Biology Education

As an undergraduate student, Bill was constantly engaged and inspired by his professors, and he knew he wanted to do the same for another generation of scientists. He earned his PhD here at Brown University with Tricia Serio studying the effects of post-translational modification on prion propagation. He sought pedagogical training as a postdoctoral teaching fellow at The College of the Holy Cross, which informed his teaching as an Associate Professor of Biology at Rhode Island College. Bill has taught a range of topics focusing on cellular biology and biochemistry. It brings him great joy to take the most complex scientific concepts and break them down to make them accessible to every student. He aims to put the concepts in perspective and get students to see how concepts are utilized. Bill strives to have a hands-on element in his classes and tries to have an aspect of inquiry to engage students fully. Bill teaches BIOL 0200 Foundations of Living Systems and BIOL 0280 Biochemistry.