Monday, January 23, 2012
Expanding Your Horizons
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On Friday evening, one of my fantastic students (and python enthusiast), Nicole, and I took our respective ball pythons, Monty and Slinky, to Science City at Union Station to introduce them to approximately 45 middle-school girls. This program, called "Expanding Your Horizons," is sponsored by Science Pioneers and is aimed at getting girls interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields. Our session, "Introduction to Herpetology," was just one of many workshops offered that evening. As you can see from the photo, the girls just adored Monty. Then again, how could you not?
Associate Professor of Biology and Director of the Rockhurst University Honors Program
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Hobbies
- pets (2 cats and 2 snakes)
- reading
- hiking
- camping
- anything outside
- Royals games
- going to the gym
- field work (Can that be a hobby?)
Sean and I tracking snakes
About Me
- Mindy Walker
- Kansas City, MO
- I received my B.S. and M.S. in Biology from Lamar University, Beaumont, TX and earned my PhD. in Biology, with focus on mammalian evolutionary genetics, from Texas A&M University in December of 2005. I began teaching in the Department of Biology at Rockhurst University in fall of 2006. In 2007, I returned to conducting research on reptiles and have been excited to have the opportunity to incorporate student contributions into these studies. Last year, I was thrilled to become the Director of the University Honors Program; and I am excited to play a role in incorporating students into the Rockhurst family by blogging about my experiences as a member of the Rockhurst community.
Evolution Service Learning Projects
- Cassidy's Evolution Honors Blog
- Taylor, Liam, Lauren B., and Staci - Neural Disorders
- Drew, David, and Sean B. - Malaria
- Alyson, Jon, Nick, and Bekim - Ebola
- Uyen, Maggie, Sydney, and Emily - Childhood Cancer
- Cassidy, Rachel, Lauren N., and Jacob - Cancer Treatment
- Raunak, Eric, Kush, and Brandi - Alzheimer's
- Andrew, Sean S., Marium, Zach, and Samantha - Parkinsons
- Roxie, Sara, Kelsey, Shereen, and Christiana - HIV
- Elliott, Josh, George, Tyler - Climate Prediction
- Heather, Riya and Courtney - Cystic Fibrosis
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