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2008–present.  Genetics (BIOL 3320) Lecture.  Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX. Duties: primary instructor for lecture. (Fall semester)

            2008.               Evolution (BIO 4305) Lecture & Laboratory.  Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.  Duties: primary instructor for lecture and laboratory course, which has a research and writing enrichment.  (Spring semester).

            2007.               Guest Lecturer.  Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, PA.  Evolution & Evolution Laboratory.  Duties: Designed and delivered two 50-minute lectures on classification and phylogenetic methods for an undergraduate course, and explained and demonstrated the process of DNA purification in laboratory. (1 week)

2003–2005.     Head Graduate Teaching Assistant.  Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Kansas, Lawrence.  Human Anatomy Dissection and Observation Labs.  Duties: Primary instructor for dissection lab, organizes schedule for entire lab course, coordinates topics and practical exams, deals with content questions, schedules and oversees duties for undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants, prepares teaching manual. (2 yrs)

2003 & 2005.  Graduate Teaching Assistant.  Department of Ecology and Evolutionary

Biology, The University of Kansas, Lawrence.  Human Anatomy Dissection Lab.  Duties: Primary instructor, including test design and grading, utilizing human cadavers. (2 semesters)

          2001–2003.     Graduate Teaching Assistant.  Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Kansas,  

                                       Lawrence.  Human Anatomy Observation Lab.  Duties: Primary instructor, including test design and grading,

                                       utilizing human cadavers. (2 yrs)

2001.             Instructor.  Natural History Museum, The University of Kansas, Lawrence.  Herpetology Seminar.  Duties: 

                            Design and instruction of course for children aged 7–10. (1 wk)

1999.             Substitute Teacher.  Charles Drew Science Magnet, Buffalo, New York.  Duties: Instruction of science classes for

                            Grades 2–6. (5 mo)

1997–1998.   Teacher of Record.  Department of Biology, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe. Anatomy and

                            Physiology Lab.  Duties:  Primary instructor, including test design and grading, utilizing preserved organs

                            and models. (1 yr)

1997.             Teacher of Record.  Department of Biology, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe.  Basic Biology Course. 

                            Duties: Designed and instructed a summer course for children aged 8–12. (1 mo)

1997.             Teacher of Record.  Department of Biology, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe.  General Zoology Lab. 

                            Duties: Primary instructor, including test design and grading, utilizing preserved and live specimens. (1

                            semester)

            1996.             Laboratory Assistant. Department of Biology, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe. Anatomy and

                                        Physiology Lab. Duties: Assisted teacher of record. (1 semester)

1996.             Teaching Assistant.  Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York.

                            Introductory Biology. Duties: Discussion leader for general topics in biology, including quiz design and

                            assignment of grades. (1 semester)

 
 
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