Publications

Electronic copies are available upon request.

Journal Publications

Implementing a Couse-Based Authentic Learning Experience with Upper- and Lower-Division Physics Classes.
Jensen MH, Morris EJ, Ray MW.
Am J Phys 91(9):696-700. (2023)

In-class Hierarchical Team Model as a No-Cost Strategy to Improve Student Success: Integrated Peer Leadership Program.
Morris EJ, Jensen MH, Ghosh Hajra S.
Phys Rev Phys Ed Res 17:023104. (2021)

Unexpected Scaling of Interstitial Velocities with Permeability Due to Polymer Retention in Porous Media.
Parsa S, Zareei A, Santanach-Carreras E, Morris EJ, Amir A, Xiao L, Weitz DA.
Phys Rev Fluids 6:L082302. (2021)

Stochastic Ordering of Complexoform Protein Assembly by Genetic Circuits.
Jensen MH, Morris EJ, Tran H, Nash MA, Tan C.
PLoS Comput Biol 16(6):e1007997. (2020)

Minimizing Context-Dependency of Gene Networks Using Artificial Cells.
Ding Y, Contreras-Llano LE, Morris EJ, Mao M, Tan C.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 10:30137-30146. (2018)

Cell Volume Change through Water Efflux Impact Cell Stiffness and Stem Cell Fate.
Guo M, Pegoraro AF, Mao A, Zhou EH, Arany PR, Han Y, Burnette DT, Jensen MH, Kasza KE, Moore JR, Mackintosh FC, Fredberg JJ, Mooney DJ, Lippincott-Schwartz J, Weitz DA.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114:E8618-E8627. (2017)

Dynamic Biomaterials: Toward Engineering Autonomous Feedback.
Morris EJ, Chavez M, Tan C.
Current Opinion in Biotechnology 39:97-104. (2016)

Mechanics and Dynamics of Reconstituted Cytoskeletal Systems.
Jensen MH, Morris EJ, Weitz DA.
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research 1853:3038-3042. (2015)

Probing the Stochastic, Motor‑Driven Properties of the Cytoplasm Using Force Spectrum Microscopy.
Guo M, Ehrlicher AJ, Jensen MH, Renz M, Moore JR, Goldman RD, Lippincott‑Schwartz J, Mackintosh FC, Weitz DA.
Cell 158:822-832. (2014)

Emergent Properties of Composite Semiflexible Biopolymer Networks.
Jensen MH*, Morris EJ*, Goldman RD, Weitz DA.
BioArchitecture 4:138-143. (2014)

Mechanism of Calponin Stabilization of Crosslinked Actin Networks.
Jensen MH*, Morris EJ*, Gallant CM, Morgan KG, Weitz DA, Moore JR.
Biophysical Journal 106:793-800. (2014)

The Role of Vimentin Intermediate Filaments in Cortical and Cytoplasmic Mechanics.
Guo M, Ehrlicher AJ, Mahammad S, Fabich H, Jensen MH, Moore JR, Fredberg JJ, Goldman RD, Weitz DA.
Biophysical Journal 105:1562‑1568. (2013)

The Focal Adhesion: a Regulated Component of Aortic Stiffness.
Saphirstein RJ, Gao YZ, Jensen MH, Gallant CM, Vetterkind S, Moore JR, Morgan KG.
PLoS one 8:e62461. (2013)

The Conformational State of Actin Filaments Regulates Branching by Actin‑Related Protein 2/3 (Arp2/3) Complex.
Jensen MH*, Morris EJ*, Huang R*, Rebowski G, Dominguez R, Weitz DA, Moore JR, Wang C-LA.
Journal of Biological Chemistry 287:31447-31453. (2012)

Effects of Basic Calponin on the Flexural Mechanics and Stability of F-actin.
Jensen MH, Watt J, Hodgkinson JL, Gallant C, Appel S, El-Mezgueldi M, Angelini TE, Morgan KG, Lehman W, Moore JR.
Cytoskeleton 69:49-58. (2012)

Structural Studies on Maturing Actin Filaments.
Collins A, Huang R, Jensen MH, Moore JR, Lehman W, Wang C-LA.
BioArchitecture 1:127-133. (2011)

Domain Shapes, Coarsening, and Random Patterns in Ternary Membranes.
Jensen MH, Morris EJ, Simonsen AC.
Langmuir 23:8135-8141. (2007)

Electrodynamics of a Magnet Moving Through a Conducting Pipe.
Partovi MH, Morris EJ.
Canadian Journal of Physics 84:253-271. (2006)

Selected Poster and Meeting Presentations

Using Active Learning and Peer Leadership to Grow Student Success and Persistence.
Jensen MH.
Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institution Educators (AHSIE) 16th Annual Best Practices Conference. (Mar 2024)

Automated Analysis of Soft Matter Force-Extension Experiments.
Eby W, Morris EJ, Jensen MH.
36th Annual California State University Biotechnology Symposium. (Jan 2024)

Comparing Different Active Learning Formats.
Morris EJ.
SACNAS National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference. (Oct 2023)

Improving Student Success through Active Learning and Peer Leadership.
Jensen MH, Morris EJ.
American Association of Physics Teachers, Summer Meeting. (July 2023)

PASCO SmartCarts can Fill Potholes for Physics.
Morris EJ, Jensen MH, Weiss B.
American Association of Physics Teachers, Summer Meeting. (July 2023)

Visualizing Energy Conservation with PASCO SmartCarts.
Weiss B, Morris EJ.
American Association of Physics Teachers, Summer Meeting. (July 2023)

