Taught Courses

Heather has created created course syllabi and taught 13 different courses within the following programs:

College of Cooperative Education & Professional Studies, University of Cincinnati
College of Arts & Sciences, University of Cincinnati
Online Education Strategies, University of the People

PD1000: Exploring Health Professions

Designed to help students gain a wider understanding of the variety of health professions, how to most effectively prepare for entry, and explore the human side of healthcare including ethics, social determinants of health, inter-professionalism, and what it means to be an advocate for patient health. 

PD2045: Professionalism, Purpose, and Success in the
Pre-Health Pathway

Designed for mid-collegiate students interested in healthcare/pre-health pathways with a focus on the application, integration, and deepening of knowledge of co-curricular content, continued professional development, and understanding the benefits of career exploration.

BIOL2061: Professionalism, Purpose, and Careers in Biology

Designed for mid-collegiate biology students to explore career options, professional development, experiential learning, self-exploration, ethics, and learn the basic requirements of reading/writing  scientific papers.

BIOL2061 Professionalism, Purpose, and Careers in Biology. 2 credits, University of Cincinnati
PD2170 Professionalism for the Major: Psychology. 2 credits, University of Cincinnati

PD2170: Professionalism for the Major (Psychology)

Designed for mid-collegiate psychology students to explore career options, professional development, experiential learning requirements in their major, self-exploration, ethics, and develop professional tools to move towards their goals whether they be post-graduation work or graduate school aspirations.

PD2070: Professionalism & Purpose

Designed for mid-collegiate college students across majors to explore major/career-related experiential learning opportunities, develop their professional portfolio, enhance professional skills, and engage in self-exploration exercises to further explore their sense of purpose and career interests.

Heather also has experience teaching a section tailored specifically to Communication students.

PD2070 Professionalism and Purpose. 2 credits, University of Cincinnati
PD1070 Exploring Professional Paths. 3 Credits, University of Cincinnati

PD1070: Exploring Professional Paths

Designed for exploratory/undecided students to explore career options and the majors that can help them achieve their goals. This course focuses on sharpening career focus and advancing insight into professional trajectories through career exploration, reflection, investigation of professional values, and the development of their professional portfolio.

PD1170: Career Readiness in the Liberal Arts

Designed for first-year liberal arts students to guide them in identifying their strengths and transferable skills related to their program of study, sharpen their career focus, and develop insight into their professional trajectory.

PD1170 Career Readiness in the Liberal Arts. 1 Credit, University of Cincinnati
Professional Development & Reflection Course Sequences (INT1000 - INT6000 & COOP 3051 - 4052). 1 - 3 Credit hours. University of CIncinnati.

INT Course Sequence: Internship/Co-op Reflection

Designed for students who are currently completing an experiential learning experience to guide them in engagement and active reflection in their learning process and how to articulate how they are gaining professional skills.

PD1085: Post-Experience Reflection Course

Designed for students who have recently completed at least 40 hours of experiential learning to reflect on their experiences and integrate their learning as a part of their ongoing professional development. This course also has the option fulfill Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) credit.

PD1085 Post-Experience Reflection Course. 1 credit, University of Cincinnati
MLTI1019 Quest for Success in the Liberal Arts. 2 credits, University of CIncinnati

MLTI1019: Quest for Success in the Liberal Arts

Designed to develop first-year student’s self-awareness of their professional talents through assessments, identify campus resources for success in and out of the classroom, and assess their readiness as they embark on their “Quest for Success.”

MLTI2119: Unpacking COVID-19: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Designed to provide students with a multidisciplinary exploration of the impacts and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lectures and instruction is provided by professors across the university to support students’ growing understanding of its disease and its multi-pronged and interrelated impact on public health response, information and product design, religion and the law, mental health, and the future world of work.

MLTI2119 Unpacking COVID-19: A Multidisciplinary Approach. 1 credit, University of Cincinnati
PD1011 Introduction to Cooperative Education for Engineers. 1 credit, University of Cincinnati

PD1011: Introduction to Cooperative Education for Engineers

Designed for engineering students to introduce them to the cooperative education model, to maximize learning and development strategies, and necessary skills for finding a career worth having for their individualized goals. This course focuses on professional development skills which includes resume writing, interviewing, personal reflection, company culture, etc.

UNIV1001: Online Educational Strategies

Designed for domestic and international students majoring in associate and bachelor’s degrees in preparation of a successful transition and journey through an online learning environment within the University.

UNIV1001: Online Educational Strategies. 1 credit, University of the People