Presentations
What Facts Should I Believe? Linking Anatomy & Physiology with Science & Society 2022
One challenge of pandemic teaching has been managing the barrage of misinformation and disinformation related to health. Challenges could be solved through improved scientific literacy in general and a better understanding of human anatomy and physiology in specific. This workshop introduces concepts that cross courtrooms and classrooms showing how A&P is foundational to countering falsehoods and rhetoric in our daily lives. Our goal is to help you instill solid, long-term A&P knowledge in your students so that regardless of their careers, they will be equipped to educate others, untangle the web of confusion, and combat propaganda whenever they encounter it.
Metacognition, Cognitive Science, and Using Your Textbook Effectively 2016
How should you really read a textbook? The purpose of this webinar is to demonstrate evidence-based practices for effective textbook usage. Focusing on key findings within cognitive science research, you will learn how various techniques and strategies can be used to engage students and enhance learning. This talk will unify several educational psychology topics to show how textbooks should be used to get the most out of them.
Synapse! 2016
“More Than you Bargained For: RAAS and the Transcending Role of ACE Inhibitors” is an auto-advancing 5-minute presentation done in the style of a Dr. Seuss rhyme. It was given at the 2016 Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The theme for the presentation was “You thought you knew X, but really…”. So, my Synapse topic was You thought you knew the relationship between the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for the treatment of hypertension, but really, the role of ACE inhibitors transcends their ability to lower blood pressure.
Synapse! 2016 – download .zip archive of files: Audio PowerPoint talk and Slides Script
Higher Education Talk 2014
It is not enough to be a content expert anymore. Science instructors also need to be cognizant of what’s happening in higher education in general – from legislation to the job market. I have “hit the books” to research educational trends, identify various information delivery methods, and examine societal expectations about the goals of a college education. After delving into the literature and mining the government’s website, I gained an understanding of the influences currently affecting the undergraduate world. This talk highlights my findings on higher education and describes how these findings can be applied to teaching science in 2014.
Higher Education Talk 2014 – PowerPoint document