Anatomy in Clay® Learning System Podcast

Kish Rafique teaches human anatomy and physiology at Meridian High School, an International Baccalaureate School and part of the Falls Church City Public Schools in Virginia. She's also the assistant wrestling coach and girls wrestling coach - a role that gives her considerable opportunities to discuss anatomy with her athletes. Aside from teaching, Kish is pursuing her doctorate in education at Virginia Tech. More about Meridian High School: https://mhs.fccps.org/ Intro and Outro music "Vicious Pen" courtesy of Moby Gratis https://mobygratis.com/

Katherine "Katie" Green is a sixth year Animal Science teacher at Dover High School and Regional Career Technical Center in Dover, NH. Originally from Massachusetts, Katie found her passion for agriculture through the 4-H Dairy project which led her to study dairy science in college. However, through working with local youth and advocacy groups and clubs, her track changed to focus on Agricultural Education. Her current classroom focuses on Animal Science, Veterinary Science, and developing community through social-emotional skill building. In her personal time she enjoys practicing yoga, volunteering at dairy events, playing the french horn, and hiking in the White Mountains with her husband. Instagram: @allcreaturesgreenandsmall More:https://ctc.dover.k12.nh.us/ Intro and Outro music "Vicious Pen" courtesy of Moby Gratis https://mobygratis.com/

Lupe Rodriguez has dedicated over 20 years to Career and Technical Education, evolving through various essential roles in the field. Her journey began as a classroom teacher, where she first developed passion for vocational education. She advanced to positions such as CTE curriculum coordinator and CTE pathway manager, honing her skills in developing and managing career-focused educational programs. Now, as the Associate Director of CTE for Elite Academic Academy, she continues to lead and shape the future of vocational education, leveraging her extensive experience to impact both educators and students in their pursuit of practical, real-world skills and knowledge. More: https://www.eliteacademic.com/ Intro and Outro music "Vicious Pen" courtesy of Moby Gratis https://mobygratis.com/

Troy Lavigne graduated from the Boulder College of Massage Therapy and holds specialized certifications in Orthopedic/Sports and Pediatric massage. He is currently the Director of Education for the Colorado AMTA and is a published author for Advanced Healing Journal as well as a published researcher. Troy opened his massage clinic in Boulder CO in 2005. He was the head massage therapist for the Colorado Rapids U-23 Team and the Oskar Blues Professional Indoor Arena Team. For six seasons Troy was the Head Soigneur for the Trek Factory Racing Olympic Mountain Bike team. He also spent a season with the Cannondale Factory Racing team before giving up life on the road to spend time with his family. During that time he also worked with the US, Canadian, Australian, British and Spanish Cycling Associations. In 2016 Troy switched his treatment focus from Olympic Athletes to the pediatric population and in 2017 provided massage care for children with disabilities in the slums of India with the LiddleKidz Foundation. In 2011 Troy began to design his own continuing education course called the Sensory Approach to Manual Therapy, which he spent 8 years designing and updating. In 2012 Troy became a Certified KinesioTaping Instructor and has been teaching KinesioTaping Courses ever since. In 2015 Troy became a Certified HawkGrips Instructor as well. He has taught at hospitals, universities and colleges all over the world, including the Johns Hopkins Campus in FL, the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and Children's Hospital of Denver. More: https://www.learningwithtroy.com/ Intro and Outro music "Vicious Pen" courtesy of Moby Gratis https://mobygratis.com/

