2025 Update
It's interesting how fast life speeds by. It's really crazy to think that it's been over a year since I graduated with my Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. Since then, I was very privileged to accept the offer to become an Assistant Professor of Biology at Husson University in Bangor, Maine! I had a great first year teaching General Biology, and this fall I'll be teaching Anatomy and Physiology. I am also developing an upper-division Medicinal Botany class! I'm really enjoying working here at Husson. I have some super talented and thoughtful colleagues and supervisors who are laser-focused on providing students with the best learning experiences possible. I've particularly enjoyed being able to incorporate novel active learning strategies into my lectures. Yes, learning is hard work. But I also think the best kind of hard work can simultaneously be fun. Highlights of this past school year have included using pipe cleaners to teach mitosis and directing a ...
