Full Name
Jill Keith
Job Title
Professor
Company
Winston-Salem State University
Speaker Bio
Jill J. Keith, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry and Director of the Piedmont Triad Regenerative Medicine Engine (PTRME) Innovation, Technical, Education Core at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) and Adjunct Professor at Wake Forest University Health Sciences (WFUHS) in the Department of Translational Neuroscience.
Dr. Keith received a BS degree from York College-CUNY and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland-College Park. As a bioorganic chemist with training in pharmacology, she conducts research related to central nervous system diseases and disorders. She served as Chair of the department of Biological Sciences, Director of Biomedical Research Infrastructure Center (interim; BRIC) and teaches in the department of Chemistry. Importantly, she uses diverse teaching methods and encourages students to use metacognitive strategies and Bloom’s Taxonomy to become self-regulated learners. In addition, she taught the Senior Seminar course using the National Science Foundation’s iCorps model and has helped student teams develop biological prototypes that have commercialization potential. Dr. Keith received the Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching for using active learning strategies. Importantly, she is a current PTRME partner and is tasked with enhancing economic development in the Piedmont area through entrepreneurship and workforce training. She works to address equity in education, health, and finances through her teaching, research, grantsmanship, and community outreach efforts.
Faculty development is also important to Dr. Keith; she has a history of assisting faculty through her service on WSSU assessment, accreditation, and research committees, the Internal Review Board, and in facilitating faculty workshops. These collaborative activities have led to faculty promotions, external funding, publications, and several conference presentations. Lastly, to assist with diversity efforts connected to training the next generation of scientists and healthcare professionals, Dr. Keith is involved with K12 outreach activities. As such, she is one of the founders of SciTech which engages K12 students in hands-on experiments, especially those from historically excluded groups.
Professor of Biochemistry and Director of the Piedmont Triad Regenerative Medicine Engine (PTRME) Innovation, Technical, Education Core at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) and Adjunct Professor at Wake Forest University Health Sciences (WFUHS) in the Department of Translational Neuroscience.
Dr. Keith received a BS degree from York College-CUNY and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland-College Park. As a bioorganic chemist with training in pharmacology, she conducts research related to central nervous system diseases and disorders. She served as Chair of the department of Biological Sciences, Director of Biomedical Research Infrastructure Center (interim; BRIC) and teaches in the department of Chemistry. Importantly, she uses diverse teaching methods and encourages students to use metacognitive strategies and Bloom’s Taxonomy to become self-regulated learners. In addition, she taught the Senior Seminar course using the National Science Foundation’s iCorps model and has helped student teams develop biological prototypes that have commercialization potential. Dr. Keith received the Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching for using active learning strategies. Importantly, she is a current PTRME partner and is tasked with enhancing economic development in the Piedmont area through entrepreneurship and workforce training. She works to address equity in education, health, and finances through her teaching, research, grantsmanship, and community outreach efforts.
Faculty development is also important to Dr. Keith; she has a history of assisting faculty through her service on WSSU assessment, accreditation, and research committees, the Internal Review Board, and in facilitating faculty workshops. These collaborative activities have led to faculty promotions, external funding, publications, and several conference presentations. Lastly, to assist with diversity efforts connected to training the next generation of scientists and healthcare professionals, Dr. Keith is involved with K12 outreach activities. As such, she is one of the founders of SciTech which engages K12 students in hands-on experiments, especially those from historically excluded groups.
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