Dr Andrew Doherty

Research summary

I am currently a Senior Lecturer with the School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, teaching on the Neuroscience and Pharmacology programmes. I also act as a facilitator in Case-Based Learning on the MB21 Medical programme and teach neuropharmacology on the dental programme.

I am interested in the role of active learning methods in the developement of students' understanding of complex structures and concepts. I use a mixture of interactive physical and 3D digital models to instruct students about neuroanatomy so that they understand the relationships between anatomical structures and how they function together. Using simple stop-motion animation techniques also allows ...

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Biography

I am currently a senior lecturer in neuroscience. I am Unit Organiser for both Functional Neuroanatomy, a Level 1 unit on the Neuroscience B.Sc. programme, and Pharmacology of the Nervous System, a level 2 unit on the Pharmacology programme. I am final year lead for neuroscience and also teach on the medical and dental programmes. I have a particular interest in the application active learning in e teaching and am responsible for the production of eLearning materials to support students in independent study. I perform the full range of teaching within the University, on topics including molecular neuroscience, neuroanatomy ...

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Selected publications

• Doherty, A, 2018, ‘Pipecleaners and brain towers: models building as a tool in neuroscience education’.
• Howarth, J & Doherty, A, 2017, ‘Utilising final year undergraduate projects to enhance the first-year curriculum’.

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Recent publications

• Doherty, A & Howarth, J, 2017, ‘Google is our Friend: In-class data sharing in large cohort practicals’.
• Howarth, J, Doherty, A & Fitzjohn, S, 2016, ‘Utilising diverse teaching activities to support first year students’.

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