Rate My Professor Dale Mccabe

Dale C. McCabe is a Lecturer in Biological Sciences at Cal Poly Pomona, holding an M.S. degree. He teaches foundational biology courses such as BIO 100: Life Science, BIO 110, and BIO 115: Basic Biology. His pedagogical style is highly structured, dividing the course into units corresponding to major exams, supplemented by weekly announcements to keep students informed and minimize apprehension. McCabe employs enhanced PowerPoint presentations with embedded audio lectures created using Adobe Connect, along with detailed lecture notes, enabling students to access both textual and auditory content effectively. Since joining the faculty in June 2006, he has also been affiliated with the Department of Human Nutrition and Food Sciences.

McCabe's contributions to teaching excellence have been acknowledged through several honors. He received the Wall of COOL recognition in 2010 for BIO 100, celebrating his innovative use of multimedia in instruction. He is featured as part of the Fearless Faculty initiative and recognized as a Champion for Accessibility and Inclusivity (CHAI) within the College of Science. In research, McCabe specializes in epigenetics, with a focus on DNA methylation and its links to nutrition and cancer. His notable publications include "DNA methylation, genomic silencing, and links to nutrition and cancer" published in Nutrition Reviews in 2005 co-authored with M. A. Caudill; "Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase 677C→T Variant Modulates Folate Status Response to Controlled Folate Intakes in Young Women" from 2003; "The effect of controlled folate intake and the MTHFR 677-T polymorphism on DNA methylation status" from 2003 with Marie Caudill, Keith Arnold, and Kristin Bozak; "Effect of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism on folate status when folate intake is controlled" from 2002; and "DNA Methylation, Genomic Silencing, and Links to Nutrition and Cancer" from 2005. These works have collectively received over 230 citations, reflecting his impact in the field.