Anisha Navlekar, Ph.D.

Education and Academic Positions:

• PhD, Biology, Texas Tech University (2022)
• MSc, Applied Microbiology, Vellore Institute of Technology, India (2014)
• BSc, Microbiology, University of Pune, India (2012)

Positions:

• Postdoctoral Associate, Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University (2022-2023)

TTU Instruction

• BIOL 1403 coordinator
• BIOL 1404 lab coordinator
• Director of the Biology Teacher Scholars program

Publications

• Navlekar, A. S., Baker, N., Ghaemmaghami, M., Obasi, I., Onubogu, S., O'Pry, C., ... & Limeri, L. B. (2025). Assessing how a teaching professional development program for biology graduate students bolsters self-efficacy and shapes teaching perspectives. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, e00008-25. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00008-25

• Navlekar, A. S., Theobald, E. J., Griffith, K., & Limeri, L. B. (2025). Strategically creating maximally heterogeneous lab groups did not improve group performance in an introductory biology lab class. PLoS One, 20(5), e0323799. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323799

• Chouvalova, A., Navlekar, A. S., Mills, D. J., Adams, M., Daye, S., De Anda, F., & Limeri, L. B. (2024). Undergraduates’ reactions to errors mediates the association between growth mindset and study strategies. International Journal of STEM Education, 11(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-024-00485-4

• Navlekar, A. S., Osuji, E. & Carr, D.L. (2023) Gut Microbial Communities in Mealworms and Indianmeal Moth Larvae Respond Differently to Plastic Degradation. Journal of Polymers and the Environment, Vol. 31, 2434–2447. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-023-02773-6

• Chauhan, R., Navlekar, A., Ghosh, E., Abraham, J. (2014) Screening and evaluation of antimicrobial agents from Funaria sp. against various pathogens. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, Vol. 7(2), 84-87. https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ajpcr/article/view/959