Dr. Molly Selba

Anatomy Education

Anatomy Education For All Ages

Over the past several years, I’ve had the opportunity to teach anatomy to a wide range of students, spanning high school, undergraduate, and graduate levels. At the University of Florida, I served as a teaching assistant and teaching associate for various lab-based courses such as Human Osteology and Osteometry, Functional Human Neuroanatomy, and Introduction to Biological Anthropology. My teaching experience extends beyond these roles to encompass introductory, advanced, and honors college courses, including Gross Anatomy, tailored for both science majors and non-science majors alike.

Through these teaching endeavors, I’ve honed essential skills in collaboration with fellow educators, designing effective assessments, integrating cutting-edge technology into lesson plans, and crafting curricula that cater to a diverse range of students. Beyond traditional academic settings, I’ve also shared my expertise in anatomical sciences through community engagements, including educational visits to K-12 schools and providing continuing education at community centers and assisted living communities.

Research

Research in Comparative Anatomy and Cranial Morphology.

During graduate school, my research resulted in multiple first-authored papers, included two papers published in The Anatomical Record. I also presented my research on craniofacial morphology at a variety of national meetings (including American Association for Anatomy and American Association of Biological Anthropologists), in addition to an invited international submission at the 2019 International Society of Vertebrae Morphology meeting in Prague.

I have been asked to review several articles on the topic of facial reduction for journals such as Anatomical Record, Anatomical Sciences Education, Scientific Reports, and Journal of Zoomorphology. I also served in a consulting role for National Geographic News and Smithsonian Magazine on several articles related to canine anatomy.

In 2022, I defended my dissertation entitled: Facial Reduction Across Three Representative Taxa: A Geometric Morphometric Approach which focused mainly on comparative anatomy and cranial morphology. I am in the process of publishing this research and hope to continue to expand on it going forward.