Rate My Professor Scott Mateer

Scott Mateer is a Professor of Biology in the Department of Biology at Georgia Southern University’s College of Science and Mathematics, a position he has held since 2005. He currently serves as the Program Director for the Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences degree program. A first-generation college graduate, Mateer earned his B.S. in Biology with a minor in Philosophy from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1989, a Ph.D. from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas in 1998, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Virginia in 2004. His research interests encompass cell biology, cancer biology, molecular biology, biomedical sciences, science education, and biocatalysis. Mateer has co-authored several publications, including “To Key or Not to Key: A New Key to Simplify & Improve the Accuracy of Insect Identification” in the American Biology Teacher (2016), “Inquiry-Based Instruction of Compound Microscopy Using Simulated Paleobiogeography” in the American Biology Teacher (2015), and presentations on characterizing substrate specificity in the aldo-keto reductase YDL124w (2012). He has served as co-investigator or co-principal investigator on multiple National Science Foundation grants, including Laboratories Engaging Students in the Application and Process of Science (LEAPS) in College-Level Introductory Biology (2013-2017), Robert Noyce MASTERS program (2013-2018), and MRI: Acquisition of an LCMS-TOF Mass Spectrometer for Interdisciplinary Research (2009-2012).

Mateer champions undergraduate research and employs a student-centered teaching philosophy that incorporates hands-on activities, team projects, and real-world problem-solving to promote active learning and reflection. His efforts support student success in sciences amid the university’s evolution into a research institution. With over 490 citations on Google Scholar, his contributions influence science education and molecular biology fields.