Kimbra Turner

Data visualization and analysis of collaborations with the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and the FDA.

Develop content and create questions for K-12 science tests in alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards.
- Writing, revising, and reviewing test items based on scientific accuracy and grade-level appropriateness, with an eye toward fairness and project specifications
- Reviewing and revising internal and vendor-created items to meet internal and external deadlines
- Assisting in the leading of client and committee meetings in which stakeholders review the scientific content, fairness, and grade-appropriateness of test items
- Developing machine-scored items of various types
- Helping to resolving client feedback on test items, test forms, and test blueprints
- Assembling and reviewing field test and operational test forms
- Helping to design and resolve client feedback on test specification documents, style guides, test blueprints, and specific student aids

I created the logo and website for the Inaugural Memphis Sciepreneur Challenge. I also design fliers, brochures, and other graphics materials as needed.

Analyzing immune system kinetics in response to viral-bacterial coinfection.

General Biology A Laboratory: 28 students, Fall 2010
- Guided students through experimental protocols and graded lab reports.

Introductory Biology B Laboratory: 40 students, Spring 2011
- Prepared and presented introductory material and counseled students in the creation of their own experimental design.

General Ecology Laboratory: 10 students, Fall 2011, 12
- Lectured over background material, facilitated experimental design discussions, guided students through experimental process.
- Graded and provided feedback on Lab Reports.

Animal Behavior: 94 students, Spring 2012
- Graded weekly assignments, along with the midterm and final exams.
- Guest lecture on the evolution of mating behavior.

Principles of Microbiology Laboratory: 16-28 students, Spring 2013 - Present
- Provided technical feedback to students on selective and differential microbial tests and made media as needed.
- Graded lab reports, wrote and graded midterm and final exam.
- Organized media preparation and grading schedules among all of the teaching assistants as head TA during the fall semester of 2014.

Biological Sciences Research

Microbial Diversity Research in the lab of Dr. Peter Sheridan

Environmentally friendly screen print t-shirts