CVMBS Faculty Member Selected for Undergraduate Teaching Professorship
Dr. Michelle Pine, a clinical associate professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS), has been selected as a holder of Texas A&M University’s Eppright Professorship in Undergraduate Teaching Excellence.
The University Professorships in Undergraduate Teaching Excellence are conferred upon the most distinguished teachers who have exhibited uncommon excellence and devotion to the education of undergraduate students at Texas A&M.
Pine will hold the professorship for three years, during which time she will receive a $5,000 annual salary supplement and an annual discretionary bursary of $5,000 to support her teaching program and related professional development. She will also be actively involved in faculty development programs for teaching for the duration of the award.
“Dr. Pine is uniquely dedicated to the success of her undergraduate students. Her interactive, thought-provoking teaching style has proven effective many times over as her students have entered a variety of career paths with a true understanding of concepts from her courses,” said Dr. John R. August, the Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine. “By receiving this professorship and the opportunity to share her teaching methods with other faculty, Dr. Pine is sure to have a positive impact on undergraduate students across the entire university.”
As a faculty member in the CVMBS’ Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS), Pine teaches courses on biomedical anatomy, biomedical neuroendocrinology, and neurotoxicology for pre-professional undergraduate students.
Outside of the classroom, she conducts research on how pesticides affect the onset of puberty and neurodevelopment. She also has an ongoing project with Dr. Hwaryoung Seo, from Texas A&M’s Department of Visualization, focused on creating interactive and tangible learning tools for STEM courses, particularly gross anatomy.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in animal science in 1987 and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1991, both from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and a Ph.D. in toxicology from Texas A&M in 2002.
She joined the CVMBS faculty in 2004 and is also a member of Texas A&M’s Interdisciplinary Faculty of Toxicology and Institute for Neuroscience.
Pine was presented with the professorship during the 2022 Transformational Teaching and Learning Conference on May 4. The professorship is made possible through a generous endowment by George and Irma Eppright.
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