Michaelyn Hartmann

Current Research

I combine my passion for science and teaching to inspire the next generation of scientists. As much as my students are always learning, I am also always progressing as a teacher so I can help all students learn and succeed both in and out of the classroom. I am deeply involved in learning about and developing effective teaching methods to use in my classrooms to keep students engaged and active in the learning process. You will not only learn content in my courses, but you will learn how to apply that knowledge, how it relates to research and the world around you, and how to communicate science. I use educational research studies to assess student progress toward learning goals and gather feedback on the best ways to help students learn critical scientific skills.

I use my strong background in genetics and basic science research to teach Principles of Biology (BI108), Cell Biology (BI203), and will be developing and teaching advanced genetics courses.

Selected Publications

• M. Hartmann, J. Umbanhowar, and J. Sekelsky. Centromere-proximal meiotic crossovers in Drosophila melanogaster are suppressed by both highly-repetitive heterochromatin and proximity to the centromere. Genetics. September 2019. doi: 10.1534/genetics.119.302509.
• M. Hartmann, K. Kohl, J. Sekelsky, and T. Hatkevich. Genetic analysis reveals novel roles for mei-MCMs during meiotic recombination in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics. June 2019. doi: 10.1534/genetics.119.302221.
• M. Hartmann, and J. Sekelsky. Chromosome 4 in Drosophila melanogaster: Imperfection or interesting exception? Fly. April 2017. doi: 10.1080/19336934.2017.1321181.