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Rachel
Harrison

Department Chair / Faculty
Social and Behavioral Sciences
she / her / hers

Credentials

EdD, Capella University
MS, Colorado State University
BS, Colorado State University

Biography

I worked my way through college as a CNA and then, in graduate school, I worked as a graduate teaching assistant and taught general biology, cell biology, herpetology, zoology, comparative anatomy, and statistics. My emphasis for my MS was in zoology, physiology, and ecology. For my EdD, I focused on burnout in academia. I have worked at a local biotechnology company as a senior researcher and project manager designing, producing, and testing research antibodies. I have also worked as a senior research scientist and manager at a molecular genetics laboratory at UCHSC while teaching as an adjunct instructor at Red Rocks Community College. I worked as an instructor, laboratory coordinator, and pre-med advisor for over 6 years at the University of Denver, teaching anatomy, non-majors biology, and general biology courses before starting in the summer of 2008 at ACC. Here at ACC, I teach general biology, non-majors courses, and anatomy and physiology-related courses. 

Master Teacher

Member of:

  • National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)
  • American Herpetology Society
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS)

Contact

Department
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Email
rachel.harrison [at] arapahoe.edu
Phone
Location
Office
M4715
Mailbox
3rd Floor Mailroom