Melissa Mefford

Assistant Professor at Morehead State University
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(386) 825-5501
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Morehead, Kentucky, United States, US

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Experience

    • Assistant Professor
      • Aug 2018 - Present

  • Luther College
    • Decorah, IA
    • Visiting Assistant Professor
      • Aug 2016 - Present

  • Coursera Verified Certificates
    • Massive On-line Open Course (MOOC)
    • An Introduction to Evidence Based Undergraduate Teaching
      • Sep 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Johns Hopkins University
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area
    • Teaching Post-doctoral Fellow
      • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Johns Hopkins University
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area
    • Summer Teaching Institute
      • May 2014 - May 2014

      Intensive 3-day course in the pedagogy of teaching, including: backward course design, formative and summative assessments, diversity in the classroom, and active learning. Intensive 3-day course in the pedagogy of teaching, including: backward course design, formative and summative assessments, diversity in the classroom, and active learning.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
      • 2014 - 2014

      • 2012 - 2014

      • Oct 2013 - Dec 2013

      Developed and presented six lectures in the upper-level undergraduate/graduate Eukaryotic Molecular Biology course

    • Volunteer Lab Guide
      • 2012 - 2012

      Co-designed a 45-minute presentation for three groups of middle- and high-school-aged students to introduce them to the laboratory environment and research questions Co-designed a 45-minute presentation for three groups of middle- and high-school-aged students to introduce them to the laboratory environment and research questions

  • The University of Chicago
    • Greater Chicago Area
    • Grading TA
      • 2006 - 2009

      Graded weekly problem sets, midterm, and final exams for the undergraduate course on Genetics Graded weekly problem sets, midterm, and final exams for the undergraduate course on Genetics

  • The University of Chicago
    • Greater Chicago Area
    • Lecture TA
      • 2005 - 2005

      Attended lectures and held bi-weekly office hours for the undergraduate course on genetics. Presented optional lecture on "Experimental techniques". Nominated for TA award. Attended lectures and held bi-weekly office hours for the undergraduate course on genetics. Presented optional lecture on "Experimental techniques". Nominated for TA award.

  • The University of Chicago
    • Greater Chicago Area
    • Course: "How to be a TA"
      • 2004 - 2004

      Learned pedagological practices in teaching Learned pedagological practices in teaching

Education

  • The Johns Hopkins University
    Post-doctoral Fellow, Molecular Biology
    2009 -
  • The University of Chicago
    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Genetics
    2003 - 2009
  • The College of William & Mary in Virginia
    Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology
    1999 - 2003

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