Jennifer A. A. Gubbels

Dr. Jennifer A. A. Gubbels is an Associate Professor and Natural Science Division Chair at Augustana University.  She teaches introductory biology, physiology, immunology, and has team-taught courses on medical ethics along with history and religion professors.  Her research is in reproductive physiology, where she has published 12 peer-reviewed publications on ovarian cancer, and has recently begun studies to determine the molecular cause for preterm birth.  In addition, she has led a research project to determine the stressors experienced by American Indian pregnant women on reservations in SD which has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Transcultural Nursing.  Gubbels has also published in other journals outside of her main area of expertise, including the Journal for Microbiology and Biology Education as well as Zygon, a religion and science journal (along with Dr. Ann Pederson). She has been an invited guest lecturer to seminaries as a part of the American Association for the Advancement of Science “Science for Seminaries” grant.  Gubbels is the recipient of the Augustana Student Association Faculty Recognition Award as well as the Vernon and Mildred Niebuhr Faculty Excellence Award.