Stephanie Daugherty

Associate Professor of Instruction

Phone: 903.566.7013
Email: sdaugherty@uttyler.edu
Building:   HPR 104
Department: Biology

Degrees

• Doctor of Philosophy: Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Graduate School, Rochester, MN 2002.  (Concentration: Molecular Neuroscience)
• Bachelor of Arts: Biology, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 1995
• Bachelor of Arts, Literature, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 1995

Philosophy:

I am currently the Introduction to Microbiology Coordinator at University of Texas at Tyler, for the Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Nursing, and University Core Microbiology program. This entails designing and building the curriculum for both of Lab and Lecture courses, including writing the text and lab manuals, and building the online portions of the course. We build throughout the semester towards a “real world” problem solving activity. I focus on using cognitive learning strategies to make learning easier for students, by using spaced practice, retrieval practice, interleaving, and concrete examples. I model how to use our didactic learning to diagnose patients, focusing on diagnostic microbiology. It is my philosophy that the role of a teacher is to facilitate learning by helping students so synthesize, analyze and prioritize concepts, along with building their self-reliance to help them study independently.

Biography

My interest and research has focused upon translational medicine, neuron survival, signaling, neurogenesis, and learning and memory.  As my work in learning and memory advanced, I became interested in crafting teaching methods to work with the neurological basis of learning.  To apply these ideas, I attained a teaching certificate and taught AP courses at the Arts Magnet in Dallas for three years, then came to Tyler to teach here at the University for the Biology Department. Please see my complete CV for a list of publications.

Research and Teaching Experience:

• Associate Professor of Instruction, Biology Department, The University of Texas at Tyler
• Assistant Professor of Instruction, Biology Department, The University of Texas at Tyler
• Lecturer, Biology Department, The University of Texas at Tyler
• Teacher, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, Biology, Dallas Arts Magnet, Dallas ISD
• Post-Doctoral Researcher, Neurogenesis and Drugs of Addition, Amelia Eisch Lab, UTSW
• Senior Research Associate, Cell Signaling in Diabetic Models, Jed Friedman Lab, UCHSC
• Instructor, Medical Microbiology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine