{"id":4672,"date":"2016-09-21T18:24:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T22:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/emily-moorefiled-phd\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T14:04:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T18:04:24","slug":"emily-moorefiled-phd","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/emily-moorefiled-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily Moorefield, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- title_affiliation --><\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor &amp; MS Program Director<br \/>\nUNC-Chapel Hill<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4><strong>Education and Training<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div>BS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2002<\/div>\n<div>MS, Johns Hopkins University, 2005<\/div>\n<div>PhD, Wake Forest University, 2012<\/div>\n<div>Postdoctoral Fellowship, Seeding Postdoctoral Innovators in Research and Education (SPIRE), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2012-2015<\/div>\n<h4><strong>Teaching and Research<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div>Dr. Moorefield co-directs the Medical Science courses, overseeing the 9 courses for 1st-year and 2nd-year medical students listed below. She also directs the Molecules to Cells course and directs physiology in each course.<\/div>\n<h4><strong>Medical Science Courses<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div>The Patient (MTEC 131): the patient as person, body, family member, and community member<\/div>\n<div>Molecules to Cells (MTEC 132): introduction to biomedical sciences<\/div>\n<div>Circulation (MTEC 133): blood and cardiovascular system<\/div>\n<div>Homeostasis (MTEC 134): respiratory and renal systems<\/div>\n<div>Body Regulation (MTEC 135): endocrine and gastrointestinal systems<\/div>\n<div>Reproductive and Genitourinary Health (MTEC 136): reproductive and urinary systems<\/div>\n<div>Neurons to Networks (MTEC 137): nervous system and special senses<\/div>\n<div>Life Stages (MTEC 138): life cycle and behavioral health<\/div>\n<div>Integrated Systems (MTEC 139): autoimmunity and cancer<\/div>\n<div>Her educational scholarship evaluates the effects of different pedagogical approaches on student learning outcomes.<\/div>\n<h4><strong>Awards and Honors<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div>Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Excellence in Teaching Award (2023)<\/div>\n<div>Department of Cell Biology and Physiology Innovation in Teaching Award (2023)<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Foundation Phase Block Award (co-director) (2021, 22)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Moorefield+EC%5BAuthor%5D+OR+Moorefield+E+%5BAuthor%5D+OR+Crafton+E+%5BAuthor%5D+OR+Crafton+EB+%5Bauthor%5D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-inline alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2018\/07\/ncbi.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"82\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Associate Professor &amp; MS Program Director UNC-Chapel Hill Education and Training BS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2002 MS, Johns Hopkins University, 2005 PhD, Wake Forest University, 2012 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Seeding Postdoctoral Innovators in Research and Education (SPIRE), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2012-2015 Teaching and Research Dr. Moorefield co-directs the &hellip; 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