Michael J. Cullen


(812) 479 - 2026 (Telephone)
(812) 488 - 1039 (Fax)
mc42@evansville.edu
http://faculty.evansville.edu/mc42/
Department of Biology
University of Evansville
1800 Lincoln Avenue
Evansville, Indiana 47722


Education:

  A.B. (Biology), Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

  Ph.D. (Anatomy; Developmental Neurobiology), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

Fellowships:


  Staff Fellow, Section on Cellular Neuropathology, Laboratory of Neuropathology and Neuroanatomical Sciences, National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health

  Predoctoral Fellow, Department of Anatomy, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

Professional Appointments:

  Professor of Biology, University of Evansville

  Visiting Professor of Developmental Biology, University of California, Irvine (Sabbatical with Dr. Marianne Bronner-Fraser)

  Associate Professor of Cell and Neurobiology (formerly named the Department of Anatomy), University of Southern California School of Medicine


Assistant Professor of Anatomy, University of Southern California School of Medicine

Professional Societies:

American Society for Cell Biology

Society for Neuroscience

American Association of Anatomists

American Society for Neurochemistry

Teaching Experience/Course Responsibilities:

General Biology

Cell Biology

Scientific Communication (literature analysis; writing skills)

Senior Seminar (capstone course for Biology majors)

Microscopic Anatomy A (Cells and Tissues)

Microscopic Anatomy B (Organ Systems)

Developmental Neurocytology

Neuroanatomy

Morphogenesis and Regeneration

Approaches and Techniques in Research

Human Gross Anatomy and Physiology

Embryology and Developmental Biology

Theoretical Basis of Electron Microscopy

Reviews for National Boards (Neuroanatomy; Microanatomy)

World Cultures (Topics = Renaissance, Reformation, European Expansionism, Rise of Science)

Research Students:

  Dissertation and/or Examination Committees - 21


Medical Student Summer Research Program - 2

  Undergraduate Research - 3

Selected Service/Administrative Responsibilities - University of Evansville:

  Chair of Department of Biology

  Academic Affairs Committee

  Alumni Research and Scholarly Activity Fellowships (ARSAF) Committee

  Steering Committee for Koch Center Renovation and Expansion ($18 million project)

  Workshop Leader and Mentor for Faculty Teaching Portfolios

  President’s Committee on the 21st Century (Long-range planning committee)

  Project Kaleidoscope Consultant

  Search Committee for Vice President for Academic Affairs

  Campus Campaign Committee of Capital Campaign ($60 million)
 
  Academic Representative to Purchasing Card Committee
 
  Steering Committee for Science Initiative
 
  Chair, Task Force for Post-retirement Healthcare Benefits

Selected Service/Administrative Responsibilities - University of Southern California:

  Vice Chair of Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology

  Graduate Affairs Committee: Chair

  Faculty Recruitment Committee: Chair

  Long Range Planning Committee - Research

  Long Range Planning Committee - Teaching


Course Coordinator - Microscopic Anatomy A

  Director, Electron Microscopy Imaging Resource Center



Student Performance and Promotions Committee
  ad hoc Reviewer and Subcommittee Chair, Medical School Faculty Appointments and Promotions Committee

  University Faculty Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee

  University Faculty Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee: Chair, Health Sciences, Panel A

  Medical School Accreditation Task Force

Selected Professional Activities:

Grant recipient National Institutes of Health, IBM. 

Reviewer of journal articles for Cell and Tissue Research, Brain Research, Experimental Neurology, Journal of Comparative Neurology, Journal of Neurosurgery, Anatomical Record, Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology.

Reviewer of grants for the National Science Foundation, Jeffress Memorial Trust, Manitoba Health Research Council, and Department of Veterans Affairs.

Reviewer of meeting abstracts for the American Association of Anatomists.