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Alison Hill

Senior Lecturer of Biology
Biology
Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708-1000
0054 Bio Sci Bldg, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


My primary focus in the department is instructional. I teach courses for both biology majors and non-majors.  I continue to develop and innovate the Molecular Biology lab curriculum and am involved in efforts to improve instruction by bringing formative assessment into our lectures. My non-majors courses (Genetics, Genomics and Society and Biology of Aging) emphasize scientific literacy for non-majors and introduce foundational principles of genetics and molecular biology while exploring the relevant innovations and accompanying societal issues. My scholarly work focuses on how to help students gain mastery in complex problem solving in biology and how creative assessments can affect student learning outcomes. I expanded my non-majors courses to an international audience when I taught Genetics, Genomics and Society at Duke in Kunshan.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Senior Lecturer of Biology · 2016 - Present Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 1987 Ph.D.
Antioch College · 1978 B.A.