Education

• Ph.D. in Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2015
• M.S. in Animal Science, Kansas State University, 2012
• D.V.M., Kansas State University, 2005
• B.S. in Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2001

Recent Manuscripts

• Monaco CF, Jones CM, Sayles HR, Rudloff B, McFee R, Cupp AS, Davis JS. Luteal fibroblasts produce prostaglandins in response to IL1β in a MAPK-mediated manner. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2025 Jan; 596.
• Przygrodzka E, Binderwala F, Powers R, McFee RM, Cupp AS, Wood JR, Davis JS. Central Role for Glycolysis and Fatty Acids in LH-responsive Progesterone Synthesis. J Biol Chem. 2025 Jan; 301(1).
• Snider AP, Spuri- Gomes RS, Summers AF, Tenley SC, Abedal-Majed MA, McFee RM, Wood JR, Davis JS, Cupp AS. Identification of lipids and cytokines in plasma and follicular fluid before and after follicle-stimulating hormone stimulation as potential markers for follicular maturation in cattle. Animals. 2023 Oct; 13(2):3289.
• Abedal-Majed MA, Springman SA, Sutton CM, Snider AP, Bell BE, Hart M, Kurz SG, Bergman J, Summers AF, McFee RM, Davis JS, Wood JR, Cupp AS. VEGFA165 can rescue excess steroid secretion, inflammatory markers and follicle arrest in the ovarian cortex of high A4 cows. Biol Reprod. 2022 Jan; 106(1):118-131.
• Snider AP, Romereim SM, McFee RM, Summers AF, Pohlmeier WE, Kurz SG, Davis JS, Wood JR, Cupp AS. Transcriptomes of bovine ovarian granulosa cells of control and high A4 cows. Data in Brief. 2021 Aug; 34:107217.
• McFee RM, Romereim SM, Snider AP, Summers AF, Pohlmeier WE, Kurz S, Cushman RA, Davis JS, Wood JR, Cupp AS. A High-Androgen Microenvironment Inhibits Granulosa Cell Proliferation and Alters Cell Identity. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2021 July; 531:111288.
• McFee RM, Cupp AS, Wood JR. Use of case-based or hands-on laboratory exercises with physiology lectures improves knowledge retention, but veterinary medicine students prefer case-based activities. Adv Physiol Educ. 2018 June; 42(2):182-191.

SELECT RECENT PRESENTATIONS:

