Dr. Erica N Nierth

  • Professor of Instruction at Biology, College of Science & Engineering

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Member, NAAHP Membership Committee. September 2025 - Present.
  • Member at Large YR 2, Texas Association of Advisors for Health Professions (TAAHP). March 2025 - Present.
  • Volunteer, Two Rivers Running Half Marathon Food Coordinator. October 2024 - Present.
  • University Mentor, Campus CERT organization. September 2024 - Present.
  • University Mentor, MedLife. August 2024 - Present.
  • Member at Large (Year 1), Texas Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (TAAHP). February 2024 - Present.
  • Undergraduate Advisor, Bobcat Days Pre-Health Professions Advising Informational Sessions. 2023 - Present.
  • Undergraduate Advisor, Summer New Student Orientation Pre-Health Advising Informational Sessions. May 2023 - Present.
  • Undergraduate Advisor, Pre-Health Professions Advisor. August 2022 - Present.
  • Chair, Pre health interview committee. April 2022 - Present.
  • University Mentor, Pre - Nursing Organization. August 2019 - Present.

2025

  • Reviewer / Referee, TAAHP Conference. October 2025.
  • Speaker, Texas Conference on Student Success pre-conference workshop: "The Course Transformation Project; A Faculty-Centered, Team-Based Approach to Improving Student Learning in High D/F/W Coures". October 29, 2025.
  • Organizer, Course Transformations Project Facilitator for College Algebra. May 2025 - August 2025.
  • Member, Hiring Committee - Anatomy & Physiology Assistant Professor of Instruction. May 2025 - July 2025.
  • Organizer, Health Professions Programs Fair. February 2025.
  • Member, Course Transformation Facilitator Project. April 2024 - January 2, 2025.

2024

  • Organizer, Pre Health Professions Fair. February 2024.

2023

  • Reviewer / Referee, University of Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine. 2023.
  • Member, Student Success Platform Committee. October 2022 - 2023.
  • University Mentor, Pre-nursing living learning community. August 24, 2017 - May 2023.
  • University Mentor, TriBeta Biological Honor Society Faculty Mentor. January 2013 - May 2023.

2022

  • Member, Lecturer Evaluation Committee. May 2016 - 2022.
  • Member, Pre-health professions interview committee. 2013 - 2022.

2019

  • Volunteer, Hernandez 5th grade STEM fieldtrip. January 16, 2019.

2018

  • Volunteer, IDEA School visit (STEM). November 14, 2018.
  • Volunteer, STEM fieldtrip host San Marcos 5th graders. January 2018.
  • Facilitator, Faculty Development - Program for Excellence and Scholarship (PETS). January 26, 2018.

2017

  • Volunteer, STEM fieldtrip host San Marcos 5th graders. January 2017.

2016

  • Reviewer / Referee, McGrawHill. December 2016.
  • Member, Lecture/Lab Space Strategic Planning Committee. May 2016 - December 2016.
  • Member, Service Strategic Planning Committee. May 2016 - September 2016.
  • Volunteer Coordinator, Biology Colloquium. February 2016.
  • Volunteer, STEM fieldtrip host San Marcos 5th graders. January 2016.

2015

  • Multiple faculty search committees. 2012 - 2015.
  • Volunteer, STEM fieldtrip host San Marcos 5th graders. January 2015.

2014

  • STEM Field trip host for San Marcos 5th graders. January 2014.

2011

  • Judge, Graduate College Research Days. 2011.
  • Lake Houston Collaborative for Science Educators. 2010 - 2011.
  • Science Fair Judge, secondary school. 2009 - 2011.

2009

  • Endocrine Society. 2002 - 2009.

2006

  • Volunteer, Save Our Lake Foundation. 1995 - 2006.

2005

  • SPRITE (Summer Pipeline Research Initiative; Tulane Experience) mentor for talented minority undergraduates. 2002 - 2005.

2000

  • National Science Teachers Association. 1994 - 2000.