I earned my Ph.D. from Rutgers University in molecular genetics and microbiology in 2015. Since them, I have been teaching General Biology 1 and 2 full time at Rutgers, with 700-950 students every semester. Despite the large size of the course, our program emphasizes active learning practices that maximize students' retention and use of their time. My specific areas of expertise are genetics, evolutionary biology, and virology, but I teach everything from biochemistry and cell biology to...
I earned my Ph.D. from Rutgers University in molecular genetics and microbiology in 2015. Since them, I have been teaching General Biology 1 and 2 full time at Rutgers, with 700-950 students every semester. Despite the large size of the course, our program emphasizes active learning practices that maximize students' retention and use of their time. My specific areas of expertise are genetics, evolutionary biology, and virology, but I teach everything from biochemistry and cell biology to ecology, biodiversity, and anatomy and physiology.
I've tutored biology on and off since college, throughout graduate school, and periodically since. My emphasis is on building effective learning practices alongside content knowledge, so students can take those skills with them, whatever classes or subjects they pursue.
Another aspect of my job is that I develop and revise the introductory biology curriculum, based on feedback from the instructors of upper-level courses, program directors, and student advisors who are helping students apply for medical school. This means I know what the expectations will be and how to prepare students specifically for what they'll see down the road.
