» Dr. Virginia G. Carson

Professor, Director, Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health Professions Certificate

Schmid College of Science and Technology

Biological Sciences , Crean School of Health and Life Sciences

Office:

Hashinger Science Center 110

Phone:

(714)997-6696

Email:

carson@chapman.edu

Education

California State University, Los Angeles, Bachelor of Arts
California State University, Los Angeles, Master of Arts
University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D. in Physiology

Biography

Teaching 

BIOL 102     Forensics
BIOL 207     Science of Life: Understanding Living Organisms
BIOL 211     Comparative Physiology
BIOL 407     Neuroanatomy & Neurophysiology
BIOL 455     Pharmacology and Physiology of Chemical Dependency

Research Interests

• Ways to improve undergraduate science education
• Neurochemical changes caused by alcohol

Degrees

• UCLA, Ph.D. Physiology
• California State University, Los Angeles, M.A. Psychology
• California State University, Los Angeles, B.A. Mathematics

Honors/Awards

• Honorary Member, Graduate Women in Science (National), 2006
• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1998
• Women of Excellence Science/Health, Orange County Council Boy Scouts of America, 1995

Selected Publications

• Carson, V. & Booth, R. (2005). Using fun and engaging science activities to enable K-8 teachers to teach science standards. SENCER E-Newsletter 4, 11.
• Carson, V., LaDuca, B., Lee, H., & Tran, T. (1996). Effects of a choline deficient diet on the glutamine synthetase activity in the brains of male and female Swiss-Webster mice. Soc. Neurosci. Abs. 22, 206.