Faculty Candidate Teaching and Mentoring Philosophy Seminar - Victoria Uyanga, PhD
Victoria Uyanga, PhD Title: Research in Classrooms: Enhancing Scientific Enquiry Through a Poultry Course-Based Research Experience
Synopsis: Despite the growing global demand for sustainable poultry production and welfare-focused management, student engagement in poultry science remains limited compared to other STEM fields. Course-based research practices provide experiential learning opportunities that are critical for developing student interest and motivation to pursue research-related careers, thereby strengthening the future workforce. This seminar will highlight my experiences in integrating research into poultry science courses and in mentoring practices that transform classrooms into shared-learning and collaborative environments.
Candidate Bio: Victoria Uyanga, PhD, earned her doctorate in animal nutrition and physiology from Shandong Agricultural University, China. She completed postdoctoral training in poultry nutrition and immunology at Iowa State University. Her research focuses on understanding how nutritional, environmental and immune factors influence poultry productivity, health and resilience. Her work applies systems-based approaches that recognize the interconnected roles of nutrition in regulating poultry physiology, welfare and sustainable production. Her research employs dietary interventions, physiological and metabolic assessments, molecular biology tools and applied production trials to address emerging challenges in modern poultry production. Her studies have explored key areas including amino acid nutrition, functional feed additives, microbiome modulators, low crude protein feeding, gastrointestinal function, thermoregulation, immunometabolism and nutrient-gene interactions. Uyanga is currently an assistant professor of animal science at Lincoln University of Missouri, where she trains and mentors students in core areas of animal science, including nutrition, physiology and production systems.
For access to the Zoom link, email Marion Welsh at welsh@purdue.edu.