Education & Teaching Experiences
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. -Malcom Forbes
Education
Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences with a concentration in Structural Anatomy and Rehabilitation Sciences
The University of North Texas Health Science Center
Dissertation: The Effect of Active Learning Implementation into an Online Graduate Anatomy Course
M.S. in Exercise Physiology
Central Michigan University
Dissertation: Pre-Cooling Effects on American Football Skills
B.S. in Exercise Science
Central Michigan University
Ph.D. in Structural Anatomy and Rehabilitation Sciences Courses
Biomedical Science Core
Biochemistry
Cell biology
Biostatistics
Genetics
Physiology
Research ethics
Grant writing
Anatomy Courses
Musculoskeletal
Structural neuroscience
Cardiopulmonary
Gastrointestinal & renal
Endocrine & reproductive
Embryology
Histology
M.S. in Exercise Physiology
Cardiopulmonary exercise physiology
Neuromuscular physiology of exercise
Experimental design in exercise science
Biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system
Advanced exercise physiology
Endocrine metabolic responses to exercise
Anatomy Courses Taught
Medical
At MSU, I have been able to teach both undergraduate and graduate anatomy courses. I teach in the anatomy lecture course (ANTR 350), the gross anatomy lab course (ANTR 355), and the gross anatomy prosection course (ANTR 485). I also teach the gross anatomy course for 1st-year medical students (OST 510) and the graduate protection course (ANTR 585).
At UNTHSC, I was able to teach in each laboratory for the 1st-year medical students, including musculoskeletal systems (upper limb, lower limb, head and neck), structural neuroscience, cardiopulmonary system, gastrointestinal and renal systems, and reproductive system.
At CMU, I was able to teach in the laboratory for the 1st-year medical students, including the musculoskeletal systems (upper limb, lower limb, head and neck), cardiopulmonary system, and gastrointestinal and renal systems.
Allied Health
At MSU, I teach in the graduate health professions, the College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the College of Human Medicine.
At UNTHSC, I taught each system of the human body in the Medical Science master's curriculum (prosection-based anatomy).
At CMU, I was able to teach in the dissection-based laboratory for the physical therapist and physician and assistant regional anatomy foundations course. This course consisted of musculoskeletal systems, nervous system, cardiopulmonary system, gastrointestinal and renal systems, and reproductive system.
Undergraduate
At MSU, I have been able to teach in the large undergraduate pre-health professional course (ANTR 350) and the accompanying undergraduate prosection-based course (ANTR 355). Additionally, I teach in ANTR 485, which allows undergraduate students to prosect.
At CMU, I was able to teach in the laboratory for the undergraduate prosection-based labs. I taught my own laboratories, recruited and trained teaching assistants for each lab, and created my own quizzes and examinations. I held many positions in the undergraduate anatomy lab as a volunteer dissector, a teaching assistant, and a graduate student instructor.
Guest Lectures
Endocrine system and accessory organs for Joint Admissions Medical Program
Seminar on the evolution and biomechanics of the modern human gait
Departmental seminar pertaining to active learning research
Lungs and pleura for pre-matriculation PA students
Superficial back and chest for pre-matriculation medical/PT students
Urinary embryology
Reproductive embryology
Heart and pericardium for Joint Admissions Medical Program
Lower limb musculature for Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences Program
Professional Organizations
International Association of Medical Science Educators
American Association of Anatomy