Kismet affects the gut-brain axis in Drosophila melanogaster.
Tran C, Eby W, Niosi A, Sundar P, Nguyen H, Welch C, Lee W, Jensen MH, Morris EJ, Mulligan K.
35th Annual California State University Biotechnology Symposium. (Jan 2023)

Analyzing Artificial Cell Curvature using Computational Image Analysis.
Eby W, Parikh A, Jensen MH.
California State University, Sacramento, Student Research & Creative Activity Fall Poster Forum. (Nov 2022)

In-class Hierarchical Team Model as a No-Cost Strategy to Improve Student Success: Integrated Peer Leadership Program.
Morris EJ, Jensen MH, Ghosh Hajra S.
American Physical Society, March Meeting. (Mar 2022)

An Autism Spectrum Disorder-Related Risk Gene Impacts Gut Tissue Mechanics and the Gut Microbiome in Drosophila Melanogaster.
Morris EJ, Jensen MH, Cavanaugh J, Yadav P, Võ NH, Welch C, Penn A, Mulligan K.
American Physical Society, March Meeting. (Mar 2022)

An Autism Spectrum Disorder-Related Risk Gene Impacts Gut Tissue Mechanics and the Gut Microbiome in Drosophila Melanogaster.
Jensen MH, Morris EJ, Cavanaugh J, Yadav P, Niosi A, Võ NH, Welch C, Penn A, Mulligan K.
Biophysical Society, 66th annual meeting. (Feb 2022)

Artificial Cell Image Analysis Project.
Gip X, Jensen MH.
California State University, Sacramento, NSM Student Research Symposium. (Oct 2021)

Quantifying the Gut Mechanics of Fruit Flies.
Yadav P, Jensen MH, Morris EJ.
California State University, Sacramento, NSM Student Research Symposium. (Oct 2021)

Stochastic Ordering of Complexoform Protein Assembly by Genetic Circuits.
Jensen MH, Morris EJ, Tran H, Nash MA, Tan C.
Biophysical Society, 65th annual meeting. (Feb 2021)

​LabVIEW Programming for Micro-Tensile Testing Instrumentation.
Cavanaugh J, Jensen MH, Morris EJ.
California State University, Sacramento, Student Research & Creative Activity Fall Poster Forum. (Nov 2020)

Analyzing Structures in Artificial Biological Cells.
Carnahan C, Su W-C, Parikh A, Morris EJ, Jensen MH.
California State University, Sacramento, NSM Student Research Symposium. (Oct 2020)

Plenary Faculty Talk: Squishy Physics - Rheology and Food.
Morris EJ.
32nd California State University Biotechnology Symposium. (Jan 2020)

Construction of Optical Tweezers for Microrheological Study of Algae and Bacteria in the American River.
Cavanaugh J, Castaneda F, Morris EJ, Jensen MH.
32nd California State University Biotechnology Symposium. (Jan 2020)

It’s All About the Mouthfeel - A Rheological Study of Complex Food Materials.
Carnahan C, Jensen MH, Morris EJ.
32nd California State University Biotechnology Symposium. (Jan 2020)

Developing Laser-tweezers and Software for Passive and Active Microrheology.
Cavanaugh J, Castaneda F, Jensen MH, Morris EJ.
California State University, Sacramento, Student Research & Creative Activity Fall Poster Forum. (Nov 2019)

Rheological Methods in Soft Condensed Matter.
Carnahan C, Jensen MH, Morris EJ.
California State University, Sacramento, Student Research & Creative Activity Fall Poster Forum. (Nov 2019)

Optical Traps: Using Lasers to Study the Physics Behind Biology.
Castaneda F, Cavanaugh J, Morris EJ, Jensen MH.
California State University, Sacramento, NSM Student Research Symposium. (Oct 2019)

Life Inside the Cell: Probing the Interior Mechanics of Living Cells.
Jensen MH.
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium, California State University Northridge, CA. (May 2019)

Modeling Cells with Giant Vesicles Encapsulating Polymerized Actin Networks.
Sanders N, Purushothaman S, Su W-C, Parikh A, Morris EJ, Jensen MH.
31st California State University Biotechnology Symposium. (Jan 2019)

Stochastic Simulations of Tropomyosin Binding and Diffusion on Filamentous Actin.
Jensen MH, Luiz A, Tran H.
Biophysical Society, 62nd annual meeting. (Feb 2018)

The In Vitro Motility Assay Analysis: Manual vs. Automated Methodology.
Swindell H, Jensen MH, Morris EJ.
Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Phoenix, AZ. (Nov 2017)

Case Studies of Self-Assembled Multi-Subunit Biological Structures.
Tran H, Jensen MH, Morris EJ.
California State University, Sacramento, NSM Student Research Symposium. (Oct 2017)

Non-Equilibrium Control of Protein Assembly by Genetic Circuits.
Morris EJ, Jensen MH, Nash M, Tan C.
Human Frontiers Science Program, 17th Awardees Meeting. (Jul 2017)

Physical Characterization of Living Cells and Engineered Biomimetic Materials.
Jensen MH.
Physics and Engineering Club, Sierra College, Rocklin, CA. (Apr 2017)

Force Spectroscopy in Biological Networks and Living Cells.
Jensen MH.
Chemistry Colloquium, California State University Sacramento, CA. (Mar 2016)

Modeling of Tropomyosin Binding, Diffusion, and Polymerization on Filamentous Actin.
Luiz A, Jensen MH.
California State University, Sacramento, Provost’s Student Research Fall Forum. (Nov 2016)

Novel Collective Mechanics of Active DNA Filament / Motor Assemblies.
Jensen MH, Byrd H, Moore JR, Kilfoil ML.
Biophysical Society, 60th annual meeting. (Feb 2016)