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Higher Education professional with diverse experience, including:

Teaching/Curriculum Development

Instructional Design

Academic Editing/Writing

Program Assessment

Project Management

Online Course Development

Distance Education

Research

Program Development

Skills

PHOTOSHOP

Microsoft Office.

Blackboard.

Moodle.

Other Digital software for recording and animations.

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Nash Community College, Rocky Mount, NC

Department of Natural Sciences

Anatomy and Physiology Instructor

August, 2017 - Present

Teach traditional and online anatomy and Physiology I & II.
Assist with online anatomy and physiology curriculum design and assessment strategies.

Johnston Community College, Smithfield, NC

Department of Arts, Sciences, and Learning Resources

Director of Programs, Natural Sciences, PE, and Health Division, December, 2008 – July, 2017

Supervise the design, planning, engineering, organization, and continuous evaluation of the department in accordance with the overall strategic plan of the college.
Develop, articulate, and present the vision for the division. Translate this vision into strategic goals by developing a division action and assessment plan related to the college mission and strategic planning objectives. Work collegially with the division faculty to ensure collaboration and successful implementation of division mission.
Prepare reports, plans, and analyses to document and advance division activities, initiatives and development. Actively represent the division and the college to students, professional organizations, articulation partners, business and industry and other relevant constituencies.
Provide curricular leadership in relation to the college-wide goals by initiating, sustaining, delivering, or eliminating academic programs and college core curricula in accordance with strategic planning goals. Supervise program heads in the construction of timely class schedules based on student needs and institutional resources including advisement and registration. Serve as an advisor to students. Serve as an instructor, meeting obligations of the instructor’s job description which includes experimenting with new, innovative teaching techniques and methodologies.
Provide academic leadership for all programs and courses as indicated in the Organizational Chart. Responsible for the academic integrity of all courses and programs to include design, delivery, and faculty credentials under the academic area responsible.
Ensure documented division, program, and courses assessment through development of learning objectives, appropriate strategies, and feedback to ensure academic excellence and integrity of programs. Maintains appropriate records of course syllabi, evaluations and schedules of staff and faculty supervised. Ensures instructor teaching load averages are within acceptable ranges as established by the Administrative Policies and Procedures manual.
Responsible for human resource management of division faculty and staff. Develop long-range staffing plans to include new faculty hires, retirements, and adequate support staff that are aligned with program delivery, enrollment, and market projections. Prepares job descriptions and other documentation for all positions, recommend search committees. Supervise the search process. Recommend appointment of appropriately qualified faculty and staff. Render timely, professional judgment on periodic evaluations, and promotion. Assist in the orientation of new faculty members and assist in the design of professional development opportunities for all faculty and staff.

Sampson Community College,

Department of Arts and Sciences College Transfer

Science Coordinator/Biology Instructor

Director of Global Education – August 2002 – December 2008

Established and designed all of the online biology courses offered at Sampson Community College. Implemented all of the hybrid courses in the division.
Coordinated and managed all of the science classes offered at SCC
Revised course syllabi for all biology classes and integrated current, affordable biotechnology laboratories involving concepts in molecular biology and genetics.
Directed and coordinated global education initiative. Served as an active member representing SCC at “World View” and “Center of International Understanding” at UNC Chapel Hill. Pioneered the integration of “globalizing our curriculum” within all course curricula for medical assistant and massage therapy students.

New York University School of Medicine,

Department of Medicine/Division of Clinical Pharmacology

Assistant Research Scientist, May 2001 – August 2001

Directed and coordinated research activity in an active molecular biology laboratory investigating the influence of immune function in cholesterol metabolism and purinergic modulation of these functions. Mentored rotating students from NYU graduate students to in molecular biology and students from elsewhere on summer research programs. Actively participated in post-graduate seminars in Clinical Pharmacology. Keen interest in pioneering technologies with major contributions toward the development of real-time PCR and the adoption of DNA microarray at this institution..

