42692-Eckel, Christine

Christine M. Eckel, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology

Phone
(219) 980-6814
Address
Dunes Medical Professional Building, 3032
3400 Broadway
Gary, IN 46408
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Bio


Dr. Eckel's academic focus is excellence in medical education. She has taught human gross anatomy and histology for the last 25 years and neuroscience for the last three. Her early training was in locomotion biomechanics. She later transitioned to a more teaching-centered focus because of her passion for teaching. Her current academic focus is on teaching innovation (including integration of the medical curriculum) and educational outcomes research.

Dr. Eckel is the published author of four undergraduate anatomy and physiology laboeratory manuals that are published by McGraw-Hill Education. She not only authored the books, but did all of the anatomic dissections and photography for those books. These textbooks are used at schools both nationally and internationally.

Her most recent interest is in developing innovative teaching materials for the Neuroscience & Behavior Course at IUSM.

Dr. Eckel's other passions include wildlife and landscape photography, biking, and kayaking. Her landscape photography can be found at:
www.christineeckelphotography.com

Key Publications

Larrilyn L. Grant, Michael J. Opperman, Brennan Schiller, Jonathan Chastain, Jennelle Durnett Richardson, Christine Eckel, and Martin H. Plawecki
Medical Science Educator (2021) 31:1133–1140

DeFriez CB, Morton DA, Horwitz DS, Eckel CM, Foreman KB, Albertine KH. Orthopedic resident anatomy review course: a collaboration between anatomists and orthopedic surgeons. Anat Sci Educ. 2011 Sep-Oct;4(5):285-93.


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