Deborah Rook, Phd Email & Phone Number

As per our bylaws:i. Certify and keep at the principal office of the Corporation, the original or a copy of these Bylaws as amended or otherwise altered to date; ii. Keep at the principal office of the Corporation or at such other place as the Board of Directors may determine, a book of minutes of all meetings of the Directors and, if applicable, meetings of Committees, recording therein the time and place of holding, whether regular or special, how called, how notice thereof was given, the names of those present or represented at the meeting and the proceedings thereof; iii. Provide Notice in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as required by law; iv. Be custodian of the records

Preparing and delivering professional development.Mainly:- Online opportunities with communities of faculty- Faculty creating or adapting and implementing teaching materials- Faculty sharing through our Open Education Resource options on QUBES- Working with the workshop coordinator on in-person and our Summer Workshop eventsAdditionally:- Assist the executive director in other necessary tasks- Work with transition teams on changes to organization- Assist with grant writing for new projects- Create documentation and work with partners on new and existing project connections

Run Faculty Mentoring Networks- These opportunities bring together faculty online over the course of a semester- Create webpages, schedules, notes documents, etc- Led by peer mentors, faculty create or adapt and implement educational materials- Faculty then share out new or adapted materials through the QUBES OER platform- Create and distribute surveys to participantsAdditionally- Work with QUBES and BioQUEST teams- Work with new and existing partners on webpages and FMN opportunitiesJob expanded as our professional development opportunities grew, and thus led to the title change reflected in March 2021.

Assist the Secretary in note taking and organization requirements.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Instructing Geology 101 lab in the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences.Led weekly laboratory experiments and wrote two exams for the semester. Worked with students on understanding rock identification, geologic processes, and science literacy.

Online

Taught with Don Gillian-Daniels and Colleen McLinn. Class involved asynchronous and synchronous online environments. Duties included: Created a syllabus, responded to student materials, led discussions, and assisted in some technical aspects of the online setting.

Co-led with Dr. Gregory Moses. Class focuses on visiting blended classrooms on campus and discussing practices, methods, and research. Duties included: creating a syllabus, scheduling class times and expeditions to other faculty's blended classrooms, selecting readings, and leading discussions.

Madison, Wi

Working with a computer scientist on campus, I used my understanding of paleontology in general and the Paleobiology Database in particular to aid in the creation of an algorithm-based method to extract data from literature to compile similar knowledge as that currently held in the PaleoDB.

Evolution and Extinction with Charles Byers- Fall 2011 Planned and led five weekly discussion sections, wrote lecture quizzes, planned and graded group and individual projects, graded discussion homework, and held twice weekly office hours.Evolution and Extinction with Dana Geary- Spring 2012 Planned and led five weekly discussion sections, wrote lecture and reading quizzes, grade discussion quizzes, and held twice weekly office hours.Evolution and Extinction with Shanan Peters- Fall 2012 Planned and led five weekly discussion sections, determined quiz readings, wrote quizzes, wrote exam questions, planned and graded group and individual projects, and held twice weekly office hours.

Conducted research on the connectedness of rock and fossil databases in the North American Cenozoic.

Madison, Wisconsin

Evolution and Extinction with Shanan Peters- Fall 2009 and 2010Taught five discussion sections, made weekly quizzes based on readings, held office hours to help students learn more outside the class room, and graded quizzes and exams.

-Responsible for patient and insurance billing-Entering patient data-Performing other miscellaneous administrative tasks

Form and Function with Leslie Jackson- Spring 2009Taught of two recitations and graded exams and homework.

Biology 101 with Adam Andrews- Winter 2009Taught two lab and recitation sections, attended lecture, wrote quiz/exam questions, and graded lab reports and "blog" comments.

Honors Ecology with Libby Marschall- Fall 2008Assisted students on in-class activities, gave lecture, prepared examination questions, and graded all written assignments except examinations.

Look About Lodge, Bentleyville, Oh

Ran a nature day camp during the summer, advised and supervised “Nature Club” (organized play in nature). led hikes, and assisted naturalists with larger programs (Knee High Naturalist, Bat Gala)

-Representing the university by introducing prospective students to the campus and college life-Interacting with families and answering questions about the school

Akron, Oh

Performing analytical experiments on chemicals produced by the company and outside sources

During the summers in high school I worked at this day camp. For two and a half summers I was in charge of a group of 10-15 children and a junior counselor.

Phd, Paleontology

Activities and Societies: Crow Institute Outreach Committee (including Chair 2012-2014), Evolution Coordinating Committee, Darwin Day.

M.S., Evolution, Ecology, And Organismal Biology

Activities and Societies: Graduate Evolution and Ecology Students-Specializing in mammal paleontology -Thesis: "Phylogeny.

B.A., Biology And Evolutionary Biology

Activities and Societies: Footlighters, Golden Key, Residence Hall Association-Deans Honors and Deans High Honors throughout -Graduated.

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