About the Author
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For Elaine N. Marieb, taking the student’s perspective into
account has always been an integral part of her teaching style.
Dr. Marieb began her teaching career at Springfield College,
where she taught anatomy and physiology to physical education
majors. She then joined the faculty of the Biological Science
Division of Holyoke Community College in 1969 after receiving her
Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
While teaching at Holyoke Community College, where many of her
students were pursuing nursing degrees, she developed a desire to
better understand the relationship between the scientific study
of the human body and the clinical aspects of the nursing
practice. To that end, while continuing to teach full time, Dr.
Marieb pursued her nursing education, which culminated in a
Master of Science degree with a clinical specialization in
gerontology from the University of Massachusetts. It is this
experience that has informed the development of the unique
perspective and accessibility for which her publications are
known.
Dr. Marieb has partnered with Benjamin Cummings for over 30
years. Her first work was Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory
Manual (Cat Version), which came out in 1981. In the years since,
several other lab manual versions and study guides, as well as
the softcover Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology textbook,
have hit the campus bookstores. This textbook, now in its 10th
edition, made its appearance in 1989 and is the latest expression
of her commitment to the needs of students studying human anatomy
and physiology.
Dr. Marieb has given generously to colleges both near and far to
provide rtunities for students to further their education.
She contributes to the New Directions, New Careers Program at
Holyoke Community College by funding a staffed drop-in center and
by providing several full-tuition scholarships each year for
women who are returning to college after a hiatus or attending
college for the first time and who would be unable to continue
their studies without financial support. She funds the E. N.
Marieb Science Research Awards at Holyoke College, which
promotes research by undergraduate science majors, and has
underwritten renovation and updating of one of the biology labs
in Clapp Laboratory at that college. Dr. Marieb also contributes
to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where she
generously provided funding for reconstruction and
instrumentation of a cutting-edge cytology research laboratory.
Recognizing the severe national shortage of nursing faculty, she
underwrites the Nursing Scholars of the Future Grant Program at
the university.
In 1994, Dr. Marieb received the Benefactor Award from the
National Council for Resource Development, American Association
of Community Colleges, which recognizes her ongoing sponsorship
of student scholarships, faculty teaching awards, and other
academic contributions to Holyoke Community College. In May 2000,
the science building at Holyoke Community College was named in
her honor.
Dr. Marieb is an active member of the Human Anatomy and
Physiology Society (HAPS) and the American Association for the
Advancement of Science (AAAS). Additionally, while actively
engaged as an author, Dr. Marieb serves as a consultant for the
Benjamin Cummings Interactive Physiology® CD-ROM series.
When not involved in academic pursuits, Dr. Marieb is a world
traveler and has vowed to visit every country on this planet.
Shorter term, she serves on the scholarship committee of the
Women’s Resources Center and on the board of directors of several
charitable institutions in Sarasota County. She is an
enthusiastic supporter of the local arts and enjoys a competitive
match of doubles tennis.
Patricia Brady Wilhelm received her Ph.D. in biological and
medical sciences from Brown University and is currently Professor
and Chair of Science at Johnson & Wales University, Providence
RI. She has taught human anatomy at Brown University, Rhode
Island College, Community College of Rhode Island, and currently
at the Center for Physician Assistant Studies at Johnson & Wales
University.
Dr. Wilhelm’s commitment to teaching has been recognized
throughout her career. In 1991 she received the Presidential
Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching from Brown University
and in 2011 the Teaching Excellence Award from the Community
College of Rhode Island. Dr. Wilhelm’s embraces innovation in the
classroom and laboratory, incorporating Project Based Learning,
POGIL activities, cooperative team-based dissection and other
active learning strategies into her courses. The driving factor
behind these innovations is the desire to aid student learning by
making course materials accessible and to make the study of
anatomy an active and interactive process. Dr. Wilhelm has shared
her tools, techniques, experience, and enthusiasm for student
success through professional presentations at national and
regional meetings, including those of the Human Anatomy and
Physiology Society (HAPS), the New England Biology Association of
Two Year Colleges (NEBATYC), and Strategies to Success
Conferences.
In addition to teaching, Dr. Wilhelm contributes to the
development and use of multimedia course tools for human anatomy
instruction, is a contributing author and reviewer for a number
of anatomy and physiology publications, and is a reviewer for
Anatomical Sciences Education. She is a member of Sigma Xi, the
Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, the American Association of
Anatomists (AAA), and the PULSE (Partnership for Undergraduate
Life Science Education) Community.
Jon Mallatt earned his Ph.D. in Anatomy from the University of
Chicago. Dr. Mallatt is currently an Associate Professor of
Biological Sciences at Washington State University, where he has
been teaching human anatomy to undergraduates of all backgrounds
for 24 years. He is also a member of the department of Basic
Medical Sciences, where he teaches courses in Histology and
Anatomy of the Trunk in the WWAMI Medical Program. WWAMI honored
him with their "Excellence in Teaching Award" in 1992, 1993,
1995, and 2000. Additionally Dr. Mallatt holds a position as
adjunct Associate Professor in the department of Biological
Structure at the University of Washington. His particular areas
of expertise in the study of anatomy are histology, comparative
anatomy, and anatomical drawing, although his research now
focuses on the origin of vertebrate animals and molecular
phylogeny. Dr. Mallatt is an accomplished researcher with 39
publications in the fields of anatomy and molecular phylogeny to
his credit.
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