Bette F. Weiss

Professor of Biology
B.S., Simmons College; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Office hours:
M/W/F 9:30-10:30 am
M/W/F 12:30-1:30 pm

Office: Marian Hall, Room 217
Phone: 617-735-9948
Email: weiss@emmanuel.edu

My passion in Biology is helping students experience the joy of discovery, especially how the human body and other organisms work. It is always exciting for me to work with students, whether they are Biology majors performing their first physiological experiment, seniors successfully completing a complex, self-designed experiment, or non-science majors realizing for the first time how fascinating the body truly is. My current professional activity has focused on the field of science education, especially regarding the inclusion of people who have not had encouragement in science or the opportunity of discovery through hands-on science. These groups include girls and young women, under-represented minorities, students in urban settings, and the teachers who work with them.

Courses
BIOL1101 - Life on Earth
BIOL1102 - Biology of Women and Men
BIOL1110 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL1111 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
BIOL2113 - Human Nutrition
BIOL2129 - Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology
BIOL3105 - Endocrinology
BIOL4160 - Seminar
BIOL4194-95 - Research Internships in the Life Sciences I - II
IDS1101 - Cityscapes
IDS2101 - Women and Men in a Technological World

Publications

B. F. Weiss (1996) contributor to Museum of Science Book of Answers and Questions by A. R. Jones, Adams Media Corporation, Holbrook, MA

B. Fischer and B. Weiss (1997) "All that glitters is not gold: teaching liberal arts students how to assess technology" Twenty-Second International Conference on Improving University Learning and Teaching at the Faculdade da Cicade, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Vol. 2, 585-91

B. Weiss (2000) "Reflections of a volunteer science educator" The Docent Educator 9:14-16

Other Professional Activity

Exhibit, "Mystery Boxes" at the Museum of Science (1995)

"Assessment of Technology" with B. Fischer, Emmanuel College (1997)

"Science in the City", Emmanuel College (1999)

Presenter at the Elementary Science Teacher Leadership Conference, University of California, Berkeley (2000)

Organizer and Director of Enhancing Elementary Science Teaching, A Workshop Exploring Professional Development Through Elementary Science Teacher Leadership For Training Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers, Emmanuel College (2001)

Established collaboration in science and technology between Emmanuel College and Mother Caroline Academy, Dorchester (2001)

"Emmanuel Students Mentor Inner-City Girls in Science and Technology", Emmanuel College (2001)

Established Field Test Center at Emmanuel College/Cambridge Public Schools for Science Education for Public Understanding Program (2001)