Teaching

Since 2009 I've been teaching at Olive-Harvey College, one of the seven City Colleges of Chicago. We are located on the far Southeast Side of Chicago, and our population largely consists of minority students. They overcome huge obstacles, and are the most committed students I have ever seen. Many of our students transfer to four-year institutions, and have successful professional careers.

Publication

• Pergams, ORW, CE Jake-Matthews, & LM Mohanty. 2018. A combined read-aloud think-aloud strategy improves student learning experiences in college-level biology courses. Journal of College Science Teaching 47:10-15.

Hats I Wear at City Colleges of Chicago

• Professor of Biology at Olive-Harvey College
• Operations Director CCC District Faculty Mentoring Project
• CCC District Biology Liaison
• Co-writer of the new Environmental Biology AS Concentration at OHC
• Steward of the City Colleges of Chicago Wetland
• Coordinater of General Education Biology at OHC

Courses Taught

• BIOS 101: Biology of Populations and Communities (UIC)
• Biology 114: General Education Biology (CCC)
• Biology 119: Environmental Biology (CCC)
• Biology 121: Organismal Biology I (CCC)
• Biology 122: Organismal Biology II (CCC)
• Biology 236: Environmental Biology II (new course, CCC)
• Biology 299: Independent Research (CCC)
• Biology 299: Molecular Conservation Genetics (new course, CCC)
• Biology 299: Saving the World: Conflicts Between Nature, Greed, & Video Games (new course, CCC)
• BIOS 399: Introduction to Research (UIC)
• BIOS 434: Population Biology (UIC)
• BIOS 546: Research Methods for Landscape, Ecological & Anthropogenic Processes (UIC)
• Biology Graduate Seminar: Biodiversity and Conservation (new course, University of Pisa, Italy)
• Zoology 211: General Zoology (new course, CCC)
• Botany 201, General Botany (new course CCC)