Anatomy in Clay® Learning System Podcast

This time on the Anatomy in Clay® Learning System podcast, a longer except of audio from decades-old instruction by Anatomy in Clay® Learning System founder Jon Zahourek as he discusses some basic insights into human anatomy in his ever-colorful style. This time, it's one longer section of audio, about 13 minutes in all, that touches on the kinesthetic mind, muscles as "one trick ponies," core dat...

This time on the Anatomy in Clay® Learning System podcast, something completely different: decades-old audio from Anatomy in Clay® Learning System founder Jon Zahourek discussing some basic insights into human and mammal anatomy in his ever-colorful style. This audio may be old, but Jon Zahourek's ideas are fresh and his excitement level, as always, quite high. On this podcast: Origin Size vs. Mus...

Maddy Butcher is the Executive Director of the Best Horse Practices Summit, which is being held this year in October 29 through October 31st in Lexington, Kentucky. At the summit, Anatomy in Clay® Learning System founder Jon Zahourek is presenting a special Equine Anatomy elective (already sold out). Aside from her duties of running the Summit, Maddy Butcher also maintains Cayuse Communications, a...

Chris Davis is a healthcare marketing, communications, and education consultant. He has worked in this field for the past 25 years in a variety of functions, including executive and consulting positions. He has worked both in US and international markets. An entrepreneur at heart, Chris enjoys helping build new businesses & products, innovation, and helping companies grow. Personally, Chris loves...

Rachel Klaus received her master's degree in human anatomy from the University of Colorado School of Medicine where she had the opportunity to work on the Susan Potter Visible Human Project and help develop virtual anatomy resources. Rachel has been building the academic programming offered by Experience Anatomy since 2019 by integrating her experience and knowledge of various anatomical resources...

Scott Bloom is the Director of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction for the Piqua City School District. He has served as a high school principal and was a biology and Anatomy/Physiology teacher in a variety of school districts. The City of Piqua is a community of 21,000 located north of Dayton, Ohio. The district, organized in 1853 and incorporated in 1908, serves an area of approximately 55 squar...

Tom Lehman has been the Lead Instructor for Anatomy & Physiology at Coconino Community College in Flagstaff, Arizona since 2006. Tom attended two years at the Creighton U. School of Medicine before deciding that he enjoyed teaching medicine more. Tom became certified as an EMT-Basic to strengthen his clinical knowledge and improve his hands-on skills. Tom has been a member of HAPS (Human Anatomy &...

Jennifer L. Hellier, PhD, is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and the Assistant Director of Pre-Health Advising at the University of Denver. Dr. Hellier earned her master and doctoral degrees in Anatomy and Neurobiology from Colorado State University and completed her Bachelor of Science at the University of Southern California in Biomedical Engineering. Prev...

April Albrecht is the Marketing and Design Coordinator