MICHELLE SHERO, PH.D.
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Courses Taught

Marine Biology

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

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

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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

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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

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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.

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All photos taken under NMFS permits 87-1851 & 17411
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