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Peggy Liggit
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B.Sc., Northern Arizona University, 1981
Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno, 1994
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208 Rackham |
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(734) 487-0118
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peggy.liggit@emich.edu
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| Biography:
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Research Interests -
- Best-Practices for implementing college program assessment
- Connecting wetland research and environmental economics and
sustainability in a K-14 curriculum. See the Water Educational Training (WET) Science project at http://www.emich.edu/wrc/wet/ and Designed by Nature at http://www.emich.edu/biology/DbyN/index.html
- Monitoring Michigan waterways for the transfer of antibiotic
resistance genes via conjugation
- Using Chlamydomonas as an indicator of wetland health and K-14 education
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| Courses:
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| BIOL 303 - Life Science for Elementary Teachers |
| BIOL 403 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Biology |
| BIOL 205 Field Biology |
| BIOL 497-499 Undergraduate Independent Study |
| BIOL597-599 Graduate Independent Study |
| BIOL 530 Understanding Our Environment |
| BIOL 531 Field Studies for Life Science Educators |
| BIOL 593 Seminar in Biology |
| ESCI 505 Science in Elementary Schools |
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Recent Publications: |
Rutherford, S., B. Wylo, P. Liggit, S. Santone. (2008) Designed by Nature: Exploring linear and circular life cycles. Science Scope. Vol. 31(6) pg. 50-52.
Coffman, M. and Liggit, P. (2005) Johnny Appleseed Comes to Class. Science & Children 43(1): 48-51.
Liggit, P., Moore-Hart, M., and Daisey, P. (2004) Get WET: Bringing Water and Wetland Edcuation to After-School Programs. The American Biology Teacher 66(2): 92-100.
Moore-Hart, M., Liggit, P., and Daisey, P. (2004) Making the Science Literacy Connection: After-School Science Clubs. Childhood Education 80(4): 180-186.
Liggit, P., M. Moore-Hart, P. Daisey (2001). Water Educational Training (WET) Science Project Website
http://www.emich.edu/wrc/WET.html.
Liggit, P., S. Cheng, and E. J. Baker (1994) Generating customized, long-lived 32P-labeled RNA size markers. BioTechniques 17:465-468.
Baker, E. J., and P. Liggit (1993) Accelerated poly (A) loss and mRNA stabilization are independent of protein synthesis inhibition on a-tubulin mRNA in Chlamydomonas. Nucleic Acids Research 9:2237-2246.
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