“SAINT MARY’S HAS SHOWN ME HOW ENRICHING A COMMUNITY CAN BE WHEN YOU JUMP IN.”
- Cassie Libbing
Faculty Profiles
Education
PhD, North Carolina State University
MA, Southern Illinois University
BA, Thiel College
Research Interests
- Theoretical and historical constructs of the gene
- DNA applications for predicting human phenotypes
- Intersections between scientific rationality and Christion faith
- Effects of health supplements on metabolism
- Laboratory education in biology
Courses Recently Taught
- BIO 153: Foundations of biology
- BIO 221: Introduction to genetics
- BIO 270: Environments of Ecuador
- BIO 310: Teaching in biology
- BIO 485: Research in biology
Professional Experience
- Has been instrumental in the expansion of international study, leading several study abroad programs, over the past fifteen years
- Has a background in genetic counseling and has published more than two dozen research papers, reviews, and technical reports
- Recipient of the Spes Unica service award
- Recipient of the Maria Pieta teaching award
Creative and Scholarly Work
- "The dissolution of protein coding genes in The Concept of the gene in development and evolution." Cambridge University Press (2000): pp 1-25.
- "Faith and Reason: A quest for intersections in a modern scientific world." Faith and Reason lecture series, 2014.
Professional Memberships
Association for Biology Laboratory Education
Genetics Society of America
American Society of Human Genetics
Sigma Xi