Julie B. Schram
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University teaching experience

University of Alaska Southeast

Invertebrate Zoology - Instructor of record
Lecture & laboratory course: lecture meet for 1 hr 3 times a week, laboratory met for 3 hrs once per week
Course content:
  • Survey of animal phyla from marine, estuarine, and terrestrial habitats
  • Focus placed on morphology, physiology, ecology, and evolution of invertebrate taxa
  • Review of prominent marine invertebrates common to the Gulf of Alaska and Southeast Alaska
Student demographics:
  • Spring 2022: Course size limited to 16 (due to COVID-19 protocols) upper level undergraduate and graduate students
  • Elective course, targeted for undergraduate and graduate biology and marine biology students
​Primary responsibilities:
  • Designed and taught curriculum
  • Organized and presented background lecture materials 
  • Developed and lead laboratory and field observation activities
  • Evaluated student material comprehension
  • Facilitated in class discussions

Animal Physiology - Instructor of record
Lecture & laboratory course: lecture meet for 1 hr 3 times a week, laboratory met for 3 hrs once per week
Course content:
  • In depth survey of physiology across levels of biological organization - cellular to community/ecology
  • Discussed neurophysiology, metabolism, endocrinology, osmoregulation, muscle physiology, respiration, and circulation from a comparative physiology approach

Student demographics:
  • Fall 2021: Course size limited to 16 (due to COVID-19 protocols) upper level undergraduate and graduate students
  • Required course for undergraduate  biology and marine biology students
​Primary responsibilities:
  • Designed and taught curriculum
  • Organized and presented background lecture materials 
  • Developed and lead laboratory activities
  • Evaluated student material comprehension
  • Facilitated in class discussions
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Physiology of Marine Animals - Instructor of record
Lecture course, meet for 1 hr 3 times a week
Course content
  • Review of important biochemical and ecological principles through the lens of evolutionary physiology
  • Emphasis on the physiology of marine invertebrates, fish, and mammals
Student demographics:
  • 10 upper level undergraduate students (juniors and seniors)
  • Elective course, targeted for undergraduate and graduate biology and marine biology students
​Primary responsibilities:
  • Designed and taught curriculum
  • Organized and presented background lecture materials
  • Evaluated student material comprehension
  • Facilitated in class discussions
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University of Oregon: Oregon Institute of Marine Biology

Ocean Acidification - Instructor of record
Lecture & laboratory course, meet for 8 hrs for four days (2 weekends)

Course content:
  • ​Basic introduction to ocean acidification: encompassed basic principles of seawater carbonate chemistry
  • Current knowledge of organismal to community responses to ocean acidification
  • Guided student development of ocean acidification outreach materials
Student demographics:
  • ​Summer 2017: 12 junior and senior level undergraduates, 2 post baccalaureates, and 1 community college instructor
  • Summer 2019: 12 junior and senior level undergraduates
  • Elective course, targeted for undergraduate and graduate biology and marine biology students
​Primary responsibilities:
  • Designed and taught curriculum
  • Organized and presented background lecture materials 
  • Developed and lead laboratory and field observation activities
  • Evaluated student material comprehension
  • Facilitated in class discussions

