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EDUCATION: A.B. (religion) from the College of Wooster, M.S. (physiology/female endocrinology) and Ph.D. (physiology/biophysics) from Florida State University. Postdoctoral fellowships at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami (funded by the Fight for Sight Foundation and the National Institutes of Health). Sabbatical research leaves (a) at University of Texas Health Science Center in Dallas (Southwestern Medical School) and (b) through the Bishop Museum, Oahu, Hawaii.CAREER: “Pure” faculty member at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). Anatomy and physiology, neuroscience, bioethics, introductory biology for non-majors, web-assisted courses, learning communities, and summer marine biology field experiences. Skilled in problem-based learning (PBL). Twice recipient of University Teaching Excellence Award. Emerson Visiting Distinguished Scholar at Hamilton College, 2000-01. Positions in higher administration at SIUE, Arizona State University, and the University of North Florida. Recently interim “Assessment Coach” at Purdue University.SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES: Published works: (a) the neuropharmacology of pregnancy-induced hypertension (also known as pre-eclamptic toxemia), (b) an atlas of anatomy (6th edition), and (c) the assessment and improvement of student learning. Recipient of University's Research Scholar Award. Associate editor/reviewer for the Journal of Excellence in College Teaching, the Journal of College Teaching. Invited speaker at regional, national, and international meetings. Advisor at over 135 institutions of higher learning from Europe, across North America, and to Asia Pacific.

Listed skills include Distance Learning, Higher Education, Curriculum Development, Teaching, and 46 others.