Kathryn Lovell, Ph.D.
Professor, Neurology

Academic Appointments

• 1992-present: Professor, Neurology/Ophthalmology and Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, Colleges of Human and Osteopathic Medicine; Director, Year 1 Curriculum and Preclinical Academic Computing, College of Human Medicine
• 1987-1992: Associate Professor, Michigan State University, Pathology Dept and Neuroscience Program
• 1980-1987: Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, Pathology Dept.

Postdoctoral Training

• NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Pathology Department, Michigan State University

Education

• Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1975, Biophysics
• B.S., Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colo, Physics

Research Interests

Basic science research is focused on caprine beta-mannosidosis, a lysosomal storage disease, with particular interest in the pathogenesis of nervous system lesions, especially oligodendrocyte and myelin defects, and regulation of expression of lysosomal enzymes in different cell types. New directions include pathological examination of a knock-out mouse model of beta-mannosidosis (generated by Karen Friderici and Mei Zhu).

Medical education research involves investigation of the effectiveness of technology approaches to neuroscience and neuropathology education in Year 2 medical students.

Representative Publications

• Lovell KL, Kraemer SA, Leipprandt, JR, Sprecher,DJ, Ames, N, Nichols-Torrez, J, Carter, Rahmani D, Jones, MZ. In Utero Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Caprine Model For Prenatal Therapy In Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Fetal Diagn Ther 2001, 16:13-17.
• Mavis BE, Ogle KS, Lovell K, Madden LM. Medical Students as Standardized Patients to Assess Interviewing Skills for Pain Evaluation. Med. Educ., 36:135-140, 2002.
• Ogle KS, Mavis B, Lovell, K. Performance-based Assessment: Addressing Concerns about Opioid Addiction in Cancer Pain. J Palliative Med; 6: 158, 2003.
• Mavis, B.E., Lovell, K.L. and Ogle, K.S. 1998. Why Johnnie can't apply neuroscience: Testing alternative hypotheses using performance-based assessment. Adv. Health Sci. Educ. 3:165-175.