Dina Ziganshina Lienhard
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Mail code: 2701Campus: Tempe
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Dr. Dina Ziganshina has completed all her higher education at Arizona State University, earning a PhD in Biology (Biology & Society) in 2023 and a BS in Health Sciences in 2018. Dr. Dina Ziganshina now works as the Senior Program Manager at the School of Complex Adaptive Systems at ASU.
Dina won a variety of national and university-level awards for her research, teaching, and leadership. Her interdisciplinary research combines agent-based modeling, data analysis, and systematic review of legal documents.
In her free time, Dina enjoys philanthropy via serving as the Vice President of GrandPaws Pantry, a charity that provides free pet food and supplies for seniors in assisted living facilities.
Dina first came to the USA from Russia in 2012 as a high school Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) student, toured ASU and returned here to begin her undergraduate career in 2014. From 2015 to 2018, she taught BIO181/182 and CHM237/238 laboratories at the ASU Downtown Campus. Dina graduated Summa Cum Laude from Barrett Honors College in May 2018 and began pursuing a PhD in Biology and Society the same month. During her graduate studies, Dina worked as the Editor in Chief of the Embryo Project Encyclopedia and taught Embryo Project Writing and Editing Seminars to graduate and undergraduate students.
PhD, Biology (Biology & Society) - Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences, 2023
BS, Health Sciences (pre-professional) - Arizona State University, Barrett Honors College and College of Health Solutions, 2018
Topic areas: Complexity science, reproductive health, health disparities, social determinants of health, reproductive and general health policy, medical decision-making process.
Methods: Agent-based modeling, quantitative data analysis, qualitative and systematic document review
Embryo Project
Lienhard, D. A., Kisser, L. V., & Ziganshina, L. E. (2018). Assessing methodological quality of Russian clinical practice guidelines and introducing AGREE II instrument in Russia. PLoS one, 13(9), e0203328. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0203328
"Mammography". Embryo Project Encyclopedia (2018-03-25). ISSN: 1940-5030 http://embryo.asu.edu/handle/10776/13056.
"Roger Wolcott Sperry (1913–1994)". Embryo Project Encyclopedia (2018-02-26). ISSN: 1940-5030 http://embryo.asu.edu/handle/10776/13055.
"David Hunter Hubel (1926–2013)". Embryo Project Encyclopedia (2018-01-03). ISSN: 1940-5030 http://embryo.asu.edu/handle/10776/13039.
"Roger Sperry’s Split Brain Experiments (1959–1968)". Embryo Project Encyclopedia (2017-12-27). ISSN: 1940-5030 http://embryo.asu.edu/handle/10776/13035.
"Nancy Goodman Brinker (1946– )". Embryo Project Encyclopedia (2017-12-12). ISSN: 1940-5030 http://embryo.asu.edu/handle/10776/13026.
"David H. Hubel and Torsten N. Wiesel’s Research on Optical Development in Kittens". Embryo Project Encyclopedia (2017-10-11). ISSN: 1940-5030 http://embryo.asu.edu/handle/10776/12995.
"Torsten Wiesel (1924– )". Embryo Project Encyclopedia (2017-09-13). ISSN: 1940-5030 http://embryo.asu.edu/handle/10776/12984.
"HIP Randomized Breast Cancer Screening Trial (1963–1982)". Embryo Project Encyclopedia (2017-08-08). ISSN: 1940-5030 http://embryo.asu.edu/handle/10776/12974.
“Screening for Breast Cancer with Mammography” (2013), by Peter Gøtzsche and Karsten Jørgensen. Embryo Project Encyclopedia (2017-08-08). ISSN: 1940-5030 http://embryo.asu.edu/handle/10776/12975.