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Advanced Invertebrate Zoology - Instructor of record
Lecture course, meet for 1 hr 3 times a week
Course content:
  • In depth survey of Crustacea & Echinodermata
  • In depth review of invertebrate physiology, adaptations, and ecology
  • Review of primary literature - students present research in groups and individually
  • Write article reviews of primary literature
Student demographics:
  • Spring 2015: 10 senior level undergraduate students and 2 graduate students
  • Elective course for undergraduate and graduate Biology students
Primary responsibilities:
  • Designed and taught curriculum
  • Organized and presented background lecture materials 
  • Evaluated student material comprehension
  • Facilitated in class discussions
  • Established framework within which students developed and lead discussions of primary research literature
To see an example of the syllabus and course materials I developed for this class, please check out linked files below. You can also see student evaluations of this course and my teaching int the Teaching Evaluation section.
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Invertebrate Zoology - Laboratory Instructor
Laboratory sections meet 2 hrs. per week for 15 weeks
Course content:
  • Survey of invertebrate phyla
  • Review of prominent marine invertebrates common to the Gulf of Mexico
  • Introduction to the basic body plans of marine invertebrates
Student demographics:
  • 2 sections(Fall 2015):18 & 16 students per section
  • 1 section (Fall 2014): 16 students
  • 2 sections(Fall 2013):18 & 16 students per section
  • 2 sections (Fall 2012): 17 & 8 students per section
  • Elective course for undergraduate Biology and environmental science majors
Primary responsibilities:
  • Designed and taught laboratory curriculum
  • Organized and presented background lecture materials for each laboratory
  • Instructed students in basic laboratory and dissection techniques
  • Evaluated student material comprehension
To see an example of the lab polices and syllabus for this class, please check out linked file here. You can also see student evaluations of this course and my teaching int the Teaching Evaluation section.
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Biology of Microorganisms - Laboratory Instructor
Laboratory sections meet 4 hrs. per week for 15 weeks
Course content:
  • Introduction to basic bacterial culturing techniques
  • Introduction to basic biochemical testing and bacterial identification 
  • Application of biochemical testing techniques to identify unknown bacteria
Student demographics:
  • 1 section (Fall 2011): 7 students 
  • 1 section (Fall 2010): 15 students
  • Required course for undergraduate Biology majors and some graduate students
Primary responsibilities:
  • Introduced and demonstrated basic bacterial culturing techniques
  • Organized and presented background lecture materials for each laboratory
  • Weekly evaluated student material comprehension through regular laboratory specific assessments

Introductory Biology II- Laboratory Instructor
Lab sections meet 3 hrs. per week for 15 weeks
Course content:
  • Survey of fungi, plant and animal kingdoms
  • Survey of major organ systems of vertebrates, emphasizing human systems
  • Introduction to experimental techniques and scientific writing
Student demographics:
  • 2 sections (Spring 2011): 23 students per section
  • Required course for undergraduate Biology majors
Primary responsibilities:
  • Introduced students to basic laboratory equipment and laboratory safety procedures
  • Prepared and presented weekly lectures and student assessments
  • Introduced students to basic scientific writing procedures
To see an example of the lab polices and syllabus for this class, please check out linked file here. 
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Microbiology - Laboratory Instructor
Lab sections meet 3 hrs. per week for 15 weeks
Course content:
  • Introduction to basic bacterial culturing techniques
  • Introduction to basic biochemical testing and bacterial identification
  • Application of biochemical testing techniques to identify unknown bacteria cultured from student’s skin
Student demographics:
  • 1 section (Summer 2010) – 19 students
  • 1-section (Spring 2010) – 20 students
  • 1 section (Fall 2009)- 16 students
  • Required course for undergraduate Nursing majors
Primary responsibilities:
  • Introduced and demonstrated basic bacterial culturing techniques
  • Organized and presented background lecture materials for each laboratory
  • Weekly evaluated student material comprehension through regular laboratory specific assessments

Human Physiology - Laboratory Instructor
Lab sections meet 2 hrs. per week for 15 weeks
Course content:
  • Introduction to basic principles of human physiology
  • Tied molecular physiological functions to whole body physiology
  • Performed basic measures of human physiology such as electroencephalographs (EEG) and a spirometer
Student demographics:
  • 1 section (Summer 2009), 5 students
  • 2 sections (Spring 2009), 19 students; 18 students
  • 1 section (Fall 2008), 14 students
  • Required course for undergraduate Nursing majors
Primary responsibilities:
  • Organized and presented background lecture materials for each laboratory
  • Evaluated student material comprehension through regular laboratory assessments
To see an example of the lab polices and syllabus for this class, please check out linked file here. You can also see student evaluations of this course and my teaching int the Teaching Evaluation section.
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Invited Seminars

