Aaron Fried
- Professor of Anatomy and Physiology
- Coordinator of Academic Program Development
Currently a professor of Anatomy and Physiology. Twenty-one years of experience teaching science at the college level. Experienced at teaching Anatomy and Physiology, Gross Anatomical Dissection, Neuroanatomy, General Biology, Instructional Design, and Methods of Teaching in Science Instruction. Dedicated to the use of human donor dissection and human and animal tissues for learning and instruction. Well practiced in the use of technology as an adjunct to teaching. Committed to collegial service and active on the College-Wide Curriculum Committee and MVCC Professional Association. Active member of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) and nationally recognized guest lecturer on the history of body donation specializing in the history of body use in NAZI Germany.
Courses Taught: Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II, Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology, Pathophysiology
2021 Recipient of The AFL-CIO Samuel Gompers Distinguished Service Medal
2021 Winner of the MVCC Eye of the Hawk Award for Group Assessment – Recognizes outstanding achievement in the area of outcomes assessment on the part of an individual faculty or staff member or group of faculty or staff members
2020 Winner of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service Award
2020 Winner of the MVCC Altitude Award – This award is an annual recognition for outstanding innovation and/or entrepreneurial achievement within the scope of college operations.
2019 Winner of the MVCC Excellence in Faculty Service Award
2019 Fall Winner of the Heart of the Hawk Award – The MVCC Heart of the Hawk is awarded to a member of the full time teaching faculty who has recently shown excellence through specific achievement in one or more of the following areas: learning, accessibility, collaboration, excellence, operational efficiency, or integrity.
2014 Winner of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Sam Drogo Technology in the Classroom Award
Other duties:
- Currently serving as co-facilitator for Guided Pathways at MVCC, serving as Curriculum Liaison to the Guided Pathways Steering Council. Served on General Studies Workgroup, Chairing the Design, Analysis, and Assessment of Learning Workgroup, and working as Implementation Facilitator for an Intake and On-Boarding Implementation Team.
- Developed and implemented College-Wide Program Mapping, January 2019.
- Developed and implemented College-Wide Equity Data Summit including a Steps to Enroll Simulation, Data Discussion Facilitation Planning, and development and deployment of MVCC’s Equity Scorecard, 2019.
- Developed human physiology activities for Human Anatomy and Physiology labs including: EMG, ECG, Spirometry, and Exercise Physiology.
- All A&P sections include human gross anatomy and work with human donors and human donors tissue preparations.
- Aide with human donor dissection course.
- Worked with Pearson on a development project creating content for their adaptive homework system including content development and field-testing.
- Serve on Campus Wide Curriculum Committee: 2012 – Present. Chair: Fall 2014 – Present.
- Served as Chair of the Life and Health Sciences Curriculum Committee: Fall 2014 – Spring 2015.
- Served as chair of Life and Health Sciences Professional Development Committee and as a member of the All-Academic Unit Professional Development Committee: Fall 2013 – Spring 2015.
- Serve as a member of the Professional Associations Negotiations Team: Fall 2012 – Current. Chair: Fall 2016 – Present
- Served as Chair of The Professional Associations New Member Committee: Fall 2014 – 2019
Teaching Experience
Professor of Anatomy and Physiology, Department of STEM
- Mohawk Valley Community College
- 2022 – Present – Professor
- 2018 – 2022 – Associate Professor
- 2014 – 2018 – Assistant Professor
- 2010 – 2014 – Instructor
Visiting Assistant Professor of Neuroanatomy, Department of Physical Therapy
- Utica College
- 2012 – Present
Instructor of Biology, Department of Biology
- SUNY Cortland
- 2002 – 2010
Adjunct Instructor of Physiology, College of Health Related Professions
- SUNY Upstate Medical University
- 2008 – 2010
Adjunct Instructor for Curriculum, School of Education
- Elmira College
- 2005 – 2006
Graduate Assistant, Neuroscience, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
- SUNY Upstate Medical University
- 1998 – 2000
Teaching Assistant, Anatomy and Physiology, Department of Biology
- SUNY Brockport
- 1996 – 1998
Education
ABD – Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation
Syracuse University, School of Education
- 2002 – 2010
- Passed qualifying examinations in Research Methods, Instructional Design, Instructional Development, and Project Management
M.S. – Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation
Syracuse University, School of Education
- 2005
- Instructional Technology Concentration
M.S. – Science Teaching
Syracuse University, School of Education
- 2001
Ph.D. Student – Anatomy and Cell Biology
SUNY Upstate Medical University
- 1998 -2001
B.S. – Biology, Minor in Chemistry
SUNY Brockport
- 1998
PUBLICATIONS
Fried, A.P. (2006). Reflections on the implementation of a course website maintained by multiple faculty members. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 35(3), 337-345.
