Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Room 1121, UNMC College of Dentistry
4000 East Campus Loop South
Lincoln, NE 68583-0740
402-472-3802
shayla.yoachim@unmc.edu
Education
- BS, Education & Human Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- PhD, Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Teaching Responsibilities
- Course Director, Osteology of the Skull (ORBI 315)
- Course Director, Head and Neck Anatomy (ORBI 316)
- Course Instructor, Special Topics in Oral Biology (ORBI 317)
- Course Instructor, A Review of Biomedical/Dental Sciences (ORBI 471)
- Course Director, Human Anatomy (ORBI 505)
- Course Director, Head & Neck Anatomy (ORBI 506)
- Course Instructor, A Review of Biomedical Sciences (ORBI 571)
- Course Director, Advanced Anatomy (OBIO 860)
Research Interests
- Clinical anatomy education
- Curriculum development and clinical education research, including course development, implementation of active learning and student-centered pedagogical approaches, and evaluation of the efficacy of these methods
- Genetics, immunology and hormone signaling
Selected Publications
- Yoachim, S.D., Nuxoll, J.S., Bynote, K.K., and Gould, K.A. (2015). Estrogen receptor alpha promotes Sle1-induced loss of tolerance and immune cell activation and is responsible for sex bias in B6.Sle1 congenic mice. Clinical Immunology, 158, 153-166.