• Secondary Biology Certification - Tennessee State University (2000)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Vanderbilt University Medical Center (1998) 
• Ph.D., Biological Sciences - University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (1997) 
• M.S., Biological Sciences - University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (1994) 
• B.S., Microbiology - University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (1992)

CV and Teaching Philosophy:

• CV
• Teaching Philosophy

Other Information:

Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Information:

• WKU Graduate Assistant Info
• Biology Department GTA Guide
• Civility in the Classroom - Faculty Guide from Texas Tech. University
• Classroom Management Tips 1
• Classroom Management Tips 2
• Test Design Info.
• SITE Evaluation Reminder Questions
• Bio 114 GTA Info.
• Plagiarism Abatement
• Plagiarism FAQs
• Study Strategies for Students
• Tutoring Resources for Students
• Bio 114 Lab Materials Schedule Spring 2005
• Answer Keys to Labs
• Environmental Health & Safety Office Presentation and Quiz
• Online Sexual Harassment Training

Select Publications and Presentations:

• Johnson, Heather; McDaniel, Kerrie.  2008.  Bringing STEM Professionals to Every
  Classroom in Kentucky, National Science Teachers Association 55th Annual Meeting.
• McDaniel, K., Weidemann, W., Pankratz, R., Johnson, H.  2008. Using Content Area Assessment Data in Math and Science to Impact Course Development and Program
  Changes for the Preparation of Elementary Teachers, National Science Teachers
  Association 55th Annual Meeting.
• Johnson, Heather; McDaniel, Kerrie.  2007.  Standards-Based Assessment Aligned Microtube Experiments, National Science Teachers Association 54th Annual Meeting.
• McDaniel, Kerrie; Johnson, Heather.  2007.  A Formula for Incorporating Inquiry into
  Any Standards-Based Lesson.  National Science Teachers Association 54th Annual
  Meeting.
• Heath, Lucie; Shaw, Gargis; Smithberg, Rochelle; Johnson, Heather; Heath, Harry; LeBlanc, Paul; Sloan, Gary. Plasmid-specified FemABX-like immunity factor in Staphylococcus sciuri DD4747. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 249 (2005) 227-231.
• DeHart, H.P. 2004. Submitted to The American Biology Teacher. Authentic DNA Models Give Students Ownership and Utilize Internet Resources Used by Scientists. 
• Aldous, W.K., G.L. Sloan, L.S. Heath, H.P. DeHart, H.E. Heath. In preparation. Cloning and Sequencing of a Bifunctional Peptidoglycan Hydrolase Gene of Staphylococcus simulans. 
• Kloos, W.E., D.N. Ballard, J.A. Webster, R.J. Hubner, A. Tomasz, H. De Lencaster, I. Couto, I.S. Sanchez, G.L. Sloan, H.P. DeHart, H.E. Heath, P.A. LeBlanc, A. Ljungh. 1997. Ribotype Delineation and Description of Staphylococcus sciuri Subspecies and Their Potential as Reservoirs for Methicillin Resistance and Staphylolytic Enzyme Genes. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 47:313-323. 
• DeHart, H.P., H.E. Heath, L.S. Heath, P.A. LeBlanc, G.L. Sloan. 1995. Lysostaphin Endopeptidase Gene (epr) Specifies Modification of Peptidoglycan Cross Bridges in Staphylococcus simulans and Staphylococcus aureus. Applied and
• Environmental Microbiology 61:1475-1479.  DeHart, H.P., H.E. Heath, L.S. Heath, P.A. LeBlanc, G.L. Sloan. 1995. The Lysostaphin Endopeptidase Gene (epr) Specifies Modification of Peptidoglycan Cross Bridges in Staphylococcus simulans and Staphylococcus aureus. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. 

Dissertation title: epr-Specified Lysostaphin Endopeptidase Resistance. Included study of mechanisms of bacterial enzyme production and resistance, particularly lysostaphin endopeptidase produced by Staphylococcus aureus biovar
staphylolyticus.