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Elon University |
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Assistant Professor of Biology |
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This is an exciting time to be a biologist. Our knowledge of living things is increasing exponentially, and biologists are piecing this knowledge together to unravel the mysteries of life. I specialize in teaching science to non-scientists and beginning scientists. My scholarly activities include developing and assessing teaching pedagogies, innovative learning tools, and a new introductory biology course called Reinventing Life. In my scientific research, I specialize in piecing together vast amounts of biological data (using bioinformatics) to better understand how plants function. Feel free to contact me if you are interested in a student project. I love what I do. Make your life one that you want to live, and you will rarely have to work! |
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Contact information: |
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Campus Box 2625 Department of Biology Elon University Elon, NC 27244 |
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Office: McMichael 224-C Email: jcoker@elon.edu |
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Hobbies and Interests Can’t find me? I’m probably writing. Other civilizations fascinate me, and have led me to travel and study in many countries. My favorite 20th century artist is Salvador Dali. My family and I enjoy reading, gardening, playing with our cats, watching movies, running, scuba diving, traveling, museums, sports, etc. |
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Sample of recent publications: Coker, J.S. 2009. Reinventing Life: Introductory Biology for a rapidly evolving world. American Biology Teacher. In press. Coker, J.S. and Johnson, A. 2007. Using presidential elections to engage students in science issues. American Biology Teacher 70: 13-14. Coker, J.S. and Davies, E. 2006. Ten time-saving tips for undergraduate research mentors. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 35: 110-112. Coker, J.S. 2006. Citing by example: Responsible science teaching in the information age. Journal of College Science Teaching 35:6. Coker, J.S. 2005. Anatomy of woody stems. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 34: 3. Coker, J.S. and Van Dyke, C.G. 2005. Evaluation of teaching and research experiences undertaken by botany majors at N.C. State University. NACTA Journal 49: 14-19. Coker, J.S., Vian A., and Davies, E. 2005. Identification, accumulation, and functional prediction of novel tomato transcripts systemically up-regulated after fire damage. Physiologia Plantarum 124: 311-322. Coker, J.S. and Davies, E. 2004. Identifying adaptor contamination when mining DNA sequence data. Biotechniques 37: 194-198. Coker, J.S. and Davies, E. 2003. Selection of candidate housekeeping controls in tomato plants using EST data. Biotechniques 35: 740-748. Coker, J.S., Jones, D., and Davies, E. 2003. Identification, conservation, and relative expression of V-ATPase cDNAs in tomato plants. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 21: 145-158.
Links to Supplementary Materials from Publications: ASPB Surveys (Coker and Davies, 2006) NCSU Survey (Coker and Van Dyke, 2005) V-ATPase alignments (Coker, Jones, and Davies, 2003)
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Dr. Jeffrey S. Coker |
