April Harkins, Ph.D., MT(ASCP) Assistant Professor   Schroeder Complex 265 (414) 288-3402 Contact via e-mail   Education B.S. Marquette University Ph.D. Medical University of South Carolina   Specialty/Board Certified: American Society of Clinical Pathologists Professional Experience 05/2005 - Present Assistant Professor, College of Health Sciences Department of Clinical Lab Science Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 02/1999-07/2000 MT, ASCP - Lab Corp., Englewood, CO 07/1998-01/1999 MT, ASCP - St. Joseph Medical Center, Ft. Wayne, IN 06/1996-08/1996 Lab Asst. - University of Chicago - Endocrinology Lab, Chicago, IL Teaching Experience Course Director CLLS 160 Molecular Diagnostics:  Laboratory Techniques 3 credit hours CLLS 187 Clinical Immunology and Serology 2 credit hours CLLS 195 Microbiology Research 1-3 credit hours CLLS 124 (Fall Term 2008 Only) 4 credit hours Lectures and laboratories in Medical Microbiology and Senior Seminar Series Awards and Honors          American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science 2008 ASCLS Annual Meeting 1st Place Poster Competition Award American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Key to the Future Nominee - 2006 American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science – Wisconsin Board Service Award – 2006, 2008 Key to the Future Award – 2006 Omicron Sigma Award – 2007, 2008 Membership in Professional Societies American Society for Microbiology, 2004 - Present American Society for Clinical Laboratory Scientists, 2005 - Present Service 2008 – Present Board of Directors – Member at Large, American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science–WI 2007 – 2008 Co-Chair – Convention Committee, American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science - WI Annual State Convention, April 2008 2006 – 2007 Member – Dean Search Committee, College of Health Sciences   2006- Present Chair - National Laboratory Professionals Week and Public Relations, American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science–WI 2005- Present Member - Marquette University Institutional Biosafety Committee 2005-Present Board Member, Milwaukee Society for Clinical Laboratory Scien Click here for Dr. Harkins complete CV