Faculty
Dr. Timothy Rohrbach
Associate Professor of Biology / Faculty Assembly Chair
Contact Information:
McNeer 133804-862-6100, ext. 6202
trohrbach@rbc.edu
Education & Publications:
Undergraduate:
Pennsylvania State University, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (minor in Microbiology), 2010Doctorate:
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Microbiology, 2015Publications:
Duke University Continuing Studies - Certificate in Online Learning National Institute on Scientific TeachingAmerican Society for Microbiology (ASM) Science Teaching Fellows Program Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL)
Associate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate - Univ. of South Florida
Navitas "Internationalize your Teaching" - Workshop
Building Inclusive Communities - Workshop
2020 Recipient of Richard Bland College's Faculty Excellence Award
List of Peer Reviewed Publications: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=timothy+rohrbach
Bio:
Dr. Timothy Rohrbach graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology along with a minor in Microbiology. While an undergraduate, he participated in biomedical research that investigated the ability of the trans-translational pathway to be a target of therapeutic intervention in bacteria. In graduate school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, I investigated the role the MARCKS protein plays in radiation sensitivity for lung and brain cancer. He earned my PhD in Microbiology (Immunology Theme) in 2015. Afterwards, he completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University, where I investigated the role sphingolipids play in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).
Over the last decade, Dr. Rohrbach has had the opportunity to teach first-year to advanced level undergraduate biology courses at multiple institutions. At Richard Bland College, he has taught General Biology, Microbiology, and Cell Biology. His teaching goals are to implement evidence-based teaching practices and provide students with student-centered learning experience.
