ISSN: 2643-6477
Associate Professor of Physiology
Department of Biology
Millikin University
United States of America
Tel: 217-424-3927
Dr. Jennifer Schroeder is an Associate Professor of Biology at Millikin University, in Decatur, IL. Dr. Schroeder received a B.S. in Chemistry and a B.S. in Zoology from Eastern Illinois University, and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Molecular and Integrative Physiology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Beyond her work in biology, Dr. Schroeder has been recognized internationally for promoting academic integrity, and was awarded the Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award at Millikin University in 2015. Dr. Schroeder currently teaches introductory biology courses and global healthcare courses for non-majors. Within the biology major, her expertise is in physiology, endocrinology, and developmental biology. She also teaches physiology and pathophysiology at the graduate level. Dr. Jennifer R Schroeder research interests span all areas of cancer, endocrinology, and reproductive biology. She utilizes breast cancer cells as a model system for testing toxicity, and is interested in the ability of pesticides to function as endocrine disruptors.