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Lauren Giles

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

OFFICE: Zurn 224
PHONE: 814-824-6322

Ms. Giles has been teaching at Mercyhurst since 2017, having instructed at the North East, Booker T. Washington, and Erie campuses. With a focus mainly on the anatomical sciences, she enjoys student mentorship and getting out of the classroom with the ecology-based labs.  She also has an interest in developing a student travel course.

About Lauren Giles
    • Master of Science, Biology: Muscle Physiology, SUNY Fredonia, 2014
    • Bachelor of Science, Biology, SUNY Fredonia, 2012
    • Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2 (Lecture and Lab)
    • Microbiology (Lecture and Lab)
    • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Lecture and Lab)
    • Cell and Molecular Biology (Lecture and Lab)
    • Ms. Giles has an interest in researching the biomechanics of running, as it pertains to the injury avoidance offered by effective form in distance running as compared to sprinting.
    • Larson, L., Lioy, J., Johnson, J., & Medler, S. (2019). Transitional hybrid skeletal muscle fibers in rat soleus development. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry, 67(12), 891-900.