Justin Shaffer Email & Phone Number

Golden, CO, US

Golden, CO

I work with our Office of Undergraduate Studies to improve student outcomes via projects related to curriculum, instruction, and assessment

Golden, Colorado, United States

Chair position to promote discipline-based education research at the Colorado School of Mines via workshops, faculty consulting, and community events

Golden, Colorado, United States

I teach undergraduate introductory biology, anatomy and physiology, introductory thermodynamics, and material and energy balances using evidence-based teaching practices in a high structure course design (high structure courses involve pre-class assignments, in-class active learning, weekly review assignments, and multiple cumulative exams). My educational.

Golden, CO

I teach undergraduate introductory biology, anatomy and physiology, introductory thermodynamics, and material and energy balances using evidence-based teaching practices in a high structure course design (high structure courses involve pre-class assignments, in-class active learning, weekly review assignments, and multiple cumulative exams). My educational.

Golden, Colorado, United States

Dr. Justin Shaffer, a STEM faculty member with 10+ years experience, is the founder of Recombinant Education and offers higher education workshops and consulting services in the following areas: curriculum and course development and evaluation, evidence-based teaching strategies implementation and assessment, education research design and publishing, and.

Golden, Colorado, United States

Working with the Codon Learning team to develop an evidence-based undergraduate anatomy and physiology course using high structure course design, real-world examples, mathematical and data examples, and connections to medicine and comparative A&P

Irvine, CA

Using evidence based pedagogical methods, I taught undergraduate human anatomy (lecture, lab, and online), introductory biology for majors (>430 student sections), and the biology and chemistry of food and cooking (>300 non-majors students).My educational research program focuses on assessing the efficacy of high structure teaching practices in a variety.

• Investigated cephalopod myosin motor protein diversity using molecular cloning methods
• Co-founded and developed UNC SHARP, a high school summer research apprenticeship program that brought local high school students to UNC to conduct research
• Worked on a team to create a NC DNA Day on Demand online module
• Facilitated and coordinated undergraduate research mentoring workshops
• Mentored four undergraduate students in laboratory research

Chapel Hill, NC

• Taught ~400 students in Biology 101: Principles of Biology, Spring 2013
• Developed original syllabus, activities, exams, and teaching materials
• Mentored and supervised graduate teaching assistants and undergraduate supplemental instructors
• Conducted original education research

• Taught 16 students in a novel, self-developed mixed lecture/lab course, Designer Proteins and Society, Fall 2012
• Taught 71 students in Biological Sciences for non-majors, Spring 2012
• Mentored and supervised three graduate student teaching assistants
• Served as a reference for medical school and summer research (REU) admissions

• Investigated molecular mechanisms of the role of cardiac myosin binding protein-C in the regulation of striated muscle contraction using biochemical and biophysical assays
• Co-founded and led bioengineering educational outreach group at UW
• Co-founded and led biomedical engineering educational outreach group at UC Davis
• Visited over 1600 middle and high school students in these outreach programs combined
• Mentored five undergraduate students in laboratory research

Optimized a purification system for large-scale production of anti-arthritis drug

Optimized Tactylon synthetic surgical glove formulation by addition of co-solvents

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Bioengineering