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Her research interests are in health professional education and neuroplasticity. As part of her PhD training and teaching practicum, Mais has experience in teaching gross anatomy and neuroanatomy to medical, dental, and allied health students. Timothy Dasinger, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Advanced Biomedical Education, and the director of the Clinical Anatomy PhD program in the School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, in Jackson, MS. He teaches gross anatomy, neuroanatomy, pedagogical educational courses for medical, dental, and graduate students. His research interests include motivation and improving student learning in medical education. Yuefeng Lu, MD, PhD, is a professor and director of the Anatomical Gift Program in the Department of Advanced Biomedical Education at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, in Jackson, MS. He teaches gross and developmental anatomy for medical, dental, and graduate students. His research interests include educational research, especially learning efficiency and curriculum reform, network processing of information, especially the serotonin and norepinephrine systems. Oheneba Boadum, MD, MA, MS, PhD, is an assistant professor of Clinical Anatomy and Medical Education at Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Conroe, Texas. A physician\u2013educator with training in anatomical sciences, he teaches across the anatomical disciplines and introductory radiology. His research examines how learning, wellbeing, and empowerment shape medical student performance, grounded in prior work in self-directed learning, metacognition, and stress appraisal in anatomy. 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