Rate My Professor Kelli Taeger

Kelli Taeger serves as Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Health and Human Physiology within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Iowa. She earned her PhD in Science Education from the University of Iowa in 2006, with a doctoral thesis titled "A comparison of retention of anatomical knowledge in an introductory college biology course: Traditional dissection vs. virtual dissection." Her academic background also includes an MS in Exercise Science from the University of Iowa in 2003 and a BS in Biology from Loras College in 1998, with supporting areas in Sociology. Taeger joined the University of Iowa as a Lecturer in 2015, following adjunct instructor roles at the University of Iowa (2014-2015), Kirkwood Community College (2014-2015), and Southeastern Community College (2004-2014). Her teaching portfolio encompasses Human Anatomy (HHP:1100), Human Anatomy Laboratory (HHP:1110), and Human Growth and Motor Development (HHP:3300). Key innovations include a complete curricular redesign of Human Anatomy lectures in 2018 to align with Human Anatomy and Physiology Society learning objectives, full adaptation to online delivery in 2020 utilizing dissection software for labs and exams, and contributions to the Hawkeye Introductory Courses Project since 2021, featuring frequent low-stakes quizzes, mid-lecture concept check-ins, student testimonials, transparency in assignments, and the establishment of an anatomical model study center in the UI Main Library.