Dr. Piechowski earned a Ph.D. in Integrated Bioscience from The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio where she began investigating the impact of flavored electronic cigarette vapor on cardiovascular physiology during development. Her continued interest in the health effects of vaping has resulted in peer-reviewed publications as well as her students presenting research posters at local, regional, and national conferences. Dr. Piechowski has experience teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels where her teaching interests include physiology and related subjects.
Education & Training
Ph.D. in Integrated Bioscience, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
M.S. in Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
B.S. in Biology, Baldwin-Wallace College (now Baldwin Wallace University), Berea, Ohio
Research Interests
Effects of electronic cigarette vapor on cardiovascular physiology and development
Publications & Links
Piechowski, J.M., and Bagatto, B. (2025). A simple, cost-effective, method for creating electronic cigarette vapor condensate. Biology Methods and Protocols, 10(1), bpaf055. doi: 10.1093/biomethods/bpaf055
Piechowski, J.M., and Bagatto B. (2025). Qualitative chemical analysis of cinnamon flavored e-cigarette vapor to identify compounds of interest that may affect cardiovascular function. microPublication Biology. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001605
Piechowski, J.M., and Bagatto, B. (2021). Cardiovascular function during early development is suppressed by nicotine-free, cinnamon flavored, electronic cigarette vapor. Bitrh Defects Research, 113(16), 1215-1223. doi: 10.1002/bdr2.1951
Garner, A.M., Buo, C., Piechowski, J.M., Pamfilie, A.M, Stefanovic, S.R., Dhinojawala, A., Niewiarowski, P.H. (2019). Digital hyperextension has no influence on the active self-drying of gecko adhesive subdigital pads. J. Exp. Zool., 1-8.