BIOL 129L Mammalian
Anatomy: Fall 2005, 2007
Teach primarily pre-Nursing students systematic anatomy. Two sections, 65-80 students total.
BIOL 129P Mammalian
Anatomy: Fall 2004, 2005
Lead 2-hour laboratories, twice a week, using models of humans and preserved animals (sheep brain, cow eye, cat). Two sections, 48 students total.
BIOL 141 Introductory
Physiology : Spring 2006, Spring 2008
Teach primarily pre-Nursing students human physiology. Two sections, 80-100 students total.
BIOL 142 Introductory
Physiology Laboratory: Spring 2005
Lead 2-hour lab once a week using computer simulations, data collection and demonstrations to teach basic physiological concepts. Two or three sections, 48-72 students total.
BIOL 220W Biology:
Populations and Communities: Fall 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
Teach sophomores about ecology via three 50-minute lectures and one 2-hour laboratory each week. Labs included field trips, data analysis and discussion. 7-11 students.
BIOL 296. Independent
Study in Biology: Undergraduate Research
in Ornithology. Fall 2006, Spring 2008.
Supervise undergraduate research on parental behavior in songbirds (Fall 2006) or differential white blood cell counts of gray catbirds (Spring 2008).
BIOL 297 Special Topics in Biology: Fall 2005
Co-led a 1-hour seminar course on “What Evolution Is” based on the book by Ernst Mayr. 22 students.
BIOL 496. Independent
Study in Biology: Undergraduate Research in Ornithology. Fall 2007.
Assist undergraduate in analysis and write-up of research project on human disturbance and songbird parental behavior for submission to a scientific journal.
BISC 001 Structure
and Function of Organisms: Spring 2005, 2006, 2007
Teach non-majors about the structure and function primarily of plants and animals. One section, 30-40 students.
BIO 102 Human Ecology:
Fall 2003, Spring 2004
Teach non-majors about ecology and specifically about human interactions with their environment via two 75-minute lectures each week. Two sections for a total of 50 students.
BIO 103 Basic
Concepts of Biology: Fall 2003, Spring 2004
Teach non-majors about evolution, cells, genetics and the diversity of life via two, 75-minute lectures each week. 24 students.
Teach freshmen about evolution and the diversity of life via three, 50-minute lectures and one 75 minute laboratory session each week. 8 students (’02) and 30 students (0’4).
Mean response (on a scale
of 1-5) for 2002 to “Overall I rate this instructor as a good teacher”: 4.42
Teach juniors and seniors about animal behavior via three, 50-minute lectures and one 75 minute laboratory session each week. Also supervise independent research projects done as part of the course. 17 students.
Teach one lab section of 30 students, and assist with a
second lab section. Explain use of laboratory equipment and basic concepts in
biochemistry and genetics. Administer exams. Grade lab notebooks, assignments
and exams.
Teach one lab section of 30 students and assist with a second lab section. Fall 2001 in charge of two lab sections of 30 students each. Explain use of microscopes and lecture on the diversity of life. Assist students with identifying organisms and internal anatomy. Grade assignments and exams.
Teach two recitation sections of 22 students each. Facilitate discussion of ecological concepts. Conduct exercises illustrating concepts. Evaluate group presentations.
Average student evaluation score (on a scale of 1-4): 3.6
Guest Lecture, Fall 2001
Topic: Finding Food Class: BIO 375, Behavioral Ecology No. students: 20
Organize and lead indoor and outdoor labs for learning bird identification. 8 students.
Average student evaluation
score (on a scale of 1-4): 3.9
Ecology Lab exercise, niche partitioning in birds: Spring 1999, 2000, ’01, ‘02.
Help two students to design and carry out an experiment with the rest of the class using bird feeders to test ideas about niche partitioning. Assist in data analysis and grade the resulting paper.
Supervise and grade computer lab exercises on population growth and monitoring. Create a lab exercise on metapopulations. 2 sections of 25 students each
Guest Lectures:
Topic: Population Growth Class: WL ECOL 318 No. students: 200
Topic: Metapopulation Dynamics Class: WL ECOL 655 No. students: 50
Received credit (W&F Bio 197T) but no pay.
Assist in setting up labs and grading assignments. Some input into exam questions and assignments.