Cathy Whiting , Professor and author, University of North Georgia

Catharine C Whiting is a Professor of Biology at the University of North Georgia. She earned an AS in Biology from Waycross Junior College, a BS in Biology from the University of Georgia and both an MST and a PhD in Zoology from the University of Florida. She began her career as a college professor at Wingate University in North Carolina prior to moving to Georgia and joining the faculty at Gainesville State College which later consolidated with North Georgia College and State University to become the University of North Georgia. Her primary teaching responsibilities include human anatomy and physiology, histology, and animal physiology. In addition to teaching, Dr. Whiting mentors undergraduate research students and actively engages in the scholarship of teaching and learning. She also serves as the co-director of a peer-based, collaborative learning program called Biology Boot Camp designed to engage students in active learning as they strengthen their metacognitive skills and build a growth mindset. Dr. Whiting loves to challenge her students to engage in deep, meaningful learning as she encourages them to transition from “study” mode” to “learn” mode. She believes that passionate teaching leads to passionate learning and that students do not care how much you know until they know how much you care. The recipient of several teaching and mentoring awards including the 2023 Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Gail Jenkins Teaching and Mentoring Award, UNG Faculty Member of the Year, Master Teacher Award, and Excellence in Academic Advising, she considers her greatest reward to be the privilege of teaching and impacting the lives of her students. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her amazing husband and three grown kids, reading, watching collegiate sports, and hanging out with her oodles – a poodle, a schnoodle, and a couple of doodles!