Teaching

Courses Taught

Marine Biology

BIOL 481 Upper-level Undergraduate
Lead Instructor Lecture Fall 2017
(Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage)

Comparative Animal Physiology

BIOL 415/615 Undergraduate & Graduate-level
Co-taught Lecture during Fall 2016
(Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage)

Introductory Biology Laboratory

BIOL 103 Undergraduate-level
Spring 2012 (Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage)

Principles of Biology Laboratory

BIOL 105 Undergraduate-level
Assistant, Fall 2008 (Biology Dept, St. Mary's College of Maryland)

Guest Lectures

BIOL 108 Principles of Biology "Action Potentials - Nerves to Muscles" (UAA)
BIOL 481 Marine Biology "Oceanography and Climate Change" (UAA)

Mentoring

https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/academics/college-of-arts-and-sciences/departments/biological-sciences/reu/

National Science Foundation, Research Experience for Undergraduate program

Mentored:

2014: Jessica Espinosa. Project: "The impacts of reproductive status on Weddell seal condition and aerobic capacity across the austral summer"

2013: Lauren Simonitis. Project: "Difference in muscle fiber types in harp and hooded seals of different age classes"

2011: Katie Robbins. Project: "Hematological development in young Arctic ground squirrels: A model for natural resistance to iron deficiency?" *Student presented work at Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology national meeting.

Invited Speaker

Presented research at REU meetings to help students prepare their own oral presentations (multiple years)

Curriculum Development & Mentor Training

National Research Mentoring Network, Mentor Training Program

Taught by Dr. Christine Pfund. Spring 2016
Emphasis on effective communication, promoting professional development, establishing expectations, assessing understanding, exploring cultural awareness, fostering independence, addressing diversity, cultivating ethical behavior, promoting mentee research self-efficacy.

UAA Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence Workshops

Workshops in:

Creating an Inclusive Classroom
Team-Based Learning (Flipped Classroom)

Instructional Design

STO 603 (University of Alaska, Fairbanks). Spring 2015
Course in UAF's Science Teaching and Outreach program.
Instructional Design for the STEM sciences emphasizing the ability to create significant learning experiences and developing course syllabi for upper-level classes.

Course Development

University of Alaska, Anchorage. Spring 2012
Developed undergraduate class lectures as the main focus of Advanced Vertebrate Endocrinology graduate-level independent study, with mentor providing feedback on lecture design & delivery.