Georgette Briggs
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Phone: 480-727-1749
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Rm 107 Lantana Hall MESA, AZ 85212
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Mail code: 1980Campus: Poly
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Georgette Briggs is an Associate Teaching Professor and Honors Faculty Fellow at Barrett, The Honors College. She is a Biologist, specializing in the developmental biology of plant systems, with a focus on hormonal and environmental influences on the form, structure and overall architecture of plant root systems. Her previous teaching included introductory courses in Plant Diversity and advanced courses in Cell and Developmental Biology, Plant Anatomy and Plant Development.
Georgette Briggs’ interdisciplinary background in Biology and Education, has allowed her to also lead research in science education and policy, and curriculum development. She is currently extending her focus on undergraduate research experiences in the classroom, to include the examination of these experiences in Honors education.
At Barrett, she teaches the Human Event seminar series (HON171, HON272), and leads the HON394 Poly Writing Colloquium - a student-centered workshop, that trains tutors to support student essay writing for the Human Event. She is also a GlobalResolve mentor and currently leads the HON494 GlobalResolve Lab.
Post-Graduate Certificate in University Teaching and Learning, The UWI, 2019
MEd - Curriculum The UWI, 2013
PhD. Developmental Plant Biology McGill University, 2007
MSc. Microbiology The University of Toronto, 2002
BSc. Botany The University of the West Indies (The UWI), 1999
BIOLOGY
Monograph Preparation [with Duncan, EJ, Miller, JR (UWISTA)]: Aspects of the Botany of Warszewiczia coccinea 'David Auyong', the Mutant Chaconier, National Flower of Trinidad and Tobago.
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| HON 493 | Honors Thesis |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 171 | The Human Event |
| HON 171 | The Human Event |
| HON 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 494 | Special Topics |
| HON 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 494 | Special Topics |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 171 | The Human Event |
| HON 171 | The Human Event |
| HON 494 | Special Topics |
| HON 171 | The Human Event |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 494 | Special Topics |
| HON 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| HON 171 | The Human Event |
| HON 171 | The Human Event |
| HON 494 | Special Topics |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 494 | Special Topics |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 498 | Pro-Seminar |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 171 | The Human Event |
| HON 171 | The Human Event |
| HON 494 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 498 | Pro-Seminar |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 171 | The Human Event |
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 171 | The Human Event |
| HON 171 | The Human Event |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
AAAS - American Association for the Advancement of Science
ABLE - Advances in Biology Laboratory Education
ASPB – American Society for Plant Biologist
CSPB - Canadian Society for Plant Biologist
Conveyor (Biology) The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) 2015- 2019
Director, The University School Council. (Private K-7 school in Trinidad & Tobago) 2018 – 2021