Joseph Cesare

I am a graduate student in writing at Rutgers University-Newark, and I previously worked in neuroscience research. I am a team player, enthusiastic, and self-motivated. 

Teaching

Instructor – Rutgers University-Newark, Newark, New Jersey. Jan 2023 – Present.

World Poetic Forms                                                                                             

• Created and designed curriculum, syllabi, and course materials for an advanced undergraduate literature and writing workshop on poetic forms from around the world. 
• Taught students how to utilize form in our contemporary world, when to break form, and what the technical and structural elements of enduring world forms can teach us about free verse.

Teaching Assistant – University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Three semesters, 2019-2020.

Introductory Biochemistry                                                                       

• Taught two discussion sections per week on biochemistry material.
• Facilitated an active learning environment.
• Adapted course format to virtual discussions during the COVID-19 shutdown.

Research

National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Laboratory of Circuits, Synapses, and Molecular Signaling. Dr. David Talmage and Dr. Lorna Role. June 2020-September 2022. 

• Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award Recipient
• Awarded an Outstanding Poster Award for research conducted over the training period.
• Researched the role of Type III Nrg1 in hippocampal axonal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor expression and Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Neurons.          

Rutgers University – Newark, Newark, New Jersey.  May 2024

Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing-Poetry                                                                     

• GPA: 4.0/4.0

National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. May 2021.

Certificate in Health Disparities                                                                                           

University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. May 2020.

Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology, Molecular Biology, Zoology, and English                

• Certificate in Education and Educational Services
• Honors in the Liberal Arts, College of Letters & Science