Ronald G. Mayne, Ph.D.
BIOGRAPHY
Education
Ph.D., Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
M.A. Biology, University of Nebraska at Omaha
B.S. Biology, Rockhurst University
Dr. Mayne has been a fixture at Life University since the end of 1996. During that time he has served the University in several roles: Faculty; Department Head; Division Chair. He has guided thousands of students towards their careers in Chiropractic. He has also mentored dozens of faculty members, many of whom have received teaching awards.
Articles:
Mayne, R. G., S.L. Bealer, W.R. Crowley and W.E. Armstrong (1998) Cytoarchitectonic segregation of Fos-immunoreactivity in brainstem neurones following visceral stimuli in conscious rats. J. Neuroendocrinol. 10:839-847.
Abstracts:
Mayne, R. G., S.L. Bealer, W.R. Crowley and W.E. Armstrong (1995) Fos expression in the NTS after hypertensive stimuli but not CCK injections corresponds to areas retrogradely labeled from the VLM. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 21, 1870.
Mayne, R. G., S.L. Bealer, W.R. Crowley and W.E. Armstrong (1993) C-fos expression in the medulla in response to cholecystokinin (CCK) or hypertension. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 19, 1561.
Lead Instructor:
* Osteology and Arthrology
* Peripheral Nervous System
* Central Nervous System
* Head and Neck Anatomy
* Embryology
* Organogenesis
* Neuromuscular Physiology
Lab Instructor:
* Histology
* Osteology and Arthrology
* Dissection I: Human Gross Anatomy - thorax, abdomen, viscera, head, and neck
* Dissection II: Human Gross Anatomy -back, upper limbs, and lower limbs
* Peripheral Nervous System
* Central Nervous System
MERLOT House Cup (2012, 2014)
Inducted into the IMHOTEP Society (04/96): Service and leadership at the University of Tennessee, Memphis
NIH Training Grant (NS 07323) (07/93-06/96)
Speaker to the Nebraska Herpetological Society “A Study on the small intestine of the Northern prairie lizard, Sceloporus undulatus garmani.” (1989)
Presenter at West Side Elementary School, Marietta, GA (2004, 2005)
Presenter at Compton Elementary School, Powder Springs, GA (2005)
Presenter at Osborne High School, Marietta, GA (2009)
Life University Lunch and Learn “Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting” (2007)
Life University Lunch and Learn “Teaching :Tips and Techniques” (2008)
CURRENT COMMITTEES:
Councilor for Atlanta Chapter of the Society for Neurosciences
MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) Editorial Board
Faculty Affairs Committee
Life National Board Test Writing Committee
University Safe Space
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
NCBE Board Exam Question Writers Committee
Anatomy Faculty Search Committee
OLC Innovate Conference Reviewer
Conduct Review Board
Title IX Board
Scheduling Committee
Search Committees
Georgia Journal of Science Reviewer
Advising
Reviewer for F.A. Davis (1998), Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology (2001), McGraw-Hill (2007)
Animation and Graphics Certification (Kennesaw State, 2007)
Contributor to “Brains Rule” (www.brainsrule.com, 2006)