• 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

Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Information:

• WKU Graduate Assistant Info
• Biology Department GTA Guide
• Recommended Order for Conducting Class
• 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 Syllabus/Schedule/Virtual Lab Manual
• 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 - Required once for ALL Teaching Assistants (complete and turn in certificate received at the end to the Biology Dept. Office at the beginning of your teaching assignment)

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.