Celebrating Teaching Excellence, Spring 2024

OBGE evaluated 57 courses, 121 instructors, and 23 facilitators with an overall response rate of 63.83%. The successful implementation of the course evaluation process is attributed to the collaborative efforts of OBGE, program administrators, course directors, and the Office of the University Registrar.

Student evaluation of courses and instructor effectiveness is one component of an overall curriculum assessment process. The evaluations aim to:

  • Provide students an opportunity to share feedback on courses, instructors, and course directors;
  • Provide course directors with feedback regarding student perceptions of courses and teaching;
  • Provide programs, DGSes, and department chairs with data to consider for course and curricular quality improvement efforts;
  • Provide Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure (APT) committees and department chairs with instructor and course feedback to be included in faculty dossiers; and
  • Provide OBGE leadership with information regarding student perceptions of courses and instruction.

At the end of each evaluation period, OBGE uses established criteria to review all course evaluation reports to close the assessment loop. The aim is to identify courses, instructors, or facilitators that have met the criteria for being worthy of recognition or for warranting additional review by department/program leadership.

Spring '24 biomedical instruction included 57 courses, 121 instructors, and 23 small-group facilitators. Of these, 21 courses (36.84%), 45 instructors (37.19%), and 6 facilitators (26.09%) met the criteria for worthy of recognition.

Please join OBGE in congratulating our fellow educators on the positive impact they have made in graduate education and instruction.

Courses: Worthy of Recognition

Course Number

Course Name

Course Director

Response Rate

BIOCHEM-631-01

MEMBRANE BIOLOGY

Seok-Yong Lee

76.92% (10/13)

BIOSTAT-902-01

MISSING DATA ANALYSIS

Andrew Allen

50% (4/8)

BIOSTAT-911-01

INFERENTIAL TECHNIQUES/THEORY

Zhiguo Li

72.73% (8/11)

BIOTRAIN-760-01

EQUITY IN RESEARCH

Debra Ragland

85.71% (6/7)

IMMUNOL-800-01

COMPREHENSIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Maria Ciofani

63.64% (7/11)

MGM-552-01

VIROLOGY

Nicholas Heaton

91.67% (11/12)

MOLCAN-819-01

CANCER AS A DISEASE

Jessica Sawyer

92.86% (13/14)

PHARM-733-01

EXPERIMENT DESIGN & STATISTICS

Theodore Slotkin

72.73% (8/11)

PHARM-733-02

EXPERIMENT DESIGN & STATISTICS

Theodore Slotkin

90% (9/10)

PHARM-733-03

EXPERIMENT DESIGN & STATISTICS

Theodore Slotkin

63.64% (7/11)

POPHS-702-01

APPLIED ANALYTIC METHODS II

Mathew Maciejewski

88.24% (15/17)

POPHS-704-01L

POP HLTH STATS PROGRAMMING II

Jared Dean

81.25% (13/16)

POPHS-708-01

RESEARCH DESIGN AND STUDY II

Sudha Raman

81.25% (13/16)

POPHS-710-01

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT II

Asheley Skinner

87.50% (14/16)

POPHS-818L-01L

FUND. OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Amy Corneli

100% (7/7)

POPHS-910-01

FUND. OF QUAL. RESEARCH DESIGN

Amy Corneli

100% (9/9)

POPHS-912-01

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT II

Hayden Bosworth

83.33% (5/6)

POPHS-921-01

ANALYTIC METHODS II

Maurice Brookhart

71.43% (5/7)

POPHS-930-01

GRANT WRITING IN POP HEALTH

Meira Epplein

100% (6/6)

BIOCHEM-746S

BIOCHEMISTRY SEMINAR

Richard Brennan

66.67% (14/21)

UPGEN-700-01

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION

Donald Fox

54.55% (6/11)

 

Instructors: Worthy of Recognition

Course Number

Course Name

Instructor

Response Rate

BIOCHEM-631-01

MEMBRANE BIOLOGY

Huanghe Yang

76.92% (10/13)

BIOCHEM-631-01

MEMBRANE BIOLOGY

Meta Kuehn

76.92% (10/13)

BIOCHEM-631-01

MEMBRANE BIOLOGY

Seok-Yong Lee

76.92% (10/13)

BIOCHEM-631-01

MEMBRANE BIOLOGY

Sudar Rajagopal

76.92% (10/13)

BIOCHEM-631-01

MEMBRANE BIOLOGY

Vann Bennett

76.92% (10/13)

BIOCHEM-668-01

RNA BIOLOGY

Amanda Hargrove

100% (10/10)

BIOCHEM-668-01

RNA BIOLOGY

Amy Gladfelter

100% (10/10)

BIOCHEM-668-01

RNA BIOLOGY

Christopher Holley

100% (10/10)

