•Biology professor with over 20 years of teaching experince. •Taught over 15 years at the high school level and 10 years at the college level. •Biology lab coordinator who designs and impliments teaching content. •Research scientist with the State of California. •Teach online biology lecture and lab courses to a diverse population of students. •Converted lab content from in person learning to online distance learning for general biology classes. •Work with a diverse population of students, including international students and early-entrance (gifted) students. •Teach lab skills such as bacterial transformation using plasmids, Gram staining, and micropipetting. •Courses include: General Biology, Principles of Biology I, Principles of Biology II, General Ecology, General Animal Biology, General Genetics, Biometrics
• Emphasize critical thinking and problem-solving as an on-going process of the scientific method. • Evaluate student work with a focus on results obtained through quantitative methods. • Teach students to conduct research and to critically evaluate the quality of sources.
• Assigned Time for Exceptional Service Award • Math and Science Teacher Initiative Fellowship
• California State University Los Angeles: MSc Biology • Principia College: BSc Biology
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