While I still consider myself a 'student of teaching', my teaching philosophy emphasizes an active student engagement, critical thinking, scientific rigor, and a classroom environment that encourages discussion and student empowerment. I want students to learn and understand the importance of science and evolution to their own lives so that they can make informed decisions about the world around them. It is also imperative to provide students with the interdisciplinary perspective necessary to gain an awareness and understanding of how course material is relevant within an increasingly complex and changing global environment. To that end, I hope students leave my class with an increased awareness and appreciation for the value of biological diversity that they will integrate into their daily lives.
I also encourage students work with me to gain hands on experience in primate research, and offer experiential learning opportunities in both the field and laboratory. Every summer (at least before Covid!), I conduct field research at my study site in Costa Rica. I often bring a small number of students to assist with research, though I have also offered a structured field school where students are immersed in a rigorous course of intensive training in field techniques for primate behavioral ecology, including primate observation of wild howler monkeys, plant identification and assessment, plant-animal interactions, and basic mapping techniques. I also offer students the opportunity to work with me in the genetics laboratory as a research assistant, where they can gain experience in basic lab techniques and data analyses appropriate for genetic studies using microsatellites.
I also encourage students work with me to gain hands on experience in primate research, and offer experiential learning opportunities in both the field and laboratory. Every summer (at least before Covid!), I conduct field research at my study site in Costa Rica. I often bring a small number of students to assist with research, though I have also offered a structured field school where students are immersed in a rigorous course of intensive training in field techniques for primate behavioral ecology, including primate observation of wild howler monkeys, plant identification and assessment, plant-animal interactions, and basic mapping techniques. I also offer students the opportunity to work with me in the genetics laboratory as a research assistant, where they can gain experience in basic lab techniques and data analyses appropriate for genetic studies using microsatellites.
Courses I teach or have taught:
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Anthropology of the World
The Human-Monkey Interface
Primate Behavior and Ecology
Anthropology of Sex and Gender
Introduction to Primatology and Human Evolution
The Neanderthals
Introduction to Anthropology
Methods in Field Primatology
Human Evolution
Primate Conservation
The Sixth Mass Extinction
Animals and Human Exceptionalism
Monkeys, Apes, and Human Society
Anthropology Capstone
Field School in Primate Behavioral Ecology (Costa Rica)
Anthropology of the World
The Human-Monkey Interface
Primate Behavior and Ecology
Anthropology of Sex and Gender
Introduction to Primatology and Human Evolution
The Neanderthals
Introduction to Anthropology
Methods in Field Primatology
Human Evolution
Primate Conservation
The Sixth Mass Extinction
Animals and Human Exceptionalism
Monkeys, Apes, and Human Society
Anthropology Capstone
Field School in Primate Behavioral Ecology (Costa Rica)
Copyright 2011 Lisa C. Corewyn
Updated 07/23
Updated 07/23
