May 7, 2012

Aaron Bunker	Justin Anderson

Morningside College professor and student present at national meeting

A Morningside College professor and student gave presentations recently at the American Physiological Society meeting in San Diego, Calif.

Aaron Bunker, assistant professor of biology, gave tips on using the online learning platform Moodle as a supplemental virtual classroom when teaching physiology. Student Justin Anderson presented research to both undergraduates and professional scientists examining whether pre-exercise drinks like creatine and Red Bull have different effects for men and women on forearm skeletal muscle fatigue.

Bunker joined the faculty at Morningside College in the fall of 2010. He has a doctorate in biomedical sciences with a minor in college teaching from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Anderson is the son of Dan and Gina Roupe of Sioux City. He is a 2008 graduate of East High School.

The American Physiological Society is a nonprofit organization with over 10,000 members. It works to foster education, scientific research and dissemination of information in the physiological sciences.