  • Ocean Science Centre, Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (28 Jan 2021) Winter Seminar Series – Quantifying Antarctic climate change influences on food web dynamics
  • Walla Walla University, Walla Walla, WA (8 Oct 2019) Biology Colloquium seminar – "Antarctic Organismal responses to climate change"
  • Southwestern Community College, Coos Bay, OR, USA (27 Oct 2018) Oregon State of the Coast Symposium, invited discussion leader - Juvenile Dungeness crab responses to ocean acidification
  • Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, MO, USA (5 Sept 2018) Invited seminar speaker - Organismal responses to Antarctic ocean warming and acidification
  • Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR, USA (27 June 2018) Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) Education and Research: Testing Hypotheses (EARTH), Invited presenter - Juvenile Dungeness crab responses to ocean acidification
  • Regional 2017 Meeting of IMSLIC, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston, OR, USA (31 March 2017) – You are what you eat: Feeding assays provide insights into benthic trophic ecology dynamics
  • Charleston Marine Life Center, Charleston, OR, USA (28 January 2017) Public lecture– Ocean Acidification: What is it and what does it mean for marine life?
  • Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston, OR (25 April 2016) Department seminar - Testing Antarctic tolerance: Invertebrate responses to seawater warming and acidification
  • Wasser Cluster, Lunz am See, Austria (20 April 2016) Invited seminar speaker – Testing Antarctic tolerance: Invertebrate responses to seawater warming and acidification

Guest Lectures - University of Alaska Southeast

Biological Oceanography
  • Fall 2021; Student Demographics: 20 undergraduate students, predominantly marine biology, biology, and environmental science majors; Lecture Topic: "Ocean acidification: What is it, and what does it mean for marine life?"
Ecology of SE Alaska: Experiential Learning
  • Fall 2021: Student Demographics: 20 freshman/newly enrolled undergraduate students, predominantly marine biology, biology, and environmental science majors; Lecture/Discussion Topic: Intertidal ecology and snail behavioral assessment

Guest Lectures - University of Oregon, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology

Conservation Biology
  •  Fall 2018;  Student Demographics:  12 undergraduate students, predominantly marine biology and environmental science majors; Lecture Topic: “Organismal responses to Antarctic ocean warming and acidification"
  • ​Spring 2018; Student Demographics:  16 undergraduate students, predominantly marine biology and environmental science majors; Lecture Topic: “Climate change & conservation concerns in Antarctica"
  • Spring 2016; Student Demographics:  10 undergraduate students, predominantly marine biology and environmental science majors; Lecture Topic: “Climate change and conservation concerns in Antarctica”
Marine Ecology
  • Spring 2018; Student Demographics:  13 undergraduate students, predominantly marine biology and environmental science majors; Lecture Topics: 1) “Climate change: What does it mean for marine ecology?"and 2) “Purple urchin compensatory consumption of sympatric macroalgae maintains growth and influences nutritional subsidies"
  • Spring 2017; Student Demographics:  15 undergraduate students, predominantly marine biology and environmental science majors; Lecture Topic: “Is it hot out here? Biomimetic temperature monitoring” and "Climate change: What does it mean for marine ecology?"
Marine Habitats of the Oregon Coast
  • Spring 2017;  Student Demographics: 15-20 freshman and sophomore marine biology, biology, and environmental science majors; Lecture Topic: “Introduction to Coastal Habitats and the Intertidal Zone”
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Guest Lectures - University of Alabama at Birmingham

General Biology
  • Fall 2015; Student Demographics:  50 undergraduate students, predominantly biology and environmental science majors; Lecture Topic: “Introduction to Ecology”
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Ecology
  • Fall 2015; Student Demographics:  30 undergraduate and 8 graduate students, predominantly biology and environmental science majors; Lecture Topic: “Community dynamics and succession”
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Advanced Invertebrate Zoology
  • Spring 2013; Student Demographics:  6 undergraduate and graduate students, predominantly biology and environmental science majors; Lecture Topic: “Sea star regeneration – Advantages to Regeneration”
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Chemical Ecology
  • Spring 2009; Student Demographics:  39 undergraduate and graduate students, predominantly biology majors; Lecture Topic:  “Applied Antifouling: Antifouling products are big business, but why?”


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  • Teaching
    • Teaching Philosophy
    • University Teaching Experience
    • Teaching Evaluations
    • Mentorship
    • Other Teaching Experiences
    • Teaching Development
  • Research
    • Alaska Fire & Ice
    • Invertebrate Feeding Ecology
    • Dungeness crab - Ocean acidification
    • Antarctic sea ice-biodiversity gradient
    • Antarctic Climate Change
    • Sea Star Regeneration
    • Conference presentations
    • Service
  • People
  • Publications