Research Interests
Student learning of core concepts in physiology in active learning environments; Improving success and retention in physiology for historically-underserved student populations; Hybrid-online and flipped classroom learning
Courses Taught
- BIOL1010: Human Biology, Concepts and Current Ethical Issues
- BIOL3211: Physiology of Humans and Other Animals
Professional Experience
- Teaching Assistant Professor of Physiology, Department of Biology Teaching and Learning, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, August 2017- present
- Senior Lecturer, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Stony Brook University, June 2016-July 2017
- Lecturer, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Stony Brook University, August 2013-May 2016
- Lecturer, Department of Biology, University of Washington-Seattle, June-August 2013
- Teaching Associate, Department of Biology, University of Washington-Seattle, April-June 2013
Honors and Awards
- American Society for Microbiology Scholar in Education Research, 2016
- Certificate, Excellence in Teaching for New Faculty, SUNY School of Professional Development, 2014
- Stony Brook University TALENT Grant, 2014
- National Academies Education Fellow in the Life Sciences, 2013-2014
- Science Communication Fellow, Pacific Science Center 2012-2013
- NIH Predoctoral Developmental Biology Training Grant, University of Washington, 2009-2012