Teaching

Courses taught

Biology Department, Western Washington University (upcoming Winter 2020)

• Genetics (BIOL321; lectures; 4 units; instructor)

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

• Evolutionary Biology (CLFS 609J; online course; 3 units; summer 2019; instructor)
• Insect Biodiversity: The Good, The Bad and The Weird (HONR208D; 3 units; 2018; teaching assistant)
• Aquatic Entomology (ENTM667; 3 units; 2018; teaching assistant)

Biology Department, Grand View University (2016–2017)

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

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati (2010–2014)

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

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

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

Courses developed

Department of Zoology, Herzen State University, St. Petersburg, Russia

• Animal Ecology
• Animal Behavior
• Human Ecology
• Bioindication

Guest lectures

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

• “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
• 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