Teaching & Mentorship

Dr. M.L. Armstrong

Teaching Positions:

  • Intro to Genomics in Natural Population (EVE 198)– Instructor of Record (2025)– website: https://baylab.github.io/IntroGenomics/

  • Introductory Biology (BIS2B)– UC Davis (Fall 2024, 2025)

  • Environmental Stress and Development in Marine Organisms (ETX 127)-UC Davis, Dr. Pasparakis & Dr. Fairbairn (2023)

  • BUSP BIS 2B Bootcamp– Two-week summer course to prepare students for BIS 2B (introductory biology) (Instructor 2022, TA 2021)– Course Information

  • Marine Genomics (EVE 198) – UC Davis Seminar Course, Dr. Caplins, Dr. Bay & Dr. Guerra

  • Introductory Evolution (EVE100)-UC Davis, Dr. Kopp (2021)

  • Introductory Evolution (EVE100)-UC Davis, Dr. Ramirez (2020)

  • Mammalogy (Bio 428)– Washington State University, Dr. Monk (2017)

Mentorship Positions:

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS

  • Data Collection and Analysis Mentor (2024-2025)

  • Senior thesis advisor

    • Animal Biology Major, title: “Investigating the Effects of Thermal Stress Between Subtidal and Intertidal Pacific Purple Sea Urchins” (2023-2024)

    • Ecology, Evolution & Biology Major, title “Effect of an Endocrine Disrupting Chemical on Sea Urchin Larval Development and Survival” (2022-2024)

  • Molecular Laboratory Mentor (2021-2023)

  • EVE Scholars Mentor, (2022)

  • Fieldwork Mentor, 2 undergraduate students (2020-2021)

  • Evolution and Ecology Graduate Preview Program Mentor (2020, 2021), Communications Coordinator (2021) and Co-chair (2022)-Website

  • Marine Genomics CCGP Undergraduate Mentor (2021)

  • Undergraduate Mentor with ESTEME (2019-2021) – Website

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

  • High School Student Mentor and Teaching Assistant for Operation Wallacea (2018)- Website

  • Orientation Counselor for New Student Programs (2017)- Website

  • Honors College New Student Mentor (2016) – Website