Curriculum Vitae

104 Bio Sci Bldg Box 90338

668-0228 (office) (email)

Education

Ph.D

Indiana University

1990

Areas of Research

science literacy for non-majors, curricular reform

Areas of Interest

international public health
evolution and creationism

Professional Experience / Employment History

Duke University

Assistant Professor of the Practice, Department of Biology, 2003 - present

Lecturer, Department of Biology, 2001 - 2003

Instructor, Department of Biology, 2000 - 2001

Kenyon and Kenyonm Law Firm

Research Associate, Biotechnology Patent Law, 1995

Sartorius Corporation

Technology Consultant, 1994

FredHutchinson Cancer Research Center

Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Basic Sciences, 1990 - 1992

Visiting Positions

Visiting Professor, SUNY Stony Brook, 1993 - 1999

Course Director: Introductory Biology for Majors

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

David and Janet Vaughan Brooks Teaching Award, December, 2005

Recent Grant Support

• Do Linked International Curricula in Biology Enhance Science Literacy and Engagement in Non-Science or Pre-Major Students?, NSF, 0510575, 2005/09-2008/08.      
• Identifying links between HIV infection, female status, and gender disparities in educational success in Muhuru Bay, Kenya, Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation, 2006/06-2007/06.      
• The Women's Institute for Secondary Engagement and Research (WISER), Duke Office of the President, 2007/03.      

Selected Recent Invited Talks

Civic Engagement and the University: What is DukeEngage?, Northwestern University, November 2, 2007  

Is Rachel Carson responsible for millions of deaths: the evolution and ecology of malaria, Duke University introductory Global Health series, October 4, 2007  

Understanding the origins of HIV, Howard Hughes Research Fellows Program, July 26, 2007  

The Origins of HIV: how do we know, why should we care, Howard Hughes Pre-College Program, June 27, 2007  

Offensive Science: the case of HIV/AIDS, Genomes@4, Duke University, March 15, 2007  

A Duke Conversation, Making a Difference: Educating Global Citizens, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, January 16, 2007  

The Connection with Dick Gordon, Radio Show, March, 2006  

Effect of Linked, International Curricula on Science Literacy and Civic Engagement, National Science Foundation, May 2005  

How Much Can One Course Multitask: scientific, multi-disciplinary and international education, Association of College and University Biology Educators, October 2005  

Innovative Course Design: HIV/AIDS courses for secondary school teachers in training, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, October 2005  

International Collaborative Learning on HIV/AIDS: linking courses and students, SENCER Summer Institute, August 2005  

Mainstreaming HIV Education into the Undergraduate Curriculum in African Universities, Association of African Universities, Cape Town, South Africa, February 2005  

Origins of HIV: comparing hypotheses, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, South Africa, February 2005  

“United Nations Millennium Development Goals and HIV/AIDS in Africa”,, Meredith College, November 2005  

Using Social Controversy to Stimulate Problem Based Learning in the Sciences, SENCER Summer Institute, August, 2004  

International Collaborative Learning on HIV/AIDS: linking students and courses, American Society for Microbiology, May, 2004  

Teaching Science, Exploring Controversy, Taking Action: Perspectives on Global Education, American Association of Colleges and Universities National Meeting, January, 2004  

International Collaborative Learning on HIV/AIDS, Final plenary session: SENCER Summer Institute, 6 August 2003  

Interview: How Bush's planned funding for HIV/AIDS can be used in Africa, CNN, 6 July 2003  

Implementing Active Learning in Large Lecture Courses, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya, 3 June 2003  

Teaching HIV/AIDS: Biology and Ethics, American Society for Microbiology, 23 May 2003  

Publications

Papers Published

1. Ogwang-Odhimabo, R, and S.A. Broverman, Globalizing the Microbiology Curriculum, ASM News, vol. 71 no. 10 (2005), pp. 448-449.

Papers In Preparation

1. S.A. Broverman, Global Science: using international contexts to enhance science literacy and engagement (Fall, 2008).
2. S.A. Broverman, Obstacles to Girls Education in Rural Kenya (Spring, 2008).

Other

1. Broverman, S. and G. Prestwich, Fast ion-exchange membrane purification of a microsomal protein., Biotechniques, vol. 19 no. 6 (1995), pp. 874-875.
2. Broverman, S. and P. Meneely, Meiotic mutants that cause a polar decrease in recombination on the X chromosome in Caenorhabditis elegans., Genetics, vol. 136 (1994), pp. 119-127.