Teaching

Courses developed

• DNA Barcoding for Everyone (2022) - NEW!
• Invasion Ecology (2020)
• Animal Ecology (2003)

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Courses taught

Master of Chemical & Life Sciences Program, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (2019-present; instructor of record)

• Evolutionary Biology (CLFS 609J; online course; 3 units; 2019-present)
• Seminar in Current Topics in Chemical and Life Science: Scholarly Paper Section (3 units; 2021-present)

Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (2018; teaching assistant)

• Insect Biodiversity: The Good, The Bad and The Weird (HONR208D; laboratory; 3 units)
• Aquatic Entomology (ENTM667; laboratory; 3 units)

Biology Department, Grand View University, Des Moines, IA (2016–2017; instructor of record)

• Genetics (laboratory; 4 units; 2016–2017)
• Molecular Biology (laboratory; 4 units; 2017)

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (2010–2014; teaching assistant)

• General Microbiology Laboratory (laboratory; 4 units; 2010–2013)
• Biology Laboratory (laboratory; 4 units; 2011)
• Elementary Microbiology for Health Professionals (laboratory; 4 units; 2012)
• Genetics and Cell Biology (laboratory; 4 units; 2013–2014)

Department of Zoology, Herzen State University, St. Petersburg, Russia (2002–2009; instructor of record)

• Invertebrate Zoology (laboratory, field course; 2002–2003)
• Introductory Biology (lectures, laboratory; 2003–2006)
• General Biology (lectures; 2003–2005)
• Animal Ecology (lectures, laboratory; 2003–2009)
• Animal Behavior (lectures; 2004)
• Ecology (lectures, laboratory, field course; 2005–2007)
• Human Ecology (lectures; 2007)
• Bioindication (lectures; 2008)

Guest lectures

Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park (2018-2019)

• HONR 208D: Insect Biodiversity: “Ecology of invasive species, consequences on society” (2019) file_downloadslides file_downloadworksheet
• HONR 208D: Insect Biodiversity: “Ecology of invasive species, consequences on society” (2018) file_downloadslides file_downloadworksheet
• “Invasive species in freshwater ecosystems”: September 29, 2019; this is a staged lecture (a short version of my guest lecture for BSCI 467: Freshwater Biology) file_downloadslides file_downloadworksheet
• “Nerves and the neuronal action potential”: 2019; this is an 80 minute demo lesson (Introductory Biology 3: Plant and Animal Anatomy and Physiology) file_downloadlesson plan file_downloadslides file_downloadworksheet file_downloadpre-class assignment file_downloadpost-class homework file_downloadin-class cards