University of Nebraska Kearney

Dr. Janet E. Steele

Areas of Interest: 

• Cardiovascular/Renal Physiology, Oxidative Stress 

                Rank: Professor        Year Hired: 1993

                Office:  BHS 320 

                Phone:  (308) 865-8325
 
                FAX:  (308) 865-8045

                email:  steelej@unk.edu
 

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Advisor to Biology Majors, Comprehensive Biology Majors, and Pre-Health Professions

Degrees:

B. S.	1984	Texas A & M University
B. S.	1986	Eastern Illinois University
M. S.	1987	Eastern Illinois University
Ph. D.	1991	Miami University (Ohio)

 

Dissertation:

• Steele J. E.  1993.  Effects of swim-training and footshock stress on autonomic nervous system activity in female borderline hypertensive rats.  Ph. D. Dissertation, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.  185 pp.

Publications:

• Massey, A. R. and Steele, J. E.  2012.  Lead in drinking water:  sampling in primary schools and preschools in south central Kansas.  Journal of Environmental Health 74(7):16-20.
•  Steele, J. E., Kucera, K. E., Ciccone, C. A., and Connealy, M. E.  2008.  Exercise and diabetes influence antioxidant activity and gene expression in female rats. Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Science 31:51-60.
• Steele, J. E.  2003.  Effect of essay-style lecture quizzes on student performance on anatomy and physiology exams.   Bioscene 24:15-20.
• Steele, J. E.   2001.  Influence of androstenedione on sedentaray female rats.  Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Science 27:17-24.
• Steele J. E., Koch, L. G., & Brand, P. H.  2000.  State-dependent expression of pressure diuresis in conscious rats.  Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine 224(2):109-115.
• Steele, J. E.  1997.  Retention of relative grip effort for at-home isometric exercise.  Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Science 24:81-88. 
• Steele, J. E., Brand, P. H., Metting, P. J., & Britton, S. L.  1997.  Spontaneous pressure diuresis in conscious rats.  Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Science 24:71-80
• McCoy, D. E, Steele, J. E., Cox, R. H., & Wiley, R. L.  1995. Swim training alters sympathoadrenal and endocrine responses to hemorrhage in borderline hypertensive rats.  American Journal of Physiology 269:R124-R130.
• McCoy, D. E, Steele, J. E., Cox, R. H., Wiley, R. L., & McGuire, G. J.  1993.  Swim training alters renal and cardiovascular responses to stress in borderline hypertensive rats.  Journal of Applied Physiology 75:1946-1954.
• Steele, J. E., Brand, P. H., Metting, P. J., & Britton, S. L.  1993. Dynamic, short-term coupling between arterial pressure and urine flow. American Journal of Physiology 265:F717-F722.
• Steele, J. E., Skarlatos, S., Brand, P. H., Metting, P. J., & Britton, S. L.  1993.  Gravimetric method for the dynamic measurement of urine flow.  Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology & Medicine 204:70-74.

Professional Affiliations:

•  American Association for Laboratory Animal Science:  2004-Present

•  American Physiological Society:  1990-Present 

•  Foundation for Biomedical Research:  1993-Present

•  Human Anatomy and Physiology Society:  1994-Present

•  Nebraska Academy of Sciences:  1997-Present 

•  Nebraska Physiological Society:  1998-Present

Courses this Year:

• Anatomy and Physiology I (Lecture)
• Anatomy and Physiology II (Lecture)
• Graduate Research  for Online Masters Candidates (BIOL 831 A through F sections)

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