Betsy Duncan is a Florida native and grew up in Fort Myers. Her passion for massage was discovered in High School Theater where she would give shoulder massages to classmates. Wanting to learn more, she attended Heritage Institute for 1,000 hours, becoming a nationally certified massage therapist in 2005. She then worked with chiropractors and physical therapist for several years, focusing on helping people with injuries. From 2007 to the present Betsy has worked for the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Bonita Springs and the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach catering to our welcomed beach guests! From 2010-2012 Betsy taught massage therapy at Cortiva Institute where she enjoyed teaching Swedish, Hot Stones and Hydrotherapy. She has worked on several movie and commercial sets massaging cast and crew. Her detail to service has awarded her the recognition of several celebrity clients, and her nickname "Mighty Mouse" from an NFL player. Her favorite modalities are Swedish, Therapeutic, Hot Stone, Warm Shell and Aromatherapy. In 2014 Betsy's urge to learn more and add to her skills; she went back to school for Skincare and Nails at Sunstate academy. She graduated in top of her class in 2014. In 2020 Betsy started working at Summit Salon Academy as an educator with skin and nail courses. In 2022 the massage program that she designed and built was approved by The Florida Massage Therapy Board. The program is now becoming the place to go to learn Massage therapy in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. You can also visit Betsy for a massage, facial, mani/pedi at The SKINStitue Med Spa today by calling 813-510-3000 and ask for Betsy aka "Mighty Mouse"! More: https://summitsalonacademy.com/academies/tampa-fl

Dr. Melissa Carroll is an associate professor at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. Dr. Carroll's research interests include anatomical education with an emphasis on health professions education, anatomical variation, and structural diversity, and the history of anatomical sciences with an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion. She currently serves on the board of the American Association for Anatomy and has been an AAA member for 14 years. She has served as a member of that organization's Committee for Early-Career Anatomists and the Structural Racism Task Force. In addition, Dr. Carroll is also the founder and current president of Black in Anatomy, whose stated mission is to create a safe space to network, uplift, support, and amplify Black contributions to anatomical science. The organization's third "Black in Anatomy Week" begins on Oct. 16. More: https://www.blackinanatomy.com/ To register for Black in Anatomy Week events: Wednesday, October 18, 2023, "The Black Body: A Focus on Leadership and Self-Care" By Shawn Boynes, FASAE, CAE from 4 -5 pm EDT #BlackinAnatLeads https://tinyurl.com/BlackinAnatLeads23 Thursday, October 19, 2023, Black in Anatomy Community Social from 6:30 pm - 7:30 p.m. ET #BlackinAnatSocial https://tinyurl.com/BlackinAnatSocial23 Friday, October 20, 2023 "The Role of Racism in Weight Bias and Weight Stigma" by Madelyn Crowell, PhD from 12 -1 pm ET #ReclaimingTheBody https://tinyurl.com/BlackinAnatRacismWeight Saturday, October 21, 2023 "Paint & Celebrate" with Ni-ka Ford, MS, CMI from 12- 2 pm EDT. #PaintCelebrate https://tinyurl.com/PaintCelebrate23 Intro and Outro music "Vicious Pen" courtesy of Moby Gratis https://mobygratis.com/

This time on the Anatomy in Clay® Learning System podcast, the guests are two assistant professors of biology from Winthrop University in South Carolina. After earning a Ph.D. from the University of Campinas in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Silvia Wozniak became a post-doctoral fellow at the Department of Neurology at New York University, where she worked with lysosomal storage diseases diagnosis. A year later she moved to the Department of Human Genetics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York to work on the development of therapy for Niemann-Pick disease. Wozniak joined Winthrop University n 2000. Jena Chojnowski earned her Ph.D in Zoology at the University of Florida. Her postdoctoral research studies were at the University of Georgia working on development of the thymus and eye. In January 2023, she joined the Winthrop University Biology department team. Her research consists of two main areas of interest: developmental biology and stem cell biology. She focuses on a developmental comparative anatomy approach to understand how one organ that accomplishes one goal, to detect light and convert it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons, can be utilized in so many diverse ways. More: https://www.winthrop.edu/ Intro and Outro music "Vicious Pen" courtesy of Moby Gratis https://mobygratis.com/

