Dr. Virginia Carson

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.