| Position |
Professor - Anatomy Professor - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Phone | 515-271-1404 |
| maria.patestas@dmu.edu | |
| Education | Ph.D., anatomy, University of Maryland at Baltimore M.S., anatomy, University of Maryland at Baltimore B.A., psychology, C.W. Post College of Long Island University |
2010 research
My interests concern the research and synthesis of experimental neuroanatomy lectures designed to optimize student understanding and allow more rigorous evaluation. In collaboration with technologists, I merge new ideas in didactic presentation with multimedia design and visualization techniques to achieve new and improved lecture prototypes.
Publications
NeuroanatomÃa Clinica by Maria A. Patestas and Leslie P. Gartner, Manual Moderno (Mexico, Columbia), 2008
A Textbook of Neuroanatomy by Maria A. Patestas and Leslie P. Gartner, Blackwell Publishing Company, Malden Massachusetts, 2006
Embryology Question Bank by Maria A. Patestas and Craig A. Canby, W.B. Saunders, Elsevier, Inc., 2004
Essentials of Neuroanatomy by Leslie P. Gartner and Maria A. Patestas, 2nd edition, Jen House Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 2003
Essentials of Neuroanatomy by Leslie P. Gartner and Maria A. Patestas, Jen House Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 2001
Awards and honors
Outstanding Teacher Award from the Physical Therapy Program
Distinguished Scholar Award from the University Faculty