Teaching and
Outreach
My (Brittany) goal as an educator is to enhance the training of informed, curious, and creative students that are able to think critically and evaluate their world. In order to achieve this goal, I focus on inquiry-based teaching methods with subject matter that connects students to the natural world to promote environmental stewardship.
Principles of Animal Physiology and Lab (ZOOL 625/626)
Introduces the principles of animal function. The major systems (digestion, metabolism, respiration, circulation, osmotic and ionic regulation, nerve-muscle function, endocrine control) are covered with emphasis on functional mechanisms at the cell and tissue levels.
Taught every Spring Semester
Marine Invertebrate Evolution and Ecology (MEFB 628)
Stresses the rich diversity of marine invertebrates by integrating phylogenetic trends with physiological and behavioral adaptation, and with ecological and symbiotic interactions. Offers a comparative survey of invertebrates from protozoans to protochordates; deals with aspects of form and function, development, evolution, classification, ecology, and natural history. Students work with live and preserved animals. Extensive dissections and a field component are required.
Taught ever other Fall Semester
Introduction to Marine Biology (MEFB 503)
Emphasizes the organization of marine biological communities. Various marine environments pelagic, benthic, temperate, tropical, and their characteristic communities. Major emphasis on the approaches (e.g., analysis of energy flow and predator-prey interactions) used to analyze marine communities as well as the sampling techniques employed for each approach and the characteristic habitat type.
Taught every Fall semester
Photo Credit: Gabriel Ng
Science communication and outreach help promote environmental stewardship and lead to more informed decision-making. It is important for science to be communicated effectively and widely as it makes science more available to a broad audience. This can create a more inclusive, supportive, and accessible scientific community.
Photo Credit: Aaron Ninokawa