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Rachel R. Harman, Ph.D.
Hi, I am . . .
Growing up
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I am the oldest child of Diana and Paul Fuelling. They are amazing parents who worked with mentally handicapped adults and as a heat and frost pipe insulator respectively.
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I have 2 younger brothers and 1 sister. They are all brilliant and we have always been close.
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I have always been an avid forest explorer, gardener, engineer, and Pokemon trainer.
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Biology is life. It is messy. It does not always do what you expect. You will fail often with it. But what is life without struggles? Boring - that's what.
Falling in love with life
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After the first day of Kindergarten, I announced to my mom that I was going to be a teacher. I just loved school and everything about it!
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I learned about life science in 7th grade from my teacher, Mrs. Johnson, who showed us that science is fun and helped me connect the dots that this is what I am passionate about - asking questions and doing investigations.
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I attended Indiana-University, Purdue-University Fort Wayne for my Bachelors in Biology Teaching.
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My first biology class was in introductory ecology with Dr. Robert Guillespie. I finally had a word that perfectly matched my interests! I was enthralled with ecology and research.
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