Teaching

WCSU Courses

In Spring 2026, I will be teaching:

1. BIO 410 – Topics in Molecular Genetics, with a focus on the genomics of tick-borne diseases. See flyer below
2. BIO 103B – General Biology I Lab

In Fall 2025, I am teaching:

1. BIO 103B – General Biology I Lab
2. BIO 260 – Modes of Scientific Communication
3. BIO 312B – Genetics Lab

Detailed descriptions of these courses can be found here: https://catalogs.wcsu.edu/ugrad/files/2024/08/WCSU-Undergraduate-Catalog-2024-2025.pdf.

Other Courses

At UNC, I developed and co-led a graduate seminar: MCRO 690 – Seminar in Vector-Borne Diseases. A version of this course has been formally added to the Microbiology and Immunology curriculum as MCRO 637. The course objectives and course flyer from Fall 2024 are given below:

This course is intended to provide graduate students and advanced undergraduates with a broad survey of vector-borne diseases and an understanding of how pathogens interact with arthropod vectors. By the end of the course students will be able to: 1) identify major viral, protozoan, nematode, and bacterial pathogens that are transmitted by arthropod vectors; 2) engage with and critically evaluate literature on areas of active research in vector-borne pathogens, arthropod vector biology, and vector-pathogen-host interactions; 3) explain how pathogens influence and are influenced by arthropod vector immunity, physiology, and behavior; and 4) synthesize novel questions in vector-borne disease research. By engaging with discussions of recent primary literature in addition to didactic lecture, we will survey the vector-borne disease landscape, including such topics as vector biology and immunology, pathogen genetics and evolution, microbial ecology and dynamics of co-infection, zoonoses and One Health, vector-pathogen-host interactions, and the development of novel control techniques.