Dr. Newman is a biochemistry educator who covers several core biochemistry topics throughout the foundational course, including the topic of acid-base disorders. Additionally, Dr. Newman is responsible for teaching the biochemistry present in respiratory, renal, and endocrine organ systems courses. She is a course director for Male and Female Reproductive Organ System course. She has also previously chaired a basic science department at a small, primarily undergraduate institution where there was a constant need for integration of courses and content with limited resources. Dr. Newman’s research interests include curriculum development with a focus on developing engaging ways to deepen biochemical understanding in students. Dr. Newman received her Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry from Indiana University studying biochemical mechanisms of transcription factors in quorum sensing systems within disease-causing Vibrio bacteria.