PA U L PA S I C H N Y K

801 MAIN ST DALLAS, TX 75202

A-553 214-860-2373 PAUL.PASICHNYK@DCCCD.EDU

EDUCATION

Ph.D. 2016

B.A.

2010

A.A.

2007

University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX

Major: Quantitative Biology
Supervising professors: Jonathan Campbell, Paul Chippindale
Dissertation: Phylogeography of the North American Green Treefrog Species Group
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
Major: Biology, Cum Laude
Minor: Spanish
Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, TX
Cornerstone Honors Program
Major: Humanities

EMPLOYMENT

2014-Current

2010-2014

2007-2010

El Centro College, Dallas County Community College District, Dallas, TX

Full-time Faculty
Anatomy and Physiology 2 for Science Majors
Anatomy and Physiology 2 Coordinator
Applied Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
Introductory Biology Laboratory
Adjunct Faculty
Applied Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
Course Developer
Applied Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Cell and Molecular Biology
Structure and Function of Organisms
General Zoology
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
Natural History of Vertebrates
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Haltom High School, Haltom City, TX
AVID Tutor, Educational Assistant

CERTIFICATES AND HONORS

2016
2015
2013
2012
2011
2010

2006

Men of Distinction Participant

HAPS-Institute Rational Course Design Certificate of Completion
I Engage Mentor Participant
Pyburn Fellowship recipient
Participant in ON-TRAC learning communities
Hellier Scholarship recipient
East Texas Herpetological Society Grant for Diversity Research
Phi Sigma Biological Honors Society
President's Award for Undergraduate Research at UTA's ACES competition
Composite Science TExES exam (136)
Score 270/300
Selected to attend Inside Washington academic seminar in Washington, D.C.
Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society

PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT

2016
2015

2014

Curriculum Process workshop

Civitas Illume workshop
Human Anatomy and Physiology Conference attendee
STEMtech Conference attendee
Rational Course Design from the HAPS Institute
On Course 2 day intro workshop
Blackboard Outcomes Overview
Camtasia Studio Editing
Camtasia Studio Basics
Are You Ready to Flip? webinar

MENTOR RELATIONSHIPS

Kibo Terasaki

Men of Distinction

Laboratory Instruction:
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
Jason Harrison
Goutam Sarker
Soroush Ghaffari
Andrea Turco
Melissa Pierce
Natural History of Vertebrates
Richard Hanna
Sara Mahon
Research:
Annamaria Slaven
Pankaj B.C.
Richard Hanna
Sara Mahon
Nicole Lopez
Gigliola Musser
Sarah Young

Georeferencing
Field collections, Museum preparation, DNA extraction, PCR, Sanger Sequencing,
Sequence editing, Scientific writing
PCR, Sanger Sequencing
PCR, Sequence editing
PCR, Morphological studies
PCR, Lab management
PCR, Sanger Sequencing, Morphological studies

Served as Lead TA for Cell and Molecular Biology, leading 25 undergraduate and 15 graduate TAs
PUBLICATIONS

Watson, C. M., C. E. Roelke, P.N. Pasichnyk, C. Cox. 2012. The fitness consequences of the autotomous blue tail in lizards: an
empirical test of predator response using clay models. Zoology 115(5): 339-344.
PRESENTATIONS

Oral:

Pasichnyk, P.N., Phylogeography of Hyla cinerea in Texas. Fall 2013 Symposium of the Texas Herpetological
Society, Wichita Falls, TX.
October 2013
Snavely, S., P. Pasichnyk, R. Graham, The Effects of Project-based Learning in General Biology Classrooms.
El Centro Presidents Meeting
May 2016

Poster:
Pasichnyk P.N., C. E. Roelke, and C. M. Watson, In field conditions, avian predators attack blue sections of a potential
prey item at a higher frequency than black sections: Empirical evidence of an underlying premise of the decoy hypothesis.
Fall 2009 Symposium of the Texas Herpetological Society, Bryan, TX.
Spring 2010 Annual Ecophysiology Workshop, Valle de Bravo, Mexico.
Spring 2010 ACES Competition, Arlington, TX.
November 2009, February 2010, March 2010
Snavely, S., P. Pasichnyk, R. Graham, The Effects of Project-based Learning in General Biology Classrooms.
STEMtech Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
November 2015
SERVICE

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2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015

Volunteer
Volunteer for Special Olympics
Volunteer
Volunteer Mentor
Volunteer Emergency Room
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer Math Tutoring
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer Instructional Aide
Volunteer
Amphibian Biology Pres.
Amphibian Conservation Pres.
Panel for GTAs
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer

LANGUAGES AND SKILLS

Intermediate fluency in Spanish

MS Office Applications
Lecture video recording in Camtasia
Statistical analysis software
Adobe Creative Suite
Blackboard
Strong interpersonal skills

Trinity Care Center

Bridgeport ISD
Alliance for Children
Hurst Junior High
Wise Co. Regional Hospital
Sonshine Camp
Academy at C.F. Thomas
Haltom High School
Academy at C.F. Thomas
Bear Creek Elementary
Haltom High School
Bear Creek Elementary
Bear Creek Elementary
Bear Creek Elementary
University of TX Arlington
Bear Creek Elementary
Global March for Elephants
Global March for Elephants

Bridgeport, TX
Bridgeport, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Hurst, TX
Decatur, TX
Decatur, TX
N. Richland Hills, TX
Haltom City, TX
N. Richland Hills, TX
Euless, TX
Haltom City, TX
Euless, TX
Euless, TX
Euless, TX
Arlington, TX
Euless, TX
Dallas, TX
Dallas, TX