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Jason Dechant

PhD, MA
Assistant Professor
Director of Science Education Labs
Health Promotion & Development

Profile

My primary academic focus is the development and implementation of high quality educational methods in the undergraduate science curriculum and the training of Teaching Assistants. My research focus is on the role that mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms may play in the development of seizures after traumatic brain injury.

Teaching

Anatomy & Physiology Lecture and Laboratory, Microbiology Laboratory

Service

Bylaws and Policies Committee, Academic Integrity Committee, University Biohazards Committee, University Office of Anatomical Oversight Committee