Fried, A.P., Lee, Y., Zannini, K., Koszalka, T.A. (2006). From Design Theory to Development Practice: Developing a Stronger Understanding of Our Field. Dallas, TX: Proceedings from the 2006 AECT National Convention, Volume 2.
PODCASTS
October 2018. The A&P Professor, Episode 29: The Silent Teacher – A Conversation with Aaron Fried. https://theapprofessor.org/podcast-episode-29.html
October 2018. The A&P Professor, Episode 30: The Nazi Anatomists – A Conversation with Aaron Fried. https://theapprofessor.org/podcast-episode-30.html
April 2019. Dirty History, Episode 28: Episode 28: The Silent Teacher W/ Aaron Fried. https://soundcloud.com/thomas-thompson-820405290/episode-28-the-silent-teacher-w-aaron-fried
PRESENTATIONS
Crocker, S., Fried, A.P. (2021). So you’re a Guided Pathways school, what does that mean for in the classroom? (Presented at the Connecting, Collaborating and Celebrating the Art of Teaching Conference on April 16th, 2021).
Crocker, S., Fried, A.P. (2020). Program Planning for Transfer Programs. (Presented at the SUNY Guided Pathways Institute on October 23rd, 2020).
Wade, A., Fried, A.P., Urtz, A. (2020). Implementing Meta-Majors and Curriculum Maps. (Presented at SUNY Mapping Your Guided Pathways Event on January 16th, 2020).
Fried, A.P. (2020). Equity Data Summit. (Presented at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, NY, January, 2020).
Crocker, S., Fried, A.P., Taylor, S., Wilke, J. (2019). Engaging Faculty in Guided Pathways. (Presented at SUNY Guided Pathways Institute #2 at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua, NY, October 2019).
Loveheim, B,P., Fried, A.P., Rie, M. (2019). Sustaining Momentum through Institutional Policy and Shared Governance. (Presented at SUNY Guided Pathways Institute #6 in Ithaca, NY, June 2019).
Fried, A.P. (2019). Eduard Pernkopf and the Nazi Anatomists. (Presented at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, PA, April, 2019).
Fried, A.P. (2019). Program Mapping Data Summit. (Presented at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, NY, January, 2019).
Fried, A.P. (2018). Eduard Pernkopf, the Nazis, and MVCC. (Presented at the HAPS Convention in Columbus, OH, May, 2018).
Bush, E, Crocker, S., Fried, A.P., Kelly, D. (2018). That’s a big pig, an alternative to human dissection. (Presented at the HAPS Convention in Columbus, OH, May, 2018).
Crocker, S., Bush, E, Fried, A.P., Kelly, D. (2018). A method for brain dissection. (Poster presented at the HAPS Convention in Columbus, OH, May, 2018).
Fried, A.P. (2018). Eduard Pernkopf, the Nazis, and MVCC. (Presented at the Mohawk Valley Community College, March, 2018).
Fried, A.P. (2017). Conscience in crisis: the Nazi academics. (Presented at the University of Utah Anatomy Colloquium, November, 2017).
