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Bruce Grayson
Senior Lecturer
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161A Cox Science Center, Dept. of Biology
1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33124 |
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| Education and Professional Experience |
| I have been on the faculty at the University of Miami since 1974. Over the years I have witnessed many changes. During my time here I have worked under three presidents, ten deans, and ten department chairs. I have served as the director of the health science program for 16 years and the undergraduate director of the biology department for eight years. Currently I am happy teaching my classes and interacting with the students in them. I met my wife when we were undergraduates at UM. She was a nursing major and currently teaches nursing for Miami-Dade schools. We have been married since 1968. Fortunately, she enjoys many of the same outside activities I do. We have one grown son, Dan. So far, sadly, no grandchildren.In addition to my University activities, I enjoy playing the guitar, cowboy action shooting, buckskinning, riding motorcycles, and playing golf. I am on the executive committee of the Savage Invitational annual golf tournament. This is a group of biologists who meet annually somewhere in the U.S. for some partying, a little science, and camaraderie. The golf is only secondary. I also enjoy travelling, especially throughout the United States. I am especially fond of the American southwest and look forward to retiring there in the future. |
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| Teaching Interests |
My teaching interests focus on human anatomy and physiology. I love to demonstrate to students how structure relates to function in the human body. They "live" in the textbook everyday and I can relate many everyday experiences to the parts of the body. This usually makes the course material relevant to their personal lives which, in turn, makes the learning interesting and fun to them.
I teach both major courses and non-major courses with this emphasis. I enjoy the major courses because I can go into detail about the body in order to prepare the students for their future careers in medically related fields. These students usually want to learn everything they can to get a "head start' on future coursework. I enjoy the non-major courses because, although the students have no desire to enter the medical profession, everyone in their life has wondered why certain things happen in their bodies. This begins at the earliest stages of life when a child first becomes aware of their own body and their sensory systems are bombarded with stimuli. One of the most rewarding things to me is the pleasure I get when a student exclaims, "I never knew why that happened to me". |
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