- Biology Department
- Pre-Health Advisory Committee
- GIS Center
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Museum of the Earth Sciences
- Mathematics and Statistics
- REALISE
- Chemistry Department
- Radford University Planetarium
- Department of Physics
- Anthropological Sciences
- Geology
- Selu Observatory
- Center for Information Security
- Forensic Science Institute
- Biomedical Science
- Geospatial Science
- School of Computing and Information Sciences
- MS in Data And Information Management
Susan Tolliver
Academic Lab Manager
Office: Radford University Carilion, CRCH 603B
101 Elm Avenue SE, Roanoke, VA 24013-2222
Tel: (540) 224-4645
E-mail: stolliver@radford.edu
COURSES TAUGHT
- BIOL 334 - Microbiology - Laboratory
ABOUT
My primary role at Radford University is Academic Lab Manager on the Roanoke campus, i.e., Queen of the Labs. As such, it is my mission to create an environment that promotes the success of my faculty, students and staff in the basic sciences laboratories. I support teaching and student research labs. It is my privilege to teach Microbiology laboratory sections. I have a deep-centered passion for patient-focused (regardless of the species of the patient) education.
Part of having the best job in the College involves science outreach. To paraphrase a quote often attributed to Asimov, we strive to give kids—and adults—not so much a “Eureka!” moment but more of a head scratching, thought provoking “Huh! That’s funny…” moment. Our goal is to pique curiosities and inspire inquiries. We welcome the “What happens if?” We work with local public schools, participate in our regional fall science festival, and join other science and health outreach events for children and adults. Our main outreach to the general public is Senses and ScienceAbility, an Arts and Sciences Festival held in the Spring in which we highlight science, health and wellness, and arts education through interactive, hands-on activities in partnership with the Roanoke community.
I welcome students who want to work in our labs as work study students. These students must be academically strong especially in the sciences, have a good work ethic, be willing to learn and perform laboratory support duties, and be able to communicate and work well with others.