Email

nmoreno@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor and Chair

Huffington Department of Education, Innovation & Technology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
The Thomas R. Powers Distinguished Chair in Educational Outreach

Director

Center for Educational Outreach
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Professor

School of Health Professions
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Professor

Department of Family and Community Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Editorial Director

BioEd Online
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Addresses

John P. McGovern Campus (Office)

2450 Holcombe Blvd., Ste. O138
Houston, TX 77021
United States

Mailing Address (Office)

One Baylor Plaza, BCM155
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

PhD from Rice University

Houston, Texas United States

Biology

MS from Instituto Nacional De Investigaciones Sobre Recursos Bioticos

Xalapa, Veracruz Mexico

Biotic Resources

BA from University Of Wisconsin, Madison

Madison, Wisconsin United States

Botany

Honors & Awards

Science Prize for Online Resources in Education, 2010

American Association for the Advancement of Science

The Barbara and Corbin J. Robertson, Jr., Presidential Award for Excellence 2009 in Education

Baylor College of Medicine

2018 Elected Fellow

American Association for the Advancement of Science

J. David Holcomb Academic Achievement Award 2017

School of Health Professions, Baylor College of Medicine

Fulbright & Jaworski Faculty Excellence Award (Educational Leadership) 2003

Fulbright & Jaworski Faculty Excellence Award (Enduring Educational Materials) 2002

Fulbright & Jaworski Faculty Excellence Award (Teaching and Evaluation (2001)

Professional Statement

My goals as a scientist and educator are to strengthen the quality of science and health teaching at all educational levels; develop innovative and effective approaches to teach science and health more effectively to students of all ages; build general scientific literacy; and promote access to careers in science, medicine and the health professions.

I lead programs that accomplish these goals through interdisciplinary approaches to science teaching and learning, local and national partnerships to promote systemic change in STEM teaching and learning, and application of web-based technologies for educator support and professional development. This work has been supported by grant awards from various centers and institutes of the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, National Space Biomedical Research Institute and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, among others.

Most of my career at Baylor College of Medicine has been in the Center for Educational Outreach. Until recently, I also served as Associate Provost of Faculty Development and Institutional Research, where I expanded my focus to encompass faculty development at the graduate and professional levels. Currently, as Chair of Baylor’s new Huffington Department of Education, Innovation & Technology, I have the opportunity to work with talented colleagues who represent a range of primary disciplines and expertise to develop the academic home of education at the College.

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