News from the www:
AI Assignment BIO The Scientific Method
“I Started at SUNY Schenectady!” Five Questions with Physicist Nkeiru Ubadike, Class of 2019 3/24/2023
STEM Equity Learning Community 2023 Participant
Current Projects:
Webb Telescope pre-launch community celebration at SUNY Schenectady STK 101 Nov.9th.2021 and Oct 10/2022
LSAMP Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program, SUNY Alliance
Access link to share and get (collaborations from NGCP)
Previous Projects:
STEAM Ahead with NASA Event Oct.28th 2021 resources and best practices
BE YOU: Brite Summer Research Experience September 25th, 2020
Breaking up Stereotypes, the NO LIMIT with Ewy Rosqvist March 17th, 2020
Presenter in the National Girls Collaborative Project National Webinar, “Exemplary Practices using ‘Girls STEAM Ahead with NASA’ Free Resources” November, 2018.
Congratulations Darin S and Dr. Harris from SUNY Schenectady Summer NASA Challenge program on succeeding in NASA Astrophoto Challenge. Links here:
Data Challenge (Dr. Harris): pictures of the Whirlpool Galaxy
Courses and Online Credentials SUNY Schenectady
Intro to Human Nutrition NTR 161 (Faculty coordinator and professor since 2013 @ SUNY Schenectady, NY)
Human Biology (Faculty from 2013-2015 @ SUNY Schenectady, NY)
Microbiology (Faculty from 2011-2013 @ Pine Manor College, MA and Maria College, NY )
First Year Seminar FYS 410
Design and Deliver Inclusive Courses - Credly Design and Deliver
Issued by SUNY Center for Professional Development November 2020
Identifying, Finding and Adopting OER Community Course - Credly
Issued by SUNY Center for Professional Development September 2018
OLC Course Quality Review (OSCQR) Trainer - Credly
Issued by Online Learning Consortium earned July 2018
SciStarter
Science we can do together Badge 7/22
Teaching with Citizen Science in Higher Education 8/2022
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SUNY DLE Brightspace Fundamentals Asynchronous Modules
Expiry Date: Never
Brightspace
Knowledge Check: Digital Pedagogy 8/2022
23-24 Techbridge girls Educator
Publications:
Harris LB., and Hernandez C. (2025). The Paradoxical Lived Experiences of Latina Educational Developers. Perspectives of Educational Developers of Color. Ed.
Zorqane , Rivera E, Simons R and Harris LB. (2022 in review) Applied Learning and Teaching Initiative that Inspired Lifelong Learners in Microbiology and STEM fields.
Rivera EM, Zorqane H, Simons RR, Harris LB (2021). Examples of Applied Learning as Practiced by the SUNY Schenectady's CSTEP+LSAMP Community Applying Scientific Research Projects to Better the Local Environment and Community Through Education. The Umbrella, SUNY Applied Learning Newsletter.
Harris LB, Ryvarden L and Iturriaga TM (2020). Studies in Neotropical polypores 47, Diversity of Wood Decay Fungi from H. Pittier Nat. Park, Aragua-Venezuela. Fungorum 42, V3.
Harris LB. (2018) Nutrition Science Principles. SUNY-OER, Creative Common, Attribution-Share Alike CC BY-SA. In press Online Open Access.
Harris LB, and Rogers SO. (2014) Properties of splicing of a particularly small group I intron. i concepts. In press OnLine Open Access.
Doefler L, Harris LB, Viebranz EB and Schmidt KH. (2011) Differential genetics interactions between Sgs1, DNA- damaged checkpoint components and DNA repair factors in the maintenance of chromosomes stability. Genome Integrity, 2:8.
Harris LB, and Rogers SO. (2011) Evolution of small putative group I introns in fungi. BMC Research Notes, 4:258.
Harris LB. (2010) Postdoct Spotlight Lorena Harris. The Global Scholar, USF Postdoctoral Newsletter. 1 (3): 2
Schmidt KH, Viebranz EB, Harris LB, Mirzaei-Souderjani H, Syed S, Medicus R. (2010) Defects in DNA lesion bypass lead to spontaneous chromosomal rearrangements and increased cell death. Eukaryot Cell. 9(2): 315-24.
Harris LB, and Rogers SO. (2008) Splicing and evolution of an unusually small group I intron. Curr Genet. 54: 213-220.
Professional Development, Awards & Leadership Honors:
2022 STEM Equity Community of Practice in collaboration with Techbridge and NGCP
2022 Award recipient in collaboration with NGCP a National Science Foundation research-to-practice grant funded program BRITE Girls Online STEM Practices: Building Relevance and Identity to Transform Experiences
2021 Enhancing Student Retention Panelist at the APACS Virtual Conference Excelling through challenges and Embracing New Horizons, June 9th 2021.
2021 STEM panelist at the Virtual Recharge 2021 Exceeding the Vision, February 26 2021.
2020 recipient of the NGCP Brite Project Mini-Grant Awarded to CSTEP Program Director at SUNY Schenectady as a collaboration between SUNY Schenectady CSTEP, Hello Studios, World Science U and NGCP.
2019 Capital Region Representative to APACS in the Community College Committee.
2019 recipient of the NGCP No Limits Mini-Grant Award a collaboration between Mercedes Benz, Mattel and NGCP.
2019 recipient of the Margaret Ashida STEM Leadership Award for Higher Education, NYSED.
2018 Girls STEAM Ahead mini-grant award from the NGCP and the NY Girls STEAM Collaborative Project.
2018 NYS STEAM Girls Collaborative NGCP Award Hubsite Leader for Cryptography and CryptoClub Hubsite award supported by NGCP (NSF funded program).
2017 Capital Region C/STEP Liaison and Representative to the NYSED.
2017 - present, Grant reviewer and editor for various subject matter proposals (from various organizations).
Fall 2017 SUNY – SCCC liaison for STEM community projects, such as: Rise High Inc.
Fall 2017 -present, Schenectady Foundation STEM Alliance board member.
2017 SUNY – SCCC Summer STEAM Academy curriculum developer and Instructor for the MSTH Division (serving 12 mentors and approx. 19 scholars from middle school and high school).
Fall 2016 NYS STEAM Girls Collaborative Team Leader and NGCP (National Girls Collaborative partner).
2014-2016 Publons and Frontiers online editor / reviewer in Biology and Molecular Biological Sciences.
Fall 2014 – Spring 2015 SUNY Dietetics Pathway committee member from SCCC Math, Science, Technology and Health Division. Goal: to develop a Dietetics Transfer Pathway courses.
Fall 2007 – Fall 2008 Biological Science Dissertation Fellowship Award, BGSU Grad College Competition, Bowling Green, OH.
Spring 2007 CBMS Grant Research Award, to support the Project titled: Characterization of a Small Ribozyme with Self- Splicing Activity.
Spring 2007 Katzner Travel and Bookstore Award, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH.
Fall 2006 – Fall 2007 Center of Bio-molecular Sciences (CBMS) Pre Doctoral Fellowship Award, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH.
07/2007 – 07/2008 Biological Science Department, Development Leader for Grad STEP, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH.
08/2006 – 08/2008 Senator Representative from Biology to the Graduate Student Senate, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH.
08/2005 – 08/2008 Member of the Life Science Graduate Student Learning Community (LS GSLC), BGSU, Bowling Green, OH.
