Overview of Credentials and Courses
(2023) Teaching First-Generation Students (CSU Chancellor's Office training)
(2020) The Association of College and University Educators and the American Council on Education: Micro-credential in Promoting Active Learning Online (California State University, USA)
(2020) Employment Equity Facilitator program certificate (McMaster University, Canada)
(2020) Professor Hippo-on-Campus Student Mental Health Education Certificate (McMaster University, Canada)
(2019) Foundational Educator Enhancement Certificate, MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Excellence in Teaching (McMaster University, Canada)
For a complete list of teaching credentials, please request an up-to-date copy of my CV
Upper Division Core Lecture
BIOL 353 Comparative Animal Physiology
A comparative survey of physiological adaptations including gas transport, metabolism, temperature and dehydration tolerance, and locomotion. Three hours of lecture.
Upper Division Core Lab
BIOL 353L Comparative Animal Physiology Lab
A comparative survey of physiological adaptations including gas transport, metabolism, temperature and dehydration tolerance, and locomotion. Three hours of labs.
Upper Division Elective/Grad Course
BIOL 575 Physiology of Salt and Water Balance (usually offered in Fall)
Examines salt and water balance studies in comparative animal physiology with frequent emphasis on the function of epithelia. Covers recent research advances and methodologies in salt and water balance physiology. Includes tutorials on working with primary research literature and development of individual and group presentation skills. Active discussions of scientific research and scientific method (hypothesis testing, experimental design, physiology methods, model systems, data analysis, and interpretation). Strong focus on oral and written communication skills.
Upper Division Elective/Grad Course
BIO579 Insect Physiology - can be taken as lecture+lab or lecture only (usually offered in Spring)
This course is aimed at learning about insects as model organisms and the most numerous and most successful clade of invertebrates. The course will cover major physiological systems of insects – development, respiration, digestion and excretion, nervous and endocrine systems, locomotion, and thermal tolerance. Relations between these organ systems and processes and environmental and endocrine physiology of insects will be emphasized. The course will culminate in a novel insect-based research proposal relevant to the native or invasive insects of California.