Desmond Bernstein Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Outpatient Neurological Rehabilitation

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Preserve and maintain algal collection
• Explore suitability of various algal strains for use in biofuels
• Cultivation of algae in large-scale bioreactors

• Develop content for interactive web pages to support curriculum on ocean observing systems for middle and high school students.
• Apply principles of scientific communication to portray complex principles to a general audience.
• Summarize recent advances in ocean science topics to create age-appropriate content for educational materials.

• Instructor of Physical Science and Anatomy and Physiology I and II
• Independently developed curriculum for new Anatomy courses.
• Created assessment and laboratory exercises.
• Delivered a weekly 2-hour lecture for each course.

• Worked with researchers to develop public tour content and educational presentations for children.5
• Maintained a calendar of outreach events and coordinated the scheduling and payment of staff for Horn Point Laboratory and University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences.
• Gave public tours and delivered public lectures on applying current scientific research to help solve environmental problems.
• Educated grade school children about their local aquatic environment through touch tank events.

• Supervised resident assistants and was responsible for scheduling and general oversight of dormitories.
• Created resident assistance training.
• Conducted annual training sessions for fourteen resident assistants.

• Assisted veterinarian in exams and surgeries.
• Monitored patients and administered drugs and therapies.
• Advised clients in appropriate medical care for their pets.

• Performed various analyses in a digestive physiology lab that include high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), use of radioactive isotopes, necropsy, and various elemental analyses.
• Assisted in fieldwork in the Brooks Range in Northern Alaska (lichen collection, supervision of field crews, and outreach to local residents).

Doctor Of Physical Therapy

M.S., Biological Oceanography

B.S., Biology

Activities and Societies: Member of the Honors ProgramMinor in Spanish