Ann S. Lumsden, Ph.D. September 28, 2009
Department of Biological Science
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4370
Tel: 850-644-6826 FAX: 850-644-5454
lumsden@bio.fsu.edu

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1983-present

Faculty member

Florida State Univ. Department of Biological Science, Tallahassee, FL

Coordination and Scheduling of/with:

BSC 1005 and BSC 1005L - Non-major Biology Program

Administration:

Materials for class (lecture and lab)

A.V. Coordinator (lecture)

4 tutors for BSC 1005 (lecture)

1000 - 1400 lecture students per semester

1000 lab students per semester

25-35 teaching assistants per semester

1 honcho for laboratory

1 secretary/typist (lab and lecture)

4 assistants (lab and lecture)

 

1987-present

Director of the Department of Biological Science Teaching Workshop:

Developed, wrote, organized and coordinated a week-long teaching workshop for 20-30 new graduate students which is presented each year

 

2000-2001

National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT), President

 

1999-2000

National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT), President Elect

 

1986-2001

National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT), Board Member

 

1986-present

National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)- Outstanding Biology Teacher Award Director for Florida

 

1976-present

Teacher of Biology and Earth Science

Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, FL

 

 

EDUCATIONAL TRAINING

1989

Doctoral Degree - Ph.D.

Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

1972

Masters Degree

University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida

1966

B.S. Degree in Biology

Millsaps College
Jackson, Mississippi

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Association of Biology Laboratory Educators
Florida Association of Science Teachers
National Science Teachers Association
Society of College Science Teachers
National Association of Biology Teachers
Philanthropic Educational Organization
Delta Kappa Gamma
Leon Association of Science Teachers

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

1987-94

Member of The Volunteer of the Year Committee (1990-91 Educational Chairman, 1991-92 Co-Chairman, 1992-93 Chairman)

1986-present

Chairman of the Committee to select the Outstanding Biology Teacher for the state of Florida

1986-present

Florida Association of Science Teachers - State Meetings - Presenter most years - Board Member (Higher Education Representative)

1984-present

Member of the Capital Regional Science and Engineering Fair Committee (1984 -Director, 1985-present - Facilities Coordinator, 1992 - Director, Acting co-Director -2003)

1985-present

Science Fair Judge (1 High School, 2 Middle Schools, 2 Elementary), Judge of the International Science Fair ñ Orlando FL 1997, Fort Worth TX 1999, many local fairs

1989-present

National Science Teachers Association -Board member of the Society of College Science Teachers, Chair of the College Teaching Award, 1997; presenter; Chair of the Advisory Board of the Journal of College Science Teaching 1995-97, Board member of the Society of College Science Teachers - 1997-99 , Chair of the SCST Teaching Award Committee 1997-99 2004 Member of Award Committee

1986-present

National Association of Biology Teachers - member 4-year College Section, Chairman of College Teacher Preparation Committee, 1990-92; Secretary, 1992-93 Received the 1992 Four-Year College Biology Teaching Award; Chair Elect 1993-94; Chair of 4-year college section 1995-96; Region VI Director of NABT 1994-99; Outstanding Biology Teacher Award Director for Florida 1986-present, Board Member 1994-96, presenter, Board Member 1999-2002 - President Elect, 2000; President, 2001 - Presented with Life Membership, 2000 – National By-Laws chair 2006-2009, Presented at the International Biology Forum - Paris, France - May 2000 - Past President, 2002

1993-present

Association of Biology Laboratory Education - Second vice President 1997-98, Chair of the 1998 ABLE Conference held in Tallahassee, Florida at Florida State University, First Vice President 1999, Board Member 2004-2008.

1993-95

National Science Foundation Grant - Teacher Enhancement Planning Grant 1993-95. - $50,000.00

1994

University Grant - Program for Instructional Excellence - To upgrade the Biological Science Teaching/Learning Workshop - $6,000.00

1993-1996

Preparing Future Faculty Program - Co-Director for Biological Science - Grant Portion is $4,000.00

1995

University Grant - Upgrade the BSC 1005 Lecture - Ruby Diamond media equipment for $16,000.00

1996-97

University Grant -Council for Instruction - "The Implementation of the LearnLink Computer Resource Project in the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University" -$25,697.00

1999           

Read NSF Grant Proposals

1987-present

Member of P.E.O., 1989-90 corresponding sec., 1996-98 Projects Coordinator, 1998-99 Vice Pres., 2000-20001 President, State representative to the International Convention in Milwaukee, 2001Membership Chair - 2002-2006

2000-2001

Member of the Council for Science Society Presidents - chair of the Math/Science Education Committee, 2000-2001 - Meetings in Washington, D.C. May and Nov. 2000 and May and Nov. 2001

PUBLICATIONS

Lumsden, A.S., Hayward,P., Freed, G., From Cells To Salt Marsh, Boston, MA: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2010. The Twelfth Edition.

Lumsden, A.S., Hayward,P., From Cells To Salt Marsh, Boston, MA: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2008. The Eleventh Edition.

Lumsden, A.S., et.al., Florida State Organizes NABT’S First College Student Group. News and Views
Newsletter, published by NABT. April, 2005.

Lumsden, A.S., Teaching Assistant Handbook. Wiley Publishing, 2005.

Lumsden, A.S., What It Takes To Be President of NABT. Editorial. News and Views Newsletter, published by NABT., March., 2005.

Lumsden, A.S., and Morgan, J., 2002. Effective Methods of Training Biology Laboratory Teaching Assistants IV: The Use of Skits, A Teaching Plan, Dealing With Plagiarism, and Grading. In Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, Volume 24 (Michael O’Donnell, editor). Proceedings of the 24th Workshop/Conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE). pages 223-237.

Lumsden, A.S., Hayward, P., From Cells to Salt Marshes (rewrite) Ninth Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2001.

Hayward, P., Lumsden, A.S., From Cells to Salt Marshes (rewrite) Eighth Edition. Edina, Minnesota: Burgess International Group Inc. Bellwether Press, 1999.

Hayward, P., Lumsden, A.S., et al., From Cells to Salt Marshes (rewrite). Edina, Minnesota: Burgess International Group Inc. Bellwether Press, 1996.

Hayward, P., Lumsden, A.S., Mattson, S., Newton, G., Watson, G., From Cells to Salt Marshes. Edina, Minnesota: Burgess International Group Inc. Bellwether Press, 1983-95.

Lumsden, A.S., "The Rewards of Institutional Commitment." Journal of College Science Teaching, January 1993, 192-194.

Lumsden, A.S., "The Evolution of APB 1150L." The American Biology Teacher, 1993.

Lumsden, A.S., Teaching Biology Today. St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby, 1993.

Lumsden, A.S., "Training Graduate Students to Teach." The American Biology Teacher, April, 1993, 233-236.

Lumsden, A.S., Instructor's Manual and Test Bank to Biology: Understanding Life. St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby, 1996.

Rushin, J., Lumsden, A.S., et al., "Graduate Teaching Assistant Training." The American Biology Teacher, February, 1997, 86-90.

Siebert, E.D., Lumsden, A.S., et al., Methods of Effective Teaching and Course Management: for University and College Science Teachers. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1997, Chapter 15.