Michele Moore
3410 W Fort George Wright Dr.
Spokane, WA 99224
509-999-4187
michele.moore@spokanefalls.edu
Education
PhD – Materials Science and Engineering Program, 2014
Thesis topic: Manipulating neuronal activity with low frequency transcranial ultrasound
Washington State University (WSU), Pullman, WA 99164
MS – Physics, 2013
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Washington State University (WSU), Pullman, WA 99164
BS – Physics, 2010
Eastern Washington University (EWU), Cheney, WA, 99004
Teaching Experience
Astronomy Instructor – SFCC, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Winter 2014
ASTR 100 – Introduction to Astronomy
Physics Instructor – SFCC, Fall 2013
PHYS 100 – Introduction to Physics (lab class)
Planetarium Instructor/Presenter K-12, Public Shows – SFCC, Spring 2011 - present
Teaching Assistant , GAANN Project – WSU, Spring 2011, Fall 2010
ASTR 135 Lab
PHYS 202 Lab
Teaching Assistant – PHYS 390 – Physics Teaching Methods, EWU, Spring 2010
Planetarium Presenter – EWU 2008 – 2010
Research
Co-PI - National Science Foundation Grant Proposal for SFCC, 2013-14
Physical Science Demonstrations for K-12 and college students – EWU, 2008 – 2010
Research Assistant – Dr. Jonathan Wisor, WSU, 2010 - current
Senior Research Project – EWU, Winter 2010, Spring 2010
Honors/Activities
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Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholar (2011-2013)
GAANN Fellow, WSU (2010-2011)
Vice President WSU Student Chapter of the Optical Society of America (2011)
Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Scholar (2007-2010)
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, EWU (2008-2010)
Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society, SFCC (2005-2007)
Community
Service
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Regional Director - Eastern Washington Science Olympiad, SFCC (2014)
- Organized regional tournament
- Coordinated with Event Supervisors
- Collaborated with State tournament directors
- Acted as arbitrator for State tournament
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Regional Director – Destination Imagination; Odyssey of the Mind (1995 -2008)
- Coordinated all aspects of regional tournament
- Approximately 800 student participants each year
- Organized team registrations
- Identified and Trained judges
- Identified and Trained coaches
- Organized site locations, sales, volunteer lunches, training materials
- Collected tournament supplies
- Acted as arbitrator for State tournaments
Publications
Wisor JP, Rempe MJ, Schmidt MA, Moore ME, Clegern WC. Basic Sleep Science XII.
Instrumentation and Methodology. Abstract submitted to Sleep Meeting 2013, Baltimore,
MD. (2012)
Clegern, W.C., Moore, M.E., Schmidt, M.A., Wisor, J. Simultaneous
electroencephalography, real-time measurement of lactate concentration and optogenetic
manipulation of neuronal activity in the rodent cerebral cortex. J. Vis. Exp, e4328
10.3791/4328, DOI :10.3791/4328 (2012).
Wisor JP, Rempe MJ, Schmidt MA, Moore ME, Clegern WC. Sleep Slow-Wave Activity
Regulates Cerebral Glycolytic Metabolism. Cereb. Cortex
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhs189(2012)
Wisor JP, Clegern WC, Schmidt MS, Moore ME. Local manipulations of sleep in the
cerebral cortex: A tool for sustained operations. In: Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency Young Faculty Award Arlington, VA, 2010.
Moore ME. “Firing Up Students!” Presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate
Research, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, March 2010.
michele.moore@spokanefalls.edu