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Kerri L. Sevenbergen, M.S.

Biology Instructor
Laboratory Manager

Kerri Sevenbergen has been at ¹ú²ú͵ÅÄ since 2000, when she first joined the biology and chemistry departments as an adjunct professor. In 2003, she was hired as a full-time instructor and lab manager for those departments. In 2014, in response to the growth of both departments, Sevenbergen became a full-time faculty instructor and lab manager solely for the biology department. In addition to her responsibilities as biology lab manager, she uses her background in general biology and ecology/marine biology to teach Biology 1003 (Introductory Biology for non-science majors).  She also previously taught various marine and ecology courses for both the biology undergraduate and graduate programs.
 

Education

  • M.S., Biology (Emphasis: Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution), UCSD
  • B.S., Biology  (Emphasis: General Biology), UCSD
  • B.A., Psychology, UCSD

Courses Taught

  • Human Biology and Bioethics – BIO 1001
  • Human Ecology – BIO 1002
  • Introduction to Biology – BIO 1003
  • Introductory Chemistry Lab – CHE 1003L
  • Marine Vertebrate Zoology – BIO 3020
  • Marine Invertebrate Zoology – BIO 3030
  • Marine Ecology Field Biology – BIO 3040
  • Ecology – BIO 3060
  • Marine Plant and Microbial Life – BIO 3070
  • Graduate Marine Biology – BIO 6067

Experience in Field

  • Mira Costa College (San Diego, Calif.) Adjunct Professor Biology, 2000 – 2003
  • Miramar College (San Diego, Calif.) Adjunct Professor Biology, 1997 – 2003
  • University of San Diego (San Diego, Calif.) Adjunct Professor Biology, 2000
  • Salk Institute Vision Center Lab (San Diego, Calif.) Laboratory Technician, 1997 – 2000
  • University of California, San Diego (San Diego, Calif.) Teaching Assistant Biology, 1996
  • University of California San Diego & SWFSC/NOAA (San Diego, Calif.) Master's Thesis Research Biology with Dr. Jack Bradbury, 1994 – 1997

Professional and Community Involvement

  • ¹ú²ú͵ÅÄ Herpetology Club Advisor, 2008 – 2017
  • Miramar College, Biology 106 Course Coordinator, 2002 – 2003
  • Basketball Coach, Tierrasanta Recreation Center Youth Basketball League, 1992 – 1993
  • Biological Trainee, Junior Fellowship Program, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, summers 1990 – 1995
  • Volunteer Cruise Research Assistant, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, February 1996
  • Student Research Assistant, Scripps Research Institute and UCSD, Department of Psychology, 1994

Dissertations, Presentations, and Publications

  • Sevenbergen, K.L. (1997). "Abnormal Behavior in Dolphins Chased and Captured in the ETP Tuna Fishery: Learned or Stress-Induced Behavior?" Master's thesis.
  • Sevenbergen, K.L. and A.C. Myrick, Jr. (1994). "Is Rafting, Sinking, and Sleeping Behavior of Chased and Purse-Seined Dolphins Caused by Glucocorticoid- Potentiated Endorphin Analgesia?" Pathophysiology, Suppl. 1, Nov. (abstr. WS6-I-2-05).
  • Sevenbergen, K.L. and A.C. Myrick, Jr.  (Unpublished.) "Is Rafting, Sinking, and Sleeping Behavior of Chased and Purse-Seined Dolphins Caused by Glucocorticoid-Potentiated Endorphin Analgesia?" Pathophysiology.