Exercise is:

THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

A MIRACLE CURE

AND AN EXCELLENT THERAPIST.

Keep Moving!

Education

• B.S., Summa cum Laude, Psychology and Allied Science, Howard University, Washington, D.C., 1970
• Dissertation Research, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA., 1973-1974
• Ph.D., Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA., 1974
  Title of Dissertation: The Lateral Funiculus of the Amphibian Spinal Cord  (Former name: Patricia Mensah)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Comparative Neuroanatomy, State University of New York, Stony Brook, N.Y., 1974-75
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Physiology, University of California, Irvine, CA., 1975-1976
• Certificate of Enrollment to Practice before the Internal Revenue Service, August, 1990
• Certificate in Online Teaching, December, 1998
• Areas of Specialization: Neuroanatomy, Neurophysiology, Electron Microscopy, Accounting, Income Tax Preparation

Courses I Teach Every Semester

Recent Awards

• 2005   Profiles in Excellence Publication Award
• 2002   Recognized as an Orange County Teacher of the Year for 2003
• 2001   Profiles in Excellence Distinguished Faculty Award
             (This is the highest award offered by Santa Ana College.)
• 2001   Recognized as one of the top 15 Community College Teachers in the country for
             uses of technology in teaching by the American Association of Community Colleges
• 2000   Curriculum Development Project Award for Human Physiology Lecture Online
• 1999   Profiles in Excellence Sabbatical Award
• 1997   Yearly listings in "Who's Who Among America's Teachers"
• 1996   Profiles in Excellence Publication Award

Committees and Other Responsibilities: Past and Present

    At the College--

• Coordinator for Anatomy and Physiology Program

• Reading Across the Curriculum Group (2004)

• Distance Education Committee

• Nursing Advisory Committee

• Webmaster for the Biology Department
• Distance Education Taskforce

    Local and National Responsibilities--

• Member, Committee Member, and regular Contributor to the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS)
• 2002-present Member, HAPS Editorial Advisory Board for the HAPS Educator
• Member, American Association of University Women (AAUW--Big Bear Chapter)
• 2003-2005; AAUW-Big Bear Newsletter Editor

Academic Projects and Interests

• Use of Technology in Anatomy and Physiology Teaching
• Classification of Receptors
• Biological Bases of Disease

Community Projects and Interests

• Member, PTSA, Hawthorne High school, Hawthorne, CA, 1998-2003
• Member, PTSA, Leuzinger High school, Lawndale, CA, 1999-2003
• School Board Trustee, Area 4, Centinela Valley Union High School District
  Elected to a 4-year term, December, 1999 - November, 2003
• Dancer, City of Hope Fundraiser--Clog-a-thon--2003 (We raised over $10,000. for cancer research.)
• Volunteer, Float decorating for Tournament of Roses parade, 2003
• Dancer with Apple Creek Cloggers at the Orange County Fair since 2002
• Dancer with Apple Creek Cloggers at the Los Angeles County Fair since 2003
• Enrolled Agent since 1990

Favorite Hobbies

• Clogging with Apple Creek Cloggers
• Clogging in general as long as its Intermediate Plus or Advanced and fast
• Hiking in Big Bear