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Gardening, farming, health information.
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Gordon Betts

Gordon Betts

Copywriter
Flint,Tx

Summary

After spending most of my career in education, I am now leveraging my past experiences to write professionally in both the science and business spheres. This includes extensive lesson plan design and writing grant writing and internet research.

Also, providing editorial feedback for college textbooks and co-authoring a textbook.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Professor

Tyler Junior College
Tyler, TX
08.2001 - Current
  • Instructed an average of 175 students per semester since 1991
  • Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
  • Encouraged class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions and using techniques to track student participation.
  • Provided students with constructive, encouraging and corrective feedback.
  • Researched and selected course texts and supplemental learning materials.
  • Collaborated with faculty and community stakeholders for program improvement.

Business Owner

Molly Maid
Tyler, TX
01.2000 - 12.2001

Assistant Professor

Texas A&M University-Commerce
Commerce, TX
08.1991 - 08.1997
  • Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
  • Took attendance, graded assignments and maintained student records to assist teachers with administrative tasks and maintain smooth daily operations.

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

University Of Florida, Gainesville
Gainesville, FL
09.1989 - 07.1991
  • Maintained accurate records of research findings and provided statistical analysis of data results.
  • Contributed to and actively participated in research conception, design and execution to address defined problems.
  • Published research results in peer-reviewed [Type] journals and presented at seminars and [Type] meetings.
  • Designed research projects and alternative approaches and discussed results with professor.
  • Gathered, documented, analyzed and presented findings.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Medical University Of South Carolina
Charleston, SC`
09.1987 - 08.1989
  • Contributed to and actively participated in research conception, design and execution to address defined problems.
  • Maintained accurate records of research findings and provided statistical analysis of data results.
  • Gathered, documented, analyzed and presented findings.
  • Designed research projects and alternative approaches and discussed results with professor.

Education

Ph.D. - Physiology of Reproduction

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
01.1984 - 05.1987

Master of Science - Physiology of Reproduction

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
08.1981 - 12.1983

Bachelor of Science - Agriculture

Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX
01.1974 - 05.1981

Skills

[Type] Education

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Accomplishments

  • Reviewed and edited 12 textbook chapters for Pearson and McGraw/Hill
  • Chapter author for the textbook Anatomy and Physiology published by OpenStax
  • Professional research publications
  • Copywriting skills include:
  • Blogs
  • Long form advertising
  • Short form advertising
  • Email campaigns
  • Social media campaigns
  • Case studies
  • Presently a professor at Tyler Junior College
  • Taught four different life science courses to more than 5000 students
  • Developed course notes, exams, and written materials
  • Received $200,000 grant to develop a course: Introduction to Biotechnology
  • Past experience included owner and operator of a private business in Tyler, TX, safety coordinator at a manufacturer, business sales, and life science research
  • Tyler Junior College
  • Petrofac, Inc
  • Molly Maid of Smith County
  • Texas A&M University – Commerce
  • University of Florida
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • Texas A&M University
  • Examples of current writing can be found at Gordonbetts.com

Gardening, farming, health information.

Areas of special interests include gardening, farming and health information.

I've kept a garden most of my life. This positions me to write blogs or advise on creating, planting, maintaining, harvesting and preserving a garden and its produce. Several spec blogs are to be found on my website gordonbetts.com.

I have a strong agricultural background having grown up on a ranch, studied agriculture in college and maintaining a small ranch to the present time.

After more than 25 years in teaching and education in human anatomy and physiology, I am well versed in the health information sphere. I can perform information research and writing on a wide variety of health topics. My teaching at the undergraduate level uniquely positions me to take complex medical and scientific information and write in a way the average person can easily understand.

Timeline

Professor

Tyler Junior College
08.2001 - Current

Business Owner

Molly Maid
01.2000 - 12.2001

Assistant Professor

Texas A&M University-Commerce
08.1991 - 08.1997

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

University Of Florida, Gainesville
09.1989 - 07.1991

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Medical University Of South Carolina
09.1987 - 08.1989

Ph.D. - Physiology of Reproduction

Texas A&M University
01.1984 - 05.1987

Master of Science - Physiology of Reproduction

Texas A&M University
08.1981 - 12.1983

Bachelor of Science - Agriculture

Stephen F. Austin State University
01.1974 - 05.1981
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