Sarah W. Cooper
Sarah Cooper earned a B.S. in Biology from Allegheny and an M.A. in Education with a concentration in Health Education from Arcadia University.
Cooper teaches in the General Biology (BI 101/102) course sequence, which is required of all majors and is an important foundation for upper-level courses. The first semester (BI 101) focuses on the molecular and cellular aspects of energy processing, cell reproduction, and genetics; BI 102 begins with an overview of the kingdoms and focuses on the structure and function of plants and animals, ecology, population biology, and evolution. In addition to these courses, Cooper also teaches Zoology I (BI 202), which is the comparative study of the structure of animals, surveying the animal phyla, both invertebrates and vertebrates, and Human Anatomy (BI 205), which is the study of the structure of the human body at cellular, tissue, organ, and system levels. Each fall semester, she leads a Freshman Seminar (ID 103).
Cooper’s professional activities include successful grant proposals involving the integration and teaching of molecular biology and biotechnology into the undergraduate biology classroom; numerous reviews of texts and lab manuals; and several publications including a Cat Dissection Guide, papers on latex allergies, retin-A and skin damage, and current concepts in renal transplantation.
Recent Publications
Cooper, Sarah. “Biosurgery,” published in the summer 2006 volume of the Journal of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society.
Cooper, Sarah. “Cosmeceutical Peptides” was published in the summer 2007 volume of the Journal of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society. (2007)
"Anthrax Endospores Interact with Host Macrophages to Escape Body’s Defense System." Journal of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (The HAPS-Educator), Summer 2002. With Shane Killian, Arcadia University Class of 2002.
