Alicia Hawthorne, PhD
Short Bio
I am a cellular and molecular neuroscientist focused on providing high-impact student learning. My teaching interests include neuroscience, anatomy and physiology, organismal, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, career development, and study abroad courses focusing on scientific history and development.
Education
PhD, Neurosciences Case Western Reserve University 2010
BA, Neuroscience and Mathematics (Statistics) Ohio Wesleyan University 2003
Professional Experience
2024 – PresentSenior Lecturer, Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
2023 – 2024Associate Professor, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
2016 – 2023Assistant Professor, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
2016Adjunct Instructor, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
2011 – 2015Postdoctoral Fellow, with Dr. Gary J. Bassell, Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
2010Postdoctoral Researcher, with Dr. Phillip G. Popovich, Center for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair & Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Innovation
My scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) research aims to develop novel teaching tools, active learning exercises, and other high-impact experiences to improve student learning. My lab research interests include (1) studying combinatorial approaches to improve neuronal regrowth after injury and (2) examining how toxins or additives affect neuronal growth and function. Interested undergraduates should email me at alicia.hawthorne@auburn.edu.
