Curriculum Vitae

Professional Activities and Accomplishments • Publication

Service to the College and Community

Contact Information

E-mail:RobertTallitsch@augustana.edu

Office Telephone: 309-764-8507

Education and experience

Education:

  • B.A., Biology, North Central College, Naperville IL. 1971
  • M.S., Physiology (Anatomy minor), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1972
  • Ph.D., Physiology (Anatomy minor), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975

Experience:

  • Professor Emeritus and Writer in Residence, Augustana College Biology Department, 2018–present
  • Editorial Board, Annual Reviews of Anatomy and Physiology, Jayden Publishers, 2017–present

  • Educational Content and Anatomical Subject Matter Consultant, BodyViz Anatomical Software, BodyViz.com 2017-present
  • Professor Emeritus and Writer in Residence, Augustana College Biology Department, 2018 - present
  • Professor, Augustana College Biology Department, 1992–2018
  • Professor, Augustana College Asian Studies Program, 1992–2018
  • Biology Scholars Assessment Residency Fellow, 2014–present
  • Reviewer: PBL Clearinghouse, 2003–present
  • Mentor, American Association of Anatomists, 2011–present
  • Visiting Senior Foreign Expert, College of Biological Science, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, PRC, February, 2003–April, 2003
  • Associate Professor, Augustana College Biology Department, 1983–1992
  • Associate Professor, Augustana College Asian Studies Program, 1989–1992
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins College of Medicine, Baltimore Maryland. May 1982–September, 1982
  • Career Development Fellow, National Institutes of Health, Gerontology Research Center, National Aging Institute, Baltimore Maryland, May 1982–September, 1982
  • Assistant Professor, Augustana College Biology Department, 1975–1983

Courses Taught

During my time at Augustana I taught the following anatomy courses offered by the Biology Department:

  • Human Anatomy (Biology 351)
  • Neuroanatomy (Biology 358)
  • Histology (Biology 354)
  • Cadaver Dissection (Biology 455)

As a member of the Asian Studies program at Augustana I also taught the following course, both on campus and as a member of nine Academic Terms Abroad in East Asia:

  • Traditional Chinese Medicine (Asia 305)

Human Anatomy and Neuroanatomy were taught by the Flipped and modified Problem-Based Learning (PBL) teaching pedagogies, while Histology was taught as a lab-driven course.
If you would like more information regarding any of the courses I taught during my time as a faculty member at Augustana, be it a course taught as a member of the Biology Department or as a member of the Asian Studies Program, please contact me at the following e-mail address:  
RobertTallitsch@Augustana.edu

Textbooks:

  • Martini, R., Tallitsch, R. & Nath, J. Human Anatomy (10th ed.) MS In Preparation. San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings Publishing
  • Martini, R., Tallitsch, R. & Nath, J. Human Anatomy (9th ed.) San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings Publishing, 2018; ISBN 13:978-0-13-4424941
  • Martini, R., Timmons, M. & Tallitsch, R. Human Anatomy (8th ed.) San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings Publishing, 2015, ISBN 13:978-0-321-88332-2
  • Martini, R., Timmons, M. & Tallitsch, R. Human Anatomy (7th ed.) San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings Publishing, 2012, ISBN 978-0-321-68815-6