Biology Adjunct Professor

Posted on: 2006-09-30

Current Resume’ Education Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 9/99-6/05 MS Bioscience Teaching Assistant Honorable mention at Drexel University Research Day for Cell Culture NC A&T State University Greensboro, NC 9/96-12/97 MS Biology/ Secondary Education Graduate Assistance of Areas of National Need Grant Recipient Upward Bound Tutor Teaching Assistant for Biology Department Howard University Washington, DC 8/91-5/95 BS Biology Environmental Protection Agency Two-year Research Fellowship Howard University Student Association Community Service Golden Key National Honor Society Resident Assistant Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society Work study Employment Lincoln University Lincoln, PA 1/06-current Biology Professor Taught Human Health and Disease and Anatomy & Physiology Camden Community College Camden, NJ 8/05-current Biology Professor Taught General Biology and Anatomy & Physiology University of the Sciences Philadelphia, PA 9/05-5/06 Adjunct Biology Professor Taught General Biology Labs Temple University Philadelphia, PA 9/04-5/05 Adjunct Biology Professor Taught General Biology and Genetics Labs Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA 9/99-8/05 Assistant Professor Served as a Minority Teaching Fellow Taught General Biology, Science, Technology & Society, Anatomy & Physiology Developed Multimedia Lecture presentations School District of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA 12/98-6/99 Biology Teacher Fels High School Taught Advanced Placement Biology and Regular Biology Taught Science for Stepping Stone Summer Enrichment Program Winston-Salem/Forsyth Co. Schools Winston-Salem, NC 8/97-5/98 Biology/ Math Teacher, Track Coach East Forsyth High School Taught Regular Biology, HS Math and Coached Girls’ Track Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC 9/97-7/98 Science/ SAT Math Teacher Upward Bound, HCOP Programs Tutored Life and Physical Science Courses, taught SAT Math preparation And taught LCOP, SERP Summer Enrichment Programs Presentations Howard University Alumnae Club Philadelphia, PA 11/01 How to become a College Professor Drexel University Research Day Philadelphia, PA 5/02 Effects of odorant exposure on Benzaldehyde receptors of D.melanogaster Drexel University Research Day Philadelphia, PA 4/03 HP1a and Gene Expression Hightowers Scholars Summer Enrichment Program Pittsburgh, PA 8/03 How to persevere to attend college Lincoln University Upward Bound Lincoln University, PA 3/06 Planning for college despite the odds Research Environmental Protection Agency RTP, NC 5/94-8/94 Research Assistant Genetic Toxicology Department Performed protein assays to determine effects of heavy metal toxicants on adult male rats. Methods included performing protein assays on liver, lungs, and blood of doses animals to find effects of arsenic on these developing organs and fluids Howard University Washington, DC 8/93-5/95 EPA Research Fellow Environmental Toxicology Monitored the effects of acid rain on salamanders from West Virginia Methods included specimen capture, maintenance, prepared acidic solutions, habitat management, and data collection Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 9/99-6/02 Graduate Assistant Molecular Biology Performed various DNA and RNA extraction techniques to identify the genes responsible for odorant reception of Drosophila melanogaster. Methods include mRNA extraction, cloning, Northern Blots, bacterial growth, in situ hybridization and maintenance, preparation of media and stocks Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 7/02-6/04 Graduate Student Molecular Biology Evaluate the effects of Heterochromatin Protein 1  on metastatic breast cancer phenotype. Molecular techniques include mammalian cell culture, DNA, RNA extraction, Western blots, Southern Blots, Protein extraction and purification. Overall maintenance of lab and supplies for research Teaching and Instructional Activities Course Documentation Community College of Philadelphia 2002 Prepared HLTH 101 course evaluation documentation for Pennsylvania’s audit of the college’s curriculum for future funding Instructional Workshops Effective Teachers Training Forsyth Tech 3/96 Problem Based Learning Wake Forest 10/98 Small Learning Community Coordinator School District of Philadelphia 6/99 Teaching Students with Different Learning Styles School District of Philadelphia 6/99 Accessing the Internet and Email System Community College of Philadelphia 1/01 Technology Available for Classroom Use Community College of Philadelphia 1/01 Faculty Home Page Design and Design Issues Community College of Philadelphia 1/01 Memberships and Participation in National and Local Organizations Golden Key National Honor Society 11/94 Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society 11/94 Nature Conservancy 5/95 Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 1/98 Forsyth County Teachers Association 7/98 Philadelphia Federation Of Teachers 1/00 Community College Faculty Federation 8/00 Howard University Alumnae-Philadelphia Chapter 8/00 Genetic Society of America 9/01 College Committee Work Science, Technology & Society Community College of Philadelphia 7/00 Biology 106 Community College of Philadelphia 8/01 Middle States Planning Committee Community College of Philadelphia 2001 Textbook Evaluation Community College of Philadelphia 2002 New Leadership Pennsylvania Advisor Community College of Philadelphia 2003 Annual Book Scholarship Fundraiser Howard University Alumnae Club 2003-5 Philadelphia Juneteenth Planning Committee City of Philadelphia 2006