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Overview

Dr. Sabir is the education coordinator at the Center for Integrated BioSystems. She is also a lecturer in the Department of Agriculture Systems Technology and Education.  She received her bachelor degree from the University of Baghdad and her Masters and Ph.D degrees in curriculum and Instruction from The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Sabir has over the years developed and taught several undergraduate courses in social sciences. She has also been responsible for overseeing the pre-service training programs for several years. Dr. Sabir has many years of experience in teaching and training program development for high school teachers and students. At Penn State she developed several training programs for high school teachers about the NASA Space Programs as part of the NASA Space Consortium. At Utah State University she pioneered the development of the biotechnology summer academy for high school students in 2001. This is a five-day internship for motivated and bright high school students to attend USU in the summer time and participate in life science activities and research at the Center for Integrated BioSystems. Students will get a chance to participate in faculty research during the week and receive hands-on experience in biotechnology related topics. This program has just completed its sixth highly successful offering last July. She has also developed and directs  biotechnology symposium for science, agriculture and health science teachers in the State of Utah. The aim of this program is to introduce high school teachers to biotechnology curriculum materials and hands-on exercises that could be incorporated into their classes.  Dr. Sabir is also involved with the USU Multicultural Scholars Program and coordinates the  undergraduate internship program at the Center.

2000-Present
Education Coordinator- Biotechnology Programs, Center for Integrated BioSystems
Lecturer- Department of Agricultural System Technology Education.
Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322

1997-2000
Special Education Instructor- State College Area School District
Pennsylvania, 16801

1992-1996 Laboratory Coordinator
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802

1989-1991 Education Resource Director
NASA Space College & Fellowship Program
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802

1987-1988 Instructor
Department of Comparative Literature
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802

1978-1982 Instructor- Social Studies
College of Education
University of Sulaimania

1968-1975 Social Studies Teacher
Sulaimania High School
Sulaimania, Iraq

Administrative_experience

Direct Biotechnology Summer Academy 2001-Present

• Lead program development, production and delivery
• Coordinate with USU faculty for placement
• Contact Utah State Office of Education for collaboration and support
• Perform feed-back evaluations annually
• Track students to show if they attend USU- Recruitment
• Advertise the program
• Contact the public relation office for press releases- Annually

Direct Biotechnology Teacher Symposium 2001-Present

• Lead development, production and delivery
• Coordinate with CIB staff for production/ laboratory exercises
• Coordinate schedule with invited speakers
• Contact the public relation office for press releases
• Develop assessment plan and final report annually
• Contact Utah State Office of Education for collaboration and support
• Coordinate Undergraduate Recruiting Efforts:
• _Undergraduate Internship Program
• _Undergraduate Research Experience Program
• _Tours
• Coordinate Undergraduate Internship Program.
• Coordinate the undergraduate research experience program.
• Develop brochures and posters for both programs and improve continuously .
• Coordinate student lists; share lists between CIB, College of Agriculture and College of Science
• Participation in Ag Week
• Local High school contacts for both summer academy and teacher symposium
• Tours for high school students,undergraduate students and parents
• Contact Admissions for recruitment efforts coordination

Coordinate Multicultural Recruiting

• Coordinate with Multicultural Student Services- on an on-going basis
• Meet with students frequently and provide mentoring as needed
• Select students for the fellowship during regular meetings with multicultural group
• Participate in hosting high school seniors for Diversity Day ( Done).
• Participate in the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native American in Science ( SACNAS ) local university meeting

Education:

Ph.D. 1986 Social Sciences
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802

M.Ed. 1977 Social Sciences
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802

BA 1967 Social Welfare,
University of Baghdad, Iraq

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