• McFee RM, Kellas J, Brank E. Faculty-led Inquiry into Reflective and Scholarly Teaching (FIRST): A Model for Cross-Disciplinary Faculty-Centered Professional Development. North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Annual Conference; 2025; Edmonton, AB, Canada.
• RMcFee M. Students as Data. 30 years of the Faculty-led Inquiry into Reflective and Scholarly Teaching (FIRST). University of Nebraska–Lincoln Spring Teaching and Learning Symposium; 2025; Lincoln, NE.
• McFee RM, Desaulniers AT. Use of ungraded, practice assessments may enhance academic performance but how do we increase student usage of these resources? North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Annual Conference; 2024; Wooster, OH.
• McFee RM. Use of ungraded, practice assessments may enhance academic performance but how do we increase student usage of these resources? Veterinary Educator Symposium; 2023; Amarillo, TX.
• McFee RM. Step away from the PowerPoints! It is possible to teach a rigorous, content-dense science course with minimal reliance on PowerPoint lectures. College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Teaching and Learning Council Brown Bag Series; 2022; Lincoln, NE.
• McFee RM, Desaulniers AT. Lecture notes, online quizzes, in-class review sessions, and in-class assignments were perceived as more beneficial for student learning compared with lecture recordings for a flipped version of a veterinary physiology course. Veterinary Educator Collaborative; 2022; Manhattan, KS.
• McFee RM, Desaulniers AT. Lecture notes, assignments, and quizzes were perceived as being more beneficial for student learning than lecture recordings for in-person, online, and flipped versions of an animal physiology course. North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Annual Conference; 2022; Wooster, OH.
• McFee RM, Powell L, Sayer E. Laboratory and Experiential Learning Community of Practice. University of Nebraska College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Teaching and Learning Improvement Council Interim Workshop; 2020; Lincoln, NE.
• McFee RM. Impact of frequency and relative point value of quizzes on student study time and knowledge retention in a veterinary physiology course. Veterinary Educator Collaborative; 2020; Manhattan, KS. (Conference cancelled due to COVID-19.)
• Bidne KL, McFee RM. Use of weekly quizzes in a graduate-level physiology course does not enhance student learning but may help regulate study time. American Society of Animal Society Midwest Sectional Meeting; 2020; Omaha, NE: PSV-22.
• Bidne KL, McFee RM. The Time Veterinary Medicine Students Study Each Week is Driven by Exams, not Quizzes. North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Annual Conference; 2019; Twin Falls, ID: 63.1. (206)
• McFee RM, Bidne KL. Smaller, more frequent assessments may reduce students' long-term performance on lower-level questions but enhance long-term performance on higher-level questions. North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Annual Conference; 2019; Twin Falls, ID: 63.1. (202)
• McFee RM, Bidne KL. Administration of weekly quizzes does not necessarily increase student study time but also does not enhance knowledge retention in a professional-level physiology course. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Peer Review of Teaching Retreat; 2019; Lincoln, NE.
• McFee RM, Bidne KL. Students in a Graduate-level Physiology Class Believe Participation in Group Assessments Improves Their Understanding of Course Concepts but Knowledge Retention is Reduced in Low-Performing Students. American Physiological Society Institute on Teaching and Learning; 2018; Madison, WI: 11.6.
• Bidne KL, McFee RM. Impact of Instructor-assisted and Non-assisted Case Study Completion on Student Understanding and Knowledge Retention in an Advanced Physiology Course. Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting; 2018; New Orleans, LA: P485.
• McFee RM, KL Bidne. Impact of Instructor-assisted and Non-assisted Case Study Completion on Student Understanding and Knowledge Retention in an Advanced Physiology Course. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Peer Review of Teaching Retreat; 2018; Lincoln, NE.
• McFee RM. Implementation of Group Assessments to Help Increase Student Understanding. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Spring Teaching and Learning Symposium; 2018; Lincoln, NE.
• McFee RM. The impact of group assessments on student performance in a graduate/professional level physiology course. UNL School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; 2018. Lincoln, NE.
• McFee RM. Utilization and impact of recorded lectures as a supplemental resource to in-class lectures for a veterinary physiology course. Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges Annual Conference; 2017; Washington, D.C.
• McFee RM, Cupp AS, Wood JR. Comparison of case-based and hands-on laboratory exercises as group-based learning activities to supplement the lecture portion of a veterinary physiology course. Veterinary Educator Collaborative; 2016; Calgary, AB, Canada.
• Desaulniers AT, McFee RM, White BR. Case-based reasoning enhances learning in an undergraduate reproductive biology course. Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting; 2016; San Diego, CA: 449.
• Desaulniers AT, McFee RM, White BR. Evaluation of case-based reasoning to promote learning and swine industry interest in an undergraduate reproductive physiology course. American Society of Animal Science Midwest Sectional Meeting; 2016; Des Moines, IA.

Awards and Honors

• President’s Excellence Award – Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity, University of Nebraska System, 2025
• IANR Holling Family Faculty Impact Award – Every Person and Every Interaction Matters, UNL, 2025
• Guyton Distinguished Educator of the Year Award, American Physiological Society, 2024
• NACTA Educator Award, North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, 2024
• Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture Teaching Award, UNL, 2022
• IANR Holling Family Award Teaching Excellence - Junior Faculty Award , UNL, 2020
• Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine - Faculty Altruism Award, UNL, 2019
• National Pork Board Innovation Award–Education, American Society of Animal Science Midwest, 2016