BIOCHEM-668-01

RNA BIOLOGY

Debby Silver

100% (10/10)

BIOCHEM-668-01

RNA BIOLOGY

Kathryn Meyer

100% (10/10)

BIOCHEM-668-01

RNA BIOLOGY

Stacy Horner

100% (10/10)

BIOSTAT-902-01

MISSING DATA ANALYSIS

Andrew Allen

50% (4/8)

BIOSTAT-911-01

INFERENTIAL TECHNIQUES/THEORY

Yuan Wu

72.73% (8/11)

BIOSTAT-911-01

INFERENTIAL TECHNIQUES/THEORY

Zhiguo Li

72.73% (8/11)

BIOTRAIN-760-01

EQUITY IN RESEARCH

Debra Ragland

85.71% (6/7)

BIOTRAIN-760-01

EQUITY IN RESEARCH

Johnna Frierson

85.71% (6/7)

CMB-720-01

MODERN TECHNIQUES IN CMB

Lucia Strader

50% (14/28)

CMB-720-01

MODERN TECHNIQUES IN CMB

So Young Kim

50% (14/28)

CMB-720-01

MODERN TECHNIQUES IN CMB

Stefano DiTalia

50% (14/28)

IMMUNOL-800-01

COMPREHENSIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Carolyn Coyne

63.64% (7/11)

IMMUNOL-800-01

COMPREHENSIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Daniel Saban

63.64% (7/11)

IMMUNOL-800-01

COMPREHENSIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Mari Shinohara

63.64% (7/11)

IMMUNOL-800-01

COMPREHENSIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Michael Krangel

63.64% (7/11)

IMMUNOL-800-01

COMPREHENSIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Neil Surana

63.64% (7/11)

IMMUNOL-800-01

COMPREHENSIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Saskia Hemmer

63.64% (7/11)

IMMUNOL-800-01

COMPREHENSIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Soman Abraham

63.64% (7/11)

MGM-552-01

VIROLOGY

Carolyn Coyne

91.67% (11/12)

MGM-552-01

VIROLOGY

Nicholas Heaton

91.67% (11/12)

MGM-552-01

VIROLOGY

Stacy Horner

91.67% (11/12)

PHARM-733-01

EXPERIMENT DESIGN & STATISTICS

Theodore Slotkin

72.73% (8/11)

PHARM-733-02

EXPERIMENT DESIGN & STATISTICS

Theodore Slotkin

90% (9/10)

PHARM-733-03

EXPERIMENT DESIGN & STATISTICS

Theodore Slotkin

63.64% (7/11)

POPHS-702-01

APPLIED ANALYTIC METHODS II

Valerie Smith

88.24% (15/17)

POPHS-702-01

APPLIED ANALYTIC METHODS II

Mathew Maciejewski

88.24% (15/17)

POPHS-708-01

RESEARCH DESIGN AND STUDY II

Sudha Raman

81.25% (13/16)

POPHS-710-01

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT II

Asheley Skinner

87.50% (14/16)

POPHS-818L-01L

FUND. OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Amy Corneli

100% (7/7)

POPHS-818L-01L

FUND. OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Brian Perry

100% (7/7)

POPHS-910-01

FUND. OF QUAL. RESEARCH DESIGN

Amy Corneli

100% (7/7)

POPHS-921-01

ANALYTIC METHODS II

Maurice Brookhart

71.43% (5/7)

POPHS-923-01

PRINC. OF HEALTH MEASUREMENT

Theresa Coles

80% (8/10)

POPHS-930-01

GRANT WRITING IN POP HEALTH

Meira Epplein

100% (6/6)

BIOCHEM-746S

BIOCHEMISTRY SEMINAR

Richard Brennan

66.67% (14/21)

PHARM-780-01

STUDENT SEMINAR

Zhao Zhang

69.57% (16/23)

PHARM-780-01

STUDENT SEMINAR

Laura Wingler

69.57% (16/23)

 

Facilitators: Worthy of Recognition

Course Number

Course Name

Instructor

Response Rate

BIOTRAIN-751-01

THE RESPONSIBLE SCIENTIST I

Arnaldo Carreira Rosario

60.53% (69/114)

BIOTRAIN-751-01

THE RESPONSIBLE SCIENTIST I

Paloma Liton

60.53% (69/114)

BIOTRAIN-754-01

THE RESPONSIBLE SCIENTIST II

Cindy Kuhn

52.94% (54/102)

BIOTRAIN-754-01

THE RESPONSIBLE SCIENTIST II

Ephraim Tsalik

52.94% (54/102)

BIOTRAIN-754-01

THE RESPONSIBLE SCIENTIST II

Mustafa Khasraw

52.94% (54/102)

 

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