Graham Whiteside was born into his healthcare and education career. His father, Frank Whiteside, was a British Royal Army Medical Corps, State Registered Nurse that used to practice his medical talks & demonstration for troops with Graham as his audience. He would assist his father when he provided medical cover at rodeos & gymkhana's and trusted his father to set him on fire for a simulated Military Field Kitchen Explosion in 1985. Graham went on to train and work for 15 years, as a General & Cardiothoracic ICU and Psychiatric Nurse. In 2000, Graham earned his Bachelors Degree in Nursing Science with First Class Honors at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and subsequently pivoted in 2001 into medical device sales. In 2006, Graham's fascination with education led him to a healthcare simulation company, Limbs & Things, which brought him to the United States in 2008. Since then, he has enjoyed leadership roles with companies that have enabled him to support special interest groups aimed at improving education, clinical practice and patient safety, including Limbs & Things, B-Line Medical, SIMnext, the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, SimGHOSTS, the American College of Surgeons, and the Global Network for Simulation in Healthcare. Culminating in him contributing work to three medical simulation-related textbooks. In 2015, Graham's desire to support improvements in health care education led him to partner with Gubener Plastinate, the creator of real human specimens preserved through plastination. In 2018, the relationship was formalized with the establishment of Anatomic Excellence, which serves as the exclusive full range agent for the acquisition of von Hagens Plastination specimens in the US, Canada and the Caribbean. More: https://anatomicexcellence.com/

Bobby Kopp is a Heath Science Teacher at Milton Hershey School. Before pursuing his career as a teacher, Bobby was trained as a Registered Nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Bobby grew up in St. Marys, Pennsylvania where he began his professional healthcare career as an EMT employed at St. Marys Area Ambulance Service. After college, Bobby developed his nursing experience in the IMCU at St. Vincent Hospital in Erie, PA until he returned home to work in the Emergency Department at Elk Regional Medical Center (now Penn Highlands Elk) for five years. During that time, he began teaching the Health Occupations Career and Tech program at St. Marys Area High School. During his three years there, the program developed a Nurse Assisting and EMT program. He continued working as a Registered Nurse at Pinecrest Manor as a Unit Coordinator for three years until he was hired by Milton Hershey School (MHS). Bobby has been at MHS since 2018, where he teaches and is an assistant coach for Freshmen Football and Track & Field. By teaching to the MHS sacred values of Commitment to Mission, Integrity, Positive Spirit, and Mutual Respect, Bobby hopes to help students develop character and work ethic. His professional style focuses on incorporating technology, hands on learning, and collaboration with healthcare professionals to help students learn how to think on their feet. More: https://www.mhskids.org/ Intro and Outro music "Vicious Pen" courtesy of Moby Gratis https://mobygratis.com/ ++

Tracy Greeley Howard began teaching in 2003 after moving to Cincinnati from Philadelphia, where she was a Zookeeper and a research scientist. She holds two Masters Degrees: MAT in Biological Science from Miami University and MEd in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Cincinnati, with an Educational Leadership endorsement from Ohio Dominican. Tracy is a Senior Professional Educator in Science and Career Technology with the Ohio Department of Education who has sat on several state level subcommittee boards, and a Certified Lead Teacher with Cincinnati Public Schools who has written several district wide content curriculums, served as a teacher evaluator, served on the Local Professional Development Committee, and served as Program Facilitator for several CPS programs. She has received the Teacher of the Year award from the Cincinnatus Woodward Trust and has been a finalist for the Dr. Lawrence Hawkins Educator of the Year Award on several occasions. She has helped new and experienced teachers since 2007 as an ODE Resident Educator Mentor. Tracy has represented CPS while presenting at over two dozen local, regional and national conferences, and also represented the University of Arizona and NASA by presenting about the scientific mission of the Mars Phoenix Lander at the national level. She has been awarded over $100,000 in local and national grants to enhance her science teaching in her classroom, as well as help her start the Biotechnology program which is now used in several Cincinnati area school districts. Tracy is also working to enhance the programs offered at Cincinnati Public School's Zoo Academy through agreements with local universities which will benefit students after graduation, and throughout their lives. More: https://cincinnatizoo.org/education/the-zoo-academy/ Intro and Outro music "Vicious Pen" courtesy of Moby Gratis https://mobygratis.com/