Responsible for teaching Biology sections of PR MCAT prep courses to students online using a live, interactive format. Responsible for preparation and delivery of lectures (3hrs long each) to 12-30 students from all over the country, as well as office hours as requested by students. Collaborate with other online instructors to enhance teaching. Participate in professional development through additional training in new technologies, delivery methods, and in latest advances/changes to the MCAT.

Taught daily lectures in upper level biological topics. Trained undergraduate students in research techniques and data collection and interpretation. Responsible for day to day laboratory function and budget. • Performed research looking at the relationship between protein activation and degradation resulting in a poster for the Fourth International Conference on Ubiquitin, Ubiquitin-like Proteins, and Cancer. Developed collaborative relationships with other scientists furthering research opportunities.• Responsible for managing and assessing yearly performance of laboratory instructors.• Developed learning objectives, mechanisms of assessment, and evaluations for courses taught. Courses include Microbiology, Cell Biology, General Physiology, Human Anatomy and Physiology, and Cellular Processes. Class sizes ranged from 80 to 400 students. • Responsible for annual self-assessment. Created report assessing strengths and weaknesses in various areas (teaching service, and scholarship) from the previous year.• Writing an average of 25 professional school reference letters per academic year.

Designed and conducted research projects related to exercise physiology. Taught daily lectures and labs in upper level biological topics. Trained and managed lab technicians and undergraduate students in research techniques and data collection and interpretation. Responsible for day to day laboratory function and budget. Team leader on multiple academic committees• Developed learning objectives, mechanisms of assessment, and evaluations for several undergraduate courses.• Led multiple committees to develop curriculum, policies, and developmental strategies for the Department of Biology and the university. Developed 2 year strategic plan for department and 5 year plan for College; organized and led successful search for new faculty; developed and established procedures for processing academic integrity violations. Helped develop extensive report for SACS (accreditation body for university) resulting in accreditation of the biology program.• Responsible for initiating and maintaining multiple research projects including developing and performing laboratory experiments for research. Responsible for day to day laboratory function, budget, and maintaining laboratory safety. Ordered supplies, equipment and biological materials, initiated purchase orders, balanced budgets averaging ~$50,000. • Collaborated with other scientists to investigate the role of a nutritional supplement (HMB) in muscle damage and repair, effects of potentiating stimuli on muscle performance, and changes in perceived recovery scale following high volume, muscle damaging resistance exercise.. Results led to publications in British Journal of Nutrition and Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, and the Journal of Strength and Conditioning. Created and presented posters at International Society of Sports Nutrition conference.

• Worked as an author/series editor coordinating chapter updates with current authors for the upcoming edition of the textbook Cells, 3rd edition. • Main function was as a series editor reviewing submitted chapters for scientific content and clarity.

• Performed research on determining the relationship between transactivation and ligand-induced degradation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.• Taught Cell Biology, General Physiology, Human Anatomy and Physiology, and Labs to undergraduate students with class sizes ranging from 80 to 400 students.• Developed collaborative relationships with KOLs to further research goals.• Created poster for national conference.

Conducted nephrology research focused on understanding the regulation of a protein responsible for protecting the cell against damage from oxidation.• Managed and trained laboratory workers including assessment of job performance. Responsible for developing and performing laboratory experiments for research. This critical thinking process involved weeks of literature research, data interpretation, and problem solving. • Developed collaborative relationships with KOLs to further research goals. Collaborated on research projects looking at renal function. Led research team: assigned duties, maintained budget, performed experiments.• Responsible for obtaining independent funding. Submitted and awarded Fellowship grant through the National Kidney Foundation ($80,000 over 2 years).• Published research findings in Journal of Biological Chemistry and the American Journal of Physiology, Renal Physiology. Created and presented poster at several conferences including the Southern Society for Clinical Investigators international conference and won award for basic science research presentation.

Conducted nephrology research focused on understanding the regulation of a protein responsible for protecting the cell against damage from oxidation.• Conducted nephrology research focused on understanding the regulation a cellular protein which protects against various types of oxidative stress. Responsible for developing and performing laboratory experiments for research. This critical thinking process involved weeks of literature research, data interpretation, and problem solving.• Developed collaborative relationships with KOLs to further research goals. Collaborated on research projects looking at renal function. Led research team, managing and assigning duties to personnel, maintaining budget, performing experiments, and wrote and published research articles.• Published research findings in peer reviewed journals including American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology and created and presented posters at multiple American Society of Nephrology international conferences.