Faculty Profile
Richard Knapp
Instructional Professor
Department of Biology and Biochemistry
Office: Science Teaching Laboratory Building, 222
Contact: rdknapp@uh.edu - 713-743-9019
Education: Ph.D., Biology, Specialization in Microbiology, University of Houston
Organizations, Outreach, Boards, Memberships:
Member, American Society for Microbiology
Member, ICS Video Project: The grant-funded project is to support research for development of a software program that automatically indexes streaming video lectures.
Comprehensive Student Success Program: Serve with fellow instructors that teach introductory biology courses in the Comprehensive Student Success Program. That program is the core of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant previously awarded to the University. The aim is to provide active learning strategies and other mechanisms to enhance student performance and retention of information.
Lecture Courses:
BIOL 2321 Microbiology for Science Majors (lecture) (formerly BIOL 3332 Elementary Microbiology)
BIOL 2320 Microbiology for Non-Science Majors (lecture) (formerly BIOL 1353 Pre-nursing Microbiology)
BIOL 1306 Biology for Science Majors I (lecture) (formerly BIOL 1361 Introduction to Biological Sciences)
BIOL 1307 Biology for Science Majors II (lecture) (formerly BIOL 1362 Introduction to Biological Sciences)
Laboratory Coordinator for:
BIOL 2120 Microbiology for Non-Science Majors (lab) (formerly BIOL 1153 Pre-nursing Microbiology Laboratory)
BIOL 2121 Microbiology for Science Majors (lab) (formerly BIOL 3132 Elementary Microbiology Laboratory)