Teaching and Mentorship

Teaching

At UCSC, Dr. Russell teaches:

  • BME 132/232 Evolutionary Genomics (fall)
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  • BME 105 Genetics in the Genomics Era (starting spring 2024)

During her PhD, Dr. Russell taught the following courses at Harvard University and Harvard Extension School:

  • Marine Biology (OEB 234), Teaching Fellow for Prof. Robert Woollacott
  • Human Influence on Life in the Sea (SLS-22), Teaching Fellow for Profs. Robert Woollacott and James McCarthy
  • Deep Sea Biology (ES118), Teaching Fellow for Prof. Peter Girguis

Mentorship

Undergraduate research is essential for inspiring and training the next generation of scientists. This is especially true for students from under-represented cultural, racial, gender, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Thus, we continually endeavor to recruit undergraduate trainees and give them well-rounded (and often fun) experiences that train them how to do science.

Collecting S. velum with R. Beinart and undergrad researchers in Point Judith, RI.
Collecting S. velum with UCSC (former) undergraduate researcher J. Ruelas Castillo.
Collecting Drosophila melanogaster from Big Sur, CA with B Sullivan and UCSC URM undergraduate researchers.