Senior Research Technician, September 1998 – April 2001

Performed Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain reaction (RT-PCR), Western Blot, cell culture (fibroblasts, human arterial endothelial cells and hepatoma cells, among others), acute and chronic animal models of inflammation, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), assessment of apotosis by terminal deoxynucleotidyl tranferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end-labeling of DNA fragments (TUNEL), thin layer chromatography, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), isolation of RNA, DNA and proteins, bacterial culture and cell transfection; DNA sequencing, single stranded donfirmational polymorphism (SSCP)

Languages

English

Arabic

Education

Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY

Master of Science Jan 2000

Major: Microbiology

Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY

Bachelor of Science June 1997

Major: Molecular Biology

Publication:

Textbook Author:

Interdisciplinary Healthcare Simulation Lab Manual. Vancura, Bisset, & Awadallah. McGraw-Hill Publishing, 2016. ISBN # 978-1-259-71578-5
Anatomy and Physiology: An Interdisciplinary Healthcare Approach Using Simulation. Vancura, Bisset, Patel & Awadallah. McGraw-Hill Publishing, 2016. ISBN #978-1-259-71705-5

Science Journals:

Allison B. Reiss, kamaran Anwar, Joan T. Merrill, Edwin SL Chan, Nahel W. Awadallah,

Bruce N. Cronstein, H. Michael Belmont, Elise Belilos, Gary Rosenblum, Kristina Belostocki, Lois Bonetti, Kowser Hasneen, and Steven E. Carsons. Plasma from systemic patients compromises cholesterol homeostasis: a potential mechanism linking autoimmunity to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Under revision for Clinical Science, June 2008

Allison B Reiss, Mohammad M Rahman, Edwin SL Chan, M. Carmen Montesinos, Nahel W Awadallah, and

Bruce N Cronstein. Adenosine A2A Receptor Occupancy Stimulates Expression of Proteins Involved in Reverse Cholesterol Transport and Inhibits Foam Cell Formation in Macrophages. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 2004 76: 727-734.

Reiss A.B., Awadallah N.W., Malhotra S., Montesinos C.M., Chan E.S.L., Javitt N.B.,

Cronstein B.N. Immune complexes and interferon-g downregulate cholesterol 27-hydroxylase expression in human arterial endothelium, monocytes and the human monocytoid cell line THP-1, 2000 J. Lipid Res. 2001 42: 1913-1922.

Nguyen Dinh Khoa, M Carmen Montesinos, Allison B. Reiss, David Delano, Nahel Awadallah,

and Bruce N. Cronstein. Inflammatory Cytokines Regulate Expression of adenosine Receptors in Human Monocytic THP-1 Cells and Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells. J Immunol 2001 167: 4026-4032.

REVIEWS

Reiss A.B., Awadallah N.W., Cronstein B.N. Cytochrome P450 cholesterol 27-hydroxylase: an

antiatherogenic enzyme. Recent Research Development in Lipids,vol.4 2000, part 1- p. 39-51

Allison B. Reiss, M.D., Nahel W. Awadallah, M.S., Patricia M.Roblin, M.S., Edwin S.L. Chan,

M.D., M. Carmen Montesinos, Ph.D., Bruce N. Cronstein, M.D. and Margaret R. Hammerschlag, M.D. Immune Modulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis. Recent Res Devel Protein Eng 2001(1) : 21-38

ABSTRACTS

Reiss A.B., Rahman, M.M., Chan, E.S.L., Montesinos, M.C., Awadallah, N.W., Hasneen, K.,

and Cronstein, B.N. Adenosine A2A receptor activation upregulates expression of the cholesterol-metabolizing 27-hydroxylase enzyme and inhibits foam cell transformation in THP-1 human monocytes/macrophages. Arthritis Rheum. (2003) 48. (9, Suppl.):S691.

Allison B Reiss, Joan T Merrill, Nguyen D Koa, Nahel W Awadallah, Edwin S L Chan,

Carmen Montesinos, Bruce N Cronstein. Serum From SLE Patients Compromises Cholesterol Homeostasis in Cultures Human Aortic Endothelial Cells (HAEC) by Decreasing Cholesterol 27-hyrdoxylase expression. American College of Rheumatology annual meeting Oct,2002. P.284, (165)-700.

