Rudi Berkelhamer
Candidate for the Position of Member-at-Large

Present Academic Position
Lecturer
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of California at Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-2525

Major Teaching Responsibilities

• Director of introductory biology laboratory course for biology majors
• Lecturer for non-majors introductory biology class

Academic Background

• PhD in Zoology, University of California at Berkeley, 1980
  
• MS in Zoology, University of Michigan, 1968
  
• BS in Zoology, University of Michigan, 1966

ABLE Service/Activity

• Member since 1994
• Attended meetings in 1994 (Atlanta), 1997 (Calgary), 1999 (Lincoln) and 2000 (Clemson)
• Major workshop presenter at Calgary (1997)
• Plan to be a major workshop presenter in Chicago (2001) – one of leads for continuing TA training workshop
  

Personal Statement

I have gained tremendously from my participation in ABLE, first as a member, then as a meeting attendee, and later as a workshop presenter and participant in the recent TA training workshops. As a faculty member at a large research institution, I, like many of you, am one of the few members of my department that is primarily interested in teaching. Thus, you, the members of ABLE are my true intellectual peer group since we share our scholarly interest in Biology Education. I would look forward to increased growth in our relationship via my participation on the ABLE Board as a Member-at-Large.