Recent Courses

Cellular Neuroscience Fall 2018

undergraduate, Westminster College, 2018

Neuroscience at the cellular level including the specific cell biology and development of neurons, electrophysiology, synapses, wiring a nervous system, sensory receptor systems, and learning and memory at the cellular level.

Behavioral Genetics Fall 2018

undergraduate, Westminster College, 2018

This course is an exploration of the role of genetic inheritance on human behavior. We focus on modern genetic analysis and the molecular techniques used to study both complex normal human behaviors and diseases. Taught as a learning community in conjunction with Probability, Risk, and Reward (Bill Bynum).

Neurogenetics Spring 2018

undergraduate, Westminster College, 2018

An advanced genetics class focusing on the methods used in human population and family studies at the genome wide level and how they are applied to complex human behavioral phenotypes.

Stem Cells and Development Fall 2017

undergraduate, Westminster College, 2017

Advanced undergraduate course on the biology of stem cells, development, and the applications of stem cells.