EDUCATION

B.S., Boston College, 1969; Biology
Ph.D., Florida State University, 1973; Physiology

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Current Appointment: 100% Instruction

Experience in Higher Education:

1989-01 Associate Dean, College of Life Sciences
1989-93 Associate Dean, College of Agriculture
1988-89 &1982-85 Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Zoology, University of Maryland
1986-87 Acting Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies
1985-87 Campus Retention Coordinator
1978-Present Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Maryland
1973-78 Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Maryland

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES/AWARDS

Publications:

• Eleven full papers in refereed journals.
• Eight abstracts.
• Three book reviews.
• One book under review in preparation.
• Two lab manuals.
• Seven articles on improvement of instruction.
• Three undergraduate curriculum proposals.
• Proposal Writer's Handbook (1995), Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co.
  

Grants In Support of Instruction:

Howard Hughes Medical Institute	$1.3M	(1992-97)
	$1.6M	(1998-02)
Biomedical Minority Access Program (NIH)	$320K	(1993-95)
	$297K	(1995-98)
	$712K	(1999-03)
Maryland Higher Education Commission, Summer Biology Institute (with A. Popper)	$102K	(1990)
Improvement of Lab Instruction in General Biology	$56K	(1988)

Honors and Awards:

• 2005 William E. Kirwan Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education
• Pan Hellenic Teacher of the Year Award; 1994
• Maryland Higher Education Achievement Award Finalist; 1994
• Celebrating Teaching Award; 1990, 91, 92, 93 and 94
• Keynote Speaker at thirty-one undergraduate events; 1986-Present
• Outstanding Academic Advisor, Division of Agriculture & Life Sciences; 84
• Division of Agriculture & Life Sciences Faculty Excellence Award, Advising and Teaching; 1983
• Student Government Association Excellence in Teaching Award, 1976
• Premedical Society Service Award; 1976
  

Advising:

• Major Advisor and/or Thesis Chair for: 10 Ph.D. Students, 21 M.S. Students, 7 Undergraduate Honors and Individual Studies Students.
• Academic Advisor for more than 100 undergraduates per semester.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Delivered 22 grant writing workshops for faculty at various colleges and universities.
• Delivered 12 faculty development workshops at various colleges and universities on incorporating A.D.A.M. Software into the classroom and instructional laboratory.
• Delivered 7 faculty development workshops at various colleges and universities on the Higgins Plan: Specific Strategies and Practices for Student Success.
• Delivered GRE and MCAT review workshops at the NIH.