Jennifer Nauen

Jennifer Nauen

Undergraduate Program Director
Associate Professor
 302-831-4439

Office: 239 Wolf Hall

Education

  • BA (Double Major in Biology and English Literature): Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA.
  • M.S. (Marine Biology) Scripps Instititution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego.
  • Ph.D. (Marine Biology) Scripps Instititution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego.
  • Postodoctoral positions:
  • University of California, Irvine
  • Harvard University

 

Teaching

  • BISC100 - Freshman Seminar for Honors students taking my BISC207 Honors class.
  • BISC105 - Human Heredity and Development
  • BISC106 - Elementary Human Physiology (online)
  • BISC207 - Introductory Biology I (cell and molecular biology), Honors and Regular sections
  • BISC208 - Introductory Biology II (organismal and evolutionary biology) Honors and Regular sections
  • BISC422 - Teaching Experience for undergraduates who assist in BISC207 laboratories.

Research Interests

My research training and interests are in experimental design, the biomechanics of locomotion and marine biology.  My focus at UD is teaching introductory biology, and curriculum development for foundational courses in the biological sciences.

 

Current Projects

National Academies Education Mentor in the Life Sciences 2011-2019.