Evelyn is committed to the concept of research-led teaching and considers teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level to be a fundamentally important and rewarding part of her work as an academic scientist. Her research interests fuel enthusiasm for her subject areas and she strives to communicate this enthusiasm to students in the hope of inspiring them to engage in autonomous learning. Her teaching philosophy has evolved to incorporate evidence-based learning and she uses annual student feedback and overall class performances in assessments/examinations to continuously modify and improve teaching content and her style of teaching. She use traditional lectures, small group teaching tutorials, PBL, CAL and practical classes to impart and reinforce important concepts in a variety of different ways. Allied to this, a range of assessment instruments are utilized to encourage the best performance and assist students in achieving their learning outcomes.

Evelyn is currently module lead for the Biomedical Science module BM4041. The purpose of this module is to provide students with an overview of the anatomical structures that underlay cell, tissue, and whole system homeostasis. The syllabus covers the histology, physiology and mechanisms to control neural, endocrine and biochemical processes responsible for cell and tissue homeostasis. A key focus centers on the contribution of homeostatic imbalance(s) that leads to the development of disease(s) including autoimmune disease, inflammatory disorders and pathobiology associated with the biochemistry of metabolic syndromes. Using cell and tissue microscopy, computer based laboratory simulations and virtual reality simulations students examine how the breakdown of cellular and molecular mechanisms leads to the pathogenesis of inflammatory-driven disease(s). Furthermore, we explore how pathological readouts can be used in diagnosis, design of intervention and in the monitoring of disease remission.