. 127th Iowa Academy of Science Meeting, April 17-18th, Iowa City, IA. 

Presentations

• *Steele, K., Peters, B., and Blair, A. (2019) Citric Acid as a Potential Molluscicide and Deterrent for the Invasive Slug Species, Arion subfuscus. 131st Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, April 2019, University of Northern Iowa. 
• *Kindler, P. and Peters, B. (2017) Ghrelin: A Link between Hunger, Learning, and Increased Hippocampal Neurogenesis. 129th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, April 21-22, University of Northern Iowa.
• *Graham, A. and Peters, B. (2016) The Effects of Crocin on Age-related Spatial Learning and Memory Deficits of Female Swiss Webster Mice Assessed in the Radial Arm Maze. 128th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, April 22-23th, Grandview University. 

*indicates undergraduate SAU student