Fried, A.P., Crocker, S., Kelly, D. (2017). Guided active learning and the muscular system. (Workshop presented at the HAPS Convention in Salt Lake City, UT, May, 2017).
Fried, A.P. (2016). Conscience in crisis: the Nazi academics. (Workshop presented at the HAPS Convention in Atlanta,GA, May, 2016).
Fried, A.P., Colgan, W. (2016). ECG: Using LabTutor to develop and implement an inquiry-based ECG experiment. (Workshop presented at the HAPS Convention in Atlanta, May, 2016).
Fried, A.P. (2015). Conscience in crisis: the Nazi academics. (DGV Workshops presented at Mohawk Valley Community College, NY, September 16 & 17, 2015).
Fried, A.P. (2015). Conscience in crisis: the Nazi academics. (Workshop presented at the HAPS Convention in San Antonio, TX, May, 2015).
Fried, A.P., Colgan, W. (2015). Developing an electromyography experiment into more inquiry-based activity. (Workshop presented at the HAPS Convention in San Antonio, TX, May, 2015).
Fried, A.P., Kelly, D. (2013). Using electromyography to demonstrate skeletal muscle physiology. (Workshop presented at the HAPS Convention in San Antonio, TX, May, 2015).
Fried, A.P. (2014). Conscience in crisis: the Nazi academics. (Presented in the Richard Clark Lecture Series at York College, PA, September 17, 2014).
Fried, A.P. (2014). Conscience in crisis: the Nazi academics. (Workshop presented at the HAPS Convention in Jacksonville, FL, May, 2014).
Fried, A.P., Colgan, W. (2014). ECG: Using LabTutor to develop and implement an inquiry-based ECG experiment. (Workshop presented at the HAPS Convention in Jacksonville, FL, May, 2014).
Fried, A.P. (2014). Using Mastering A&P for adaptive learning. (Workshop presented at Pearson workshop, Albany, NY, November 7, 2014).
Fried, A.P., Colgan, W. (2013). Developing the vending machine nutrition experiment to develop an inquiry-based activity. (Workshop presented at the HAPS Convention in Las Vegas, NV, May, 2013).
Bush, E., Fried, A.P., Perrotti, W. (2013). Vending machine nutrition. (Workshop presented at the HAPS Convention in Las Vegas, NV, May, 2013).
Fried, A.P., Colgan, W. (2012). Developing an electromyography experiment into a more inquiry-based activity. (Workshop presented at the HAPS Convention in Tulsa, OK, May, 2012).
Bush, E., Fried, A.P., Perrotti, W. (2012). Using electromyography to demonstrate skeletal muscle physiology. (Workshop presented at the HAPS Convention in Tulsa, OK, May, 2012).
Perrotti, W., Fried, A.P., Waters, J. (2011) Using electromyography to demonstrate skeletal muscle physiology. (Workshop presented at the HAPS Convention in Victoria, BC, 31 May, 2011).
Fried, A.P. (2007). Implementation of a Three Phase Rapid Prototyping Instructional Development Model. (Presented at the AECT National Convention for a Roundtable Discussion, Anaheim, CA, 26 Oct, 2007).
Fried, A.P., Voltura, M.B., Rivest, B.R. (2007). Student response systems as a motivation tool in large lecture sections. (Accepted for presentation at the SUNY Conference in Instructional Technology, 2007).
Rivest, B.R & Fried, A.P. (2007). Improving motivation and classroom participation with student respose system technology. (Presented at the SUNY Cortland President’s Conference on Technology in the Classroom, 18 Jan, 2007).
Fried, A.P., Lee, Y., Zannini, K., Koszalka, T.A. (2006). From Design Theory to Development Practice: Developing a Stronger Understanding of Our Field. (Presented at the AECT National Convention for a Roundtable Discussion, Dallas, TX, 13 Oct, 2006).
Fried, A.P. (2006). Reflections on the implementation of a course website maintained by multiple faculty members. (Presented at the SUNY Conference in Instructional Technology as a Paper Presentation at the Spring Conference, 31 May, 2006).