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Kathryn Rafferty

Associate Professor in Residence

Department(s)
Life Sciences
Mail Code
4004
Phone
702-895-5834
Fax
702-895-3956

Biography

Dr. Rafferty currently teaches Biol 453 Immunology and Biol 189 Introduction of Biological Sciences. Previous courses taught are Cell Biology, Genetics, and Biotechnology Research Methods. Her pedagogic interest is implementing methods to compel students to actively participate in scientific problem solving. Methods used are daily Learning Objective development, in-class clicker technology, in-class and online quizzes, journal club style literature review, group test taking, "speaking science" using Voice Thread, biology animation analysis, and others. Developing inquiry-based curricula for her courses is an ongoing challenge and priority.

Expertise

Cardiovascular physiology and disease; Pedagogy and Curriculum development for cell biology, genetics, immunology, and introductory biology