Selected Publications


Current

  • President Faculty Senate
  • Faculty Senator
  • Appointments & Promotions Committee
  • Internal Review Board, EVMS
  • Medical Student Interview Panels
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Oversight Committee

  Prior 

  • Research and Advisory Committee
  • Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate (Member-at-large) and re-elected
  • President-elect Faculty Senate
  • Faculty Website Contact Representative, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Cell Biology

 


Course Director since 2014

Biotechnology Program - Research Design (didactic, team-focused learning) 2014 - 2017


Medical Students 

  • 2010 - 2011 (Fall) Medical Molecular Cell Biology (Prokaryotic DNA Replication, Eukaryotic DNA Replication)
  • 2011 - 2012 (Spring) Medical Biochemistry Small Groups (10, 14 group sessions, respectively)
  • 2012 - 2015 (Fall) Cell Structure and Function (Prokaryotic DNA Replication, Eukaryotic DNA Replication)
  • 2007 - 2014 (Fall) Microbiology & Immunology laboratory facilitator (10 labs), 2nd year MD students
  • 2015 - present  Microbiology & Immunology laboratory facilitator (7 labs), 2nd year MD students
  • 2013 - present  Clinically-based Team Centered Learning Sessions facilitator (2-3 sessions)
  • 2010 - present  Developing new curriculum and evaluative materials
  • 2015 - present  Microbiology and Immunology laboratory facilitator (7 labs), 2nd year MD students
  • 2015 - 2016 Genetics Small Groups (TBL)
  • 2016 - present  Foundational Science 1, Nuclear Structure Module, Leaning Unit 1 production/presentation using new Camtasia software. Team-focused leaning groups.
  • 2016 - present  Service Learning—mentoring of Capstone Projects
  • 2017 - present  Strep and Staph laboratory facilitator (1st year medical students)


Medical Master’s Students

  • 2009   Concepts in Cell Biology and Physiology (lecture)
  • 2010 - 2011 (Fall) Medical Molecular Cell Biology (Prokaryotic DNA Replication, Eukaryotic DNA Replication)
  • 2012 - present  (Fall) Cell Structure and Function (Prokaryotic DNA Replication, Eukaryotic DNA Replication)
  • 2010 - 2013 Library Thesis Research Papers: (4 students)
  • 2011 - 2012 (Spring) Medical Biochemistry Small Groups (10-, 14-member group sessions)
  • 2011 - 2013 Introduction to the Research Literature (presentation and discussion)
  • 2014 - 2015 Mentor & letters for five MM students
  • 2015 - 2016 Mentoring & letters for six MM students
  • 2016 - present  Mentoring & letters for six MM Students


Graduate (Ph.D., Research Master’s and Biotechnology Students)

  • 2010 - 2011 (Fall) Medical Molecular Cell Biology (Prokaryotic DNA Replication, Eukaryotic DNA Replication)
  • 2012 - present  (Fall) Cell Structure and Function (Prokaryotic DNA Replication, Eukaryotic DNA Replication)
  • 2009   Concepts in Cell Biology and Physiology (lecture, research paper discussion).
  • 2009 - present  (Fall) Advanced Cell Biology (1 lecture and small group)
  • 2008 - 2010 Research Techniques (3 lectures)
  • 2011 - present  Research Techniques (2 lectures)
  • 2007 - present  Journal Club mentor
  • 2011 - 2013 Introduction to the Research Literature (presentation and discussion)
  • 2013 - present  Research Design Course –develop, direct, lecture (3), team-based learning (3 sessions)
  • 2016 - present  Molecules to Cells (lectures: DNA Replication, Cell Cycle; Camtasia video supplement)
  • 2016 - present  Molecules to Cells (Paper Discussion 2h)
  • 2016 - present  Molecules to Cells, (Review sessions 2h)
  • 2016 - present  Molecular & Cellular Techniques (Lectures: Cell Culture, Labeling, detecting and quantitating macromolecules.)

 


Honors and Awards

  • 1992 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Population Council
  • 1998 NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, Training in Environmental Pathology
  • 1999 Dean’s Competitive Research Incentive Award, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • 2002 First Place, New York State, Research award for SETH student, Ibrahima Bah
  • 2003 Recognition Award for Excellence in Student Mentoring at Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • 2014 Elected to Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate
  • 2014 EVMS Professional Enhancement and Growth Award
  • 2015 Re-elected to Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate
  • 2015 EVMS Professional Enhancement and Growth Award
  • 2015 President-elect of Faculty Senate
  • 2015 AAMC honor --selected from EVMS applicants by National AAMC committee to attend Austin 2015 meeting on Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development.
  • 2016 Faculty Marshall Commencement
  • 2016 President Faculty Senate – January - December
  • 2017 President Faculty Senate – January - June
  • 2017 Faculty Marshall Commencement