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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