Elissa smiles slightly on a bright day surrounded by green shrubs and grasses. She wears a headband, hoop earrings, and a coruroy jacket.

Elissa Odgren

Instructor

Biography

While earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology, Elissa worked in a herpetology lab and participated in several field research projects. After completing her Bachelor of Education degree, she taught high school biology in the Caribbean and worked in adult education for a school board in northern Ontario.

Elissa then switched to a college environment and began teaching a variety of subjects to upgrading students with an emphasis on biology, chemistry and mathematics. Shortly after arriving in Red Deer, she studied at the University of Calgary to obtain a Master of Education in Adult, Community and Higher Education.

She then completed a Master of Science in Biology through the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Elissa has been teaching academic upgrading courses in post-secondary institutions since 2008.

Education

M.Sc. (Biology), University of Nebraska at Kearney
M.Ed. (Educational Research), University of Calgary
B.Ed. (Intermediate and Senior Qualifications in Biology and Chemistry), Nipissing University
B.Sc. (Honours Zoology), University of Guelph