TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching:

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Lecturer: Cell Biology (BI 342), Southern Oregon University, virtual   

• 3 credit hours

• 26 students

• March 1, 2023

• Course Master: Dr. Melissa Labonty

• Primary responsibilities:

  • Taught 26 students about the importance of stem cells and tissue renewal

  • Spoke about my career trajectory to regenerative medicine from undergrad

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Lecturer: Model Systems for Genetic Analysis (GBS 723), UAB   

• 3 credit hours

• ca. 20 students                          

• March 23, 2021

• Course master: Dr. Katsuri Mitra and Dr. John Parant

• Primary responsibilities:

  • Taught about chick embryogenesis as a research model

  • Constructed active learning assessments to engage students

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Lecturer: Molecular and Cellular Aspect of Developmental Biology (GBS 712), UAB                             

• This course is an advanced course PhD students in the GBS program can choose to take.

• February 19, 2021

• 19 students

• 3 credit hours

• Course master: Dr. Rosa Serra

• Primary Responsibilities:

  •  Taught about paraxial mesoderm development

  • Developed teaching materials to aid in student learning (paper discussion, quiz)

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Lecturer: Developmental Biology undergraduate course (CBIO 3600), UAB                    

• This course is an undergraduate course at the University of GA that I gave a guest lecture on my phd thesis project virtually on Zoom.

• October 20, 2020

• 20+ students

• 3 credit hours

• Course master: Dr. Scott Dougan

• Primary Responsibilities:

  •  Gave a presentation on my current research in the field of Developmental Biology

  • Spoke about my journey from an undergraduate student at UGA to a PhD student at UAB

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Teaching Assistant: Genetics (GBS708) course, UAB  

• This course is the first of three core courses 1sy year Graduate Biomedical Sciences PhD students are required to take.                                                               

• July 2020- September 2020

• 50 students

• 3 credit hours

• Course master: Dr. David Schneider

• Primary Responsibilities:

  • Facilitate classroom discussions about quizzes and homework assignments

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Student Lecturer: Advanced Mammalian Organ and Tissue Histology Course (GRD 718), UAB                           

• This course was an advanced course I took as part of my thesis work that had a teaching component as a requirement.

• January 29, 2020

• 8 students

• Course master: Dr. Laura Frasier

• Primary Responsibilities:

  • Gave a one-hour lecture about the tissues of the musculoskeletal system

  • Led the class through understanding histology images of the tissues

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Teaching Assistant: Biostatistics, UAB (GBSC 731), UAB

• The course is an introduction to biostatics at the graduate level

• August 2018- December 2018

• 40 students

• 3 credit hours

• Course master: Dr. Karen Gamble and Dr. Richard Kennedy

• Primary Responsibilities:

  • Taught students how to use SPSS to conduct various statistical tests

  • Designed curriculum for lab portion of class

  • Designed active learning activities to promote learning

 

Student Lecturer: Seminar in Teaching and Learning Course (GRD 750), UAB

• October 2017

• 6 classmates

• 1 credit hour

• Course master: Dr. Kellie Carter

• Primary Responsibilities:

  • Taught the topic What Types of Feedback Enhance Student Learning?

  • Gained teaching experience leading a classroom through course material

  • Created learning activities to supplement the lecture material and to keep students engaged 

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Graduate Biomedical Sciences (GBS) Foundation Course Tutor, UAB

• The GBS courses consist of Genetics, Biochemistry and Cell Biology and are a requirement for the Ph.D. program, but tutoring is optional for the students

• Fall 2017- present

• Course master: Dr. David Schneider

• Two separate group sessions (6 and 3 students)

• 0 credit hours

• Primary responsibilities:

  • Review all lecture material presented in class

  • Supplement lecture material with outside sources to help to prepare for exam

  • Prepare practice exam questions for reviewing exams

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Mentoring and Scientific Training:

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•    Kat Triantafyllou, BME student, WashU                                                                                      January 2024- Present
•    Rasheed Adagun, UGA Mentor Program                                                                                October-February 2025
•    Faris Shaikh, First Year Medical student, WashU                                                                                     Summer 2024
•    Sapthaka Upadhya, Metro High School student, The Young Scientist Program, WashU                    Summer 2024
•    Laura Mpofu, B.S. Biomedical Sciences student, WashU                                                          Summer 2022 & 2023
•    Kylie Juan, B.S. BME student, WashU                                                                                     August-December 2022   
•    Jaylen Spellman-Reliford, B.S. Cell Biology student, UGA Mentor Program                      August-December 2022
•    Ronisha McCardell, Dillard University, Summer in Biomedical Sciences Program, UAB                  April-July 2019
•    Quincy Lacy, B.S. Biology student, UAB                                                                                              April -May 2019

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