Michael C Lyons

Teaching Professor
Biomedical Sciences
mlyons@iastate.edu
515-294-3851
2020 Patterson
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Education & Certifications

• PhD, Science Education, Univeristy of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
• MA, Biology, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
• BA, Biology, Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa

Teaching

• Spring 2017-present         BMS 502 - Methods in Biomedical Sciences
• Fall 2016-present             BMS 333/533 - Biomedical Sciences I
• Fall 2016-present             BMS 547 - Anatomy
• Spring 2017-present         BMS 599 - Creative Component
• Advisor - 1-Year, Non-Thesis MS students

Honors & Awards

• Six Star Professional Development Fellowship awarded by the American Physiological Society
• “Distinguished Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars”
• “Making a Difference Award”

Leadership/Committees/Council

• BMS Graduate Education Committee
• BMS Pharmacology/Toxicology Minor Advisory Committee
• Biological Pre-Medical Illustration Advisory Committee

Professional Activities:

• 2016-present    Teaching and Learning Committee Member, Mercy College of Health Sciences
• 2016                 Grant Reviewer for the Iowa Academy of Science
• 2016-present    Advisory Board Member for the Physical Therapy Assistant Program, Mercy College of Health Sciences
• 2011-present    Board Member of the Iowa Chapter of the American Physiology Society
• 2014-2015       President of the Iowa Chapter of the American Physiology Society
• 2013-2015       Co-Chair for the Health Science and Physiology Section of the Iowa Academy of Science
• 2013-2014       Vice President of the Iowa Chapter of the American Physiology Society

Memberships

1. Iowa Physiological Society
2. American Association of Anatomists
3. Human Anatomy and Physiology Society