Diane E. Chico, PhD

Education and Training

• University of Texas Medical Branch, PhD
• Albert Einstein School of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Postdoctoral

Research Interests

• Her primary interests are in medical education. She serves as teaching faculty in gross anatomy, histology, and neuroscience in the first-year curriculum of Texas A&M University Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine. Her current scholarly pursuits explore the design, implementation, and evaluation of instructional models that emphasize knowledge application/synthesis and self-directed student learning. Her research focuses on measuring whether student learning and knowledge retention of basic sciences improve with the use of these instructional modalities. Her past research included structure-function studies of peptide-delivery vehicles and the mechanisms of posttranslational modifications on protein function.

Awards, Recognition and Service

• Provost Academic Professional Track Faculty Teaching Excellence Award conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)
• Association of Former Students University-Level Distinguished Achievement Award, The conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) - for Teaching
• R. Kelly Hester Outstanding Teaching Award for Basic Science Education conferred by Texas A&M Health Science Center - (College Station, Texas, United States)