Allison B Reiss, Edwin S L Chan, Nguyen, Mohammad Rahman, Nahel W Awadallah, Carmen

Montesinos, Bruce N Cronstein. Adenosine A2A Receptor Occupancy Increases Cholesterol 27-Hydorxylase(27-OHase) mRNA Expression and Inhibits Foam Cell Formation in Murine Macrophages. American College of Rheumatology annual meeting Oct,2002. P.346, #1506.

Reiss, A.B., Awadallah, N., Chan, E., Montesinos, M.C., Jagroop,C., Delano, D., and Cronstein

B.N. Immune complexes (IC) decrease cholesterol 27-hydroxylase and ATP binding cassette transporter 1 (ABCA1)message and increase atheromatous foam cell transformation in murine macrophages following lipid loading. (2002) Conference abstract 61, SLE: Targets for New Therapeutics, Bethesda, MD.

Reiss, A.B., Awadallah, N., Chan, E., Montesinos, M.C., Delano, D., and Cronstein, B.N.

Immune complexes (IC) in the presence of normal human serum (NHS) downregulate ATP binding cassette transporter 1 (ABCA1) protein mRNA and promote atheromatous foam cell transformation in THP-1 human monocytoid cells. (2002) Conference abstract 62, SLE: Targets for New Therapeutics, Bethesda, MD

Reiss, A.B., Awadallah, N.W., Roblin, P.M., Chan, E.S.L., Jagroop, C.D., Trachman, J.D.,

Hammerschlag, M.R., and Cronstein, B.N. (2001) Chlamydia infection decreases expression of anti-atherogenic cholesterol 27-Hydroxylase enzyme in THP-1 and Hep-2 cells. 101st General Meeting, The American Society for Microbiology. (In Press)

Reiss A.B., Awadallah N., Chan E.S.L., Montesinos C.M., Cronstein B.N. Immune complex

mediated downregulation of cholesterol 27-hydroxylase in human arterial endothelial cells (HAEC) and THP-1 monocytoid cells is mediated by the 126kD C1q receptor (Abstract, ArthritisRheum 2000,43:9(suppl.), S356)

Reiss A.B., Awadallah N., Chan E.S.L., Montesinos C.M., Delano D.L., Cronstein B.N.

Immune complexes and interferon-g increase foam cell transformation in phorbol-differentiated THP-1 macrophages (Abstract, ArthritisRheum 2000,43:9(suppl.), S68)

Reiss A.B., Merrill J.T., Awadallah N., Chan E.S.L., Cronstein B.N. Atherogenic effect of

serum from patients with SLE and antiphospholipid syndrome: decreased cholesterol 27-hydroxylase expression by human aortic endothelial cells (Abstract, ArthritisRheum 2000,43:9(suppl.), S112)

Reiss A.B., Awadallah N.W., Montesinos M.C., Chan E.S.L., Cronstein B.N. Immune

complexes that have fixed complement downregulate cholesterol 27-hydroxylase mRNA in monocytoid cells (THP-1) and may contribute to atherogenesis in SLE. Arthritis Rheum 1999:42(9, Suppl. S193)

Reiss A.B., Awadallah N.W., Delano D.L., Chan E.S.L., Montesinos C.M., Cronstein B.N.

Immune regulation of atherogenesis in the elderly through modulation of cholesterol metabolism (Abstract, Stress in Aging, June 2-5, 2000, Boston)

Reiss A.B., Awadallah N.W., Malhotra S., Montesinos M.C., Chan E.S.L., Javitt N.B.,

Khoa N.D., Montesinos M.C., Awadallah N.W., Cronstein B.N. Inflammatory cytokines induce

a shift from high affinity (A2a) to low affinity (A2b) adenosine receptors; a mechanism for resistance to methotrexate. Arthritis Rheum 1999:42(9, Suppl.S191).

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