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Kevin C. Wolbach, MS

Instructor of Practice, College of Arts and Sciences
Interim Director of the Environmental Science Program

Kevin Wolbach MS

Department

Office

McNeil Science and Technology Center 221

Phone

610-660-1822
Contact

  • BS, Muhlenberg College

    MS, Lehigh University

  • Membership in Professional Organizations:

    • Sigma Xi
    • NACADA
    • National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP)
    • Northeast Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NEAAHP)

  • Awards:

    • Patricia Leahy Award for Learning Innovation, 2010; Innovation Title: Integration of Information and Scientific Literacy Develops Literate Undergraduates Jason A. Porter, Alison M. Mostrom, Kevin C. Wolbach, Catherine B. Purzycki, Leslie A. Bowman, Eva Agbada.
    • Patricia Leahy Award Nomination for Learning Innovation, 2009; Innovation Title: SMILE (Scientific Method and Information Literacy Exercise) Jason A. Porter, Alison M. Mostrom, Kevin C. Wolbach, Catherine B. Purzycki, Leslie A. Bowman, Eva Agbada.
    • Educational Bright Idea Award, 2008; Innovation Title: Learning to SMILE: Developing First Year Students’ Critical Thinking Skills using an Angel Based Scientific Method and Information Literacy Exercise Jason Porter, Alison Mostrom, Eva Agbada, Leslie Bowman and Kevin Wolbach
    • Alpha Lambda Delta Executive Director Advisor Award in 2008
    • Patricia Leahy InnOvations With Learning (OWL) Award, 2002; A Learning Communities Model for Integration of Content, Concept, and Context Within Separate Courses at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Alison Mostrom, Barbara Bendl, Amy Kimchuck and Kevin Wolbach
    • William F. Homiller Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1999
    • Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1997.
    • Outstanding Freshman Professor for 1994 and Honorary Membership, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society

    Selected Scholarly Activity:

    • Jason A. Porter, Kevin C. Wolbach, Catherine B. Purzycki, Leslie A. Bowman, Eva Agbada, and Alison M. Mostrom, “Integration of Information and Scientific Literacy: Promoting Literacy in Undergraduates” (2010)
    • K. Wolbach, “Prescription Pads: A Navigational Tool for Student Success” (2007)
    • K. Wolbach and L. Bowman, “Building Science Knowledge Acquisition Skills: A Library Project Using Electronic Resources” (2004)
    • P. Blumberg, A. Mostrom, B. Bendl, A. Kimchuk, K. Wolbach, “A Model for Integration of Content, Concepts and Context Within Separate Courses: Making Explicit the Connections Among Disciplines” (2004)
    • K. Wolbach, “Making a Good Beginning to a Class” (2003)
    • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the Sciences
    • Community Ecology of Aquatic Environments and Riparian Zones in the Northeast United States
    • Functional Morphology and Hydromechanics of Suspension Feeding Invertebrates
    • Ontogenetic Changes and Life Histories of Aquatic Insects
    • Natural Products found in Vertebrates and Invertebrates