Invited Lecturer, Neuroscience 403: Cellular Neurobiology (Spring 2023)
Assisted with the grant writing workshop for students by providing feedback and co-leading the class discussion on research methods.
Total sessions: 1
Total student contact time: 1.5 hours
Total preparation time: 1 hours
Total students: 37
Lesson titles:
Grant Writing Workshop #1
Invited Lecturer, Neuroscience 105: Meet Your Brain (Fall 2022)
Independently designed and taught multiple lectures to introductory neuroscience students as well as undergraduate students from other disciplines as an invited lecturer.
Total sessions: 4
Total student contact time: 6 hours
Total preparation time: 12 hours
Total students: 57
Lesson titles:
Introduction Lecture
Your Brain on Emotion
Your Brain in Love
Your Brain and Cannabinoids
Writing Project Instructor, Neuroscience 403: Cellular Neurobiology (Spring 2022)
Taught original curriculum, delivered lectures, and facilitated feedback for a mock R21 grant proposal writing project with a molecular and cellular neurobiology focus.
Total sessions: 7
Total student contact time: 10 hours
Total students: 43
Total preparation time: 120 hours
Lesson titles:
Scientific Funding
Specific Aims and Techniques
Significance and Innovation
Approach and Future Directions
Grant Roundtable Discussions
Mock Study Section Day
Co-Instructor, Neuroscience 105: Meet Your Brain (Fall 2021)
Independently designed and taught a semester of lectures to introductory neuroscience students as well as undergraduate students from other disciplines. Hybrid format available to students.
Total sessions: 28
Total student contact time: 45 hours
Total preparation time: 200 hours
Total students: 78
Lesson titles (selected):
Basic Neuroanatomy
Your Stressed Brain
Your Brain on Drugs
Movement
Chemical Senses
Writing Project Instructor, Neuroscience 403: Cellular Neurobiology (Spring 2021)
Taught original curriculum, delivered lectures, and facilitated feedback for a mock R21 grant proposal writing project with a molecular and cellular neurobiology focus. Class was taught online with synchronous instruction.
Total sessions: 6
Total student contact time: 6 hours
Total students: 26
Total preparation time: 60 hours
Lesson titles:
Scientific Funding
Specific Aims and Techniques
Significance and Innovation
Approach and Future Directions
Grant Roundtable Discussions
Mock Study Section Day
Invited Lecturer, Neuroscience 105: Meet Your Brain (Fall 2020)
Designed and taught multiple lectures to introductory neuroscience students as well as undergraduate students from other disciplines under the supervision of Dr. Samantha Gizerian on the Zoom online platform.
Total sessions: 2
Total student contact time: 3 hours
Total preparation time: 10 hours
Total students: 88
Lesson titles:
Your Stressed Brain
Your Brain on Drugs
Writing Project Instructor, Neuroscience 403: Cellular Neurobiology (Spring 2020)
Wrote original curriculum, delivered lectures, and facilitated feedback for a mock R21 grant proposal writing project with a molecular and cellular neurobiology focus.
Total sessions: 6
Total student contact time: 6 hours
Total students: 28
Total preparation time: 60 hours
Lesson titles:
Scientific Funding
Specific Aims and Techniques
Significance and Innovation
Approach and Future Directions
Teaching Assistant, Veterinary Medicine 513: Veterinary Physiology I (Fall 2019)
Facilitated case study sections and administered quizzes to first year veterinary students under the supervision of Drs. Pete Meighan and Joseph Harding.
Total sessions: 2
Total student contact time: 2 hours
Total students: 15
Total preparation time: 10 hours
Lesson titles:
Equine hyperkalemic periodic paralysis disease
Canine hemangiosarcoma
Invited Lecturer, Neuroscience 105: Meet Your Brain (Fall 2019)
Designed and taught multiple lectures to introductory neuroscience students as well as undergraduate students from other disciplines under the supervision of Dr. Samantha Gizerian. Provided quiz questions on the material for students.
Total sessions: 2
Total student contact time: 3 hours
Total preparation time: 10 hours
Total students: 85
Lesson titles:
Your Brain on Emotion
Your Stressed Brain
Your Brain on Drugs
Invited Lecturer, Biology 107: Introductory Biology: Cell Biology and Genetics (Fall 2019)
Prepared and gave lectures to WSU’s introductory cell biology class under the guidance of Dr. William B. Davis. Designed lectures and exam questions to follow relevant pedagogy practices to enhance student learning.
Total sessions: 2
Total student contact time: 2 hours
Total preparation time: 15 hours
Total students: 456
Lesson titles:
The Cell Cycle
Mitosis