Jolene Harris Instructor of Anatomy
Education:
M.S., Creighton University
B.S., Creighton University
712-707-7005
jolene.harris@nwciowa.edu
SCI 226 & VPH 218
Before joining Northwestern College's faculty in 2020, Jolene Harris taught clinically relevant gross anatomy for several years at the graduate level, most recently at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria. Harris's area of expertise is teaching aspiring health-professionals the clinical relevance of the human anatomy, both in the classroom and laboratory settings. Her teaching focus includes clinically oriented anatomy, neuroanatomy, embryology, and cadaveric dissection. Harris earned a master's degree in clinical anatomy and a bachelor's degree in biology, both from Creighton University. In 2024, Harris was awarded NWC's Teaching Excellence Award.
Domingueses, D., Pan, S.C., Harris, J., Bramlet, M. (2018). A virtual reality teaching and learning platform for medical school education. In E. Langran & J. Borup (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1057-1060). Washington, D.C., United States: Associatoin for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Clinical Associate of Anatomy, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, Peoria, IL, 2017-20
Adjunct Instructor, School of Physical Therapy, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, 2014-17
Part-Time Instructor, Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2015-16
Anatomy Lab Demonstrator, Ross University School of Medicine, Picard, Dominica, 2012-13
American Association of Clinical Anatomists