INVITED ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS
“Reducing abortion rates without restricting legal access to abortion: Lessons and evidence from comparative analysis of relevant policies and demographic indicators in 15 post-Soviet countries” at the Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Biology (JAS-Bio), Yale University, New Haven, CT, 2023
“Transforming governance to stay within planetary boundaries” at the Global Futures Conference, New York City, NY, 2022
“Why does Russia have a higher abortion rate than the other post-Soviet countries?” 30-minute research discussion session (separate from the poster presentation under the same name below) at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phoenix, AZ, 2021
Kazilek, Charles, Moeller, Karla, Abboud, Carolina, and Dina Ziganshina “Taking research to classrooms and the general public: Ask A Biologist and the Embryo Project” Conversation Series, ASU Center for Biology and Society, Tempe, AZ, 2019
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
“Complex Modeling for Lowering Abortion Rates in Different Populations.” Graduate Student Showcase for Walton Center opening, College of Global Futures, Tempe, AZ, 2022
“Why does Russia have a higher abortion rate than the other post-Soviet countries?” American Association for the Advancement of Science. Phoenix, AZ, 2021
“Timeline of Mammography Guidelines in the United States.” American Association for the Advancement of Science. Austin, TX, 2018
Courses
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BIO 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| HPS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
| HPS 591 | Seminar |
| HPS 591 | Seminar |
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
| HPS 591 | Seminar |
| BIO 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| HPS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| HPS 591 | Seminar |
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 497 | Honors Colloquium |
| BIO 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| HPS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
| HPS 591 | Seminar |
| HPS 591 | Seminar |
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
| HPS 591 | Seminar |
| BIO 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| HPS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| HPS 591 | Seminar |
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 497 | Honors Colloquium |
| BIO 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| HPS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
| HPS 591 | Seminar |
| HPS 591 | Seminar |
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
2019 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
| HPS 591 | Seminar |
2019 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HPS 591 | Seminar |
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND GRANTS
ASU Graduate College, Dissertation Completion Fellowship 2022 – 2023
West Valley Mavericks, Beneficiary Grant ($3,500 for GrandPaws Pantry) 2022
Arizona Community Foundation, Animal Welfare Grant ($2,000 for GrandPaws Pantry) 2019
Susan and Mark Mulzet National Travel Award 2018
ASU, New American University Scholarship ($32,000 total) 2014 – 2018
United States Department of State (US DoS), Future Leaders Exchange 2012 – 2013
HONORS AND AWARDS
Inter/national:
McKinsey & Company, Insight San Francisco 2022
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), E-Poster Competition First Place Winner (Science in Society category, graduate students) 2021
Joshua E. Neimark Memorial Award 2021
History of Science Society, Joseph H. Hazen Award (as part of the Embryo Project team) 2018
Russian Ministry of Education, Russian National Olympiad Prize Winner 2014
United States President’s Award for Educational Excellence 2013
World Heritage Student Exchange Programs, Certificate of Distinguished Achievement in International Understanding 2013
US DoS, Certificate of Appreciation for Participation in International Education Week 2012
Arizona State University:
SUN (Serving University Needs) Award 2022
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Graduate Excellence Award 2021
Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA), Teaching Excellence Award 2020
Moeur Award for Academic Excellence 2018
Summa Cum Laude 2018
College of Health Solutions, Dean’s List for 8 consecutive semesters 2014 – 2018
Embryo Project Encyclopedia 2018 – 2022
Honors thesis second reader (3 Barrett Honors Students)
Peer mentor, School of Life Sciences at ASU
Editor-in-Chief, Embryo Project Encyclopedia, Arizona State University (ASU) 2021 – 2022
Managing Editor, Embryo Project Encyclopedia at ASU 2018 – 2021
Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Life Sciences at ASU 2018 – 2020
Instructional Aide, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts at ASU 2015 – 2018
International:
Contributor and Translator, Cochrane Russia 2012 – 2021
State of Arizona:
Vice President and Board of Directors Member, GrandPaws Pantry 2019 – present
Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences (SOLS):
Graduate Student Representative, SOLS Lecturer Search Committee 2022
Member, Working Group on Career Readiness 2021
Member, Working Group on Assessment & Accommodation 2020
News Editor, Center for Biology and Society 2019 – 2022
Outreach Volunteer, Embryo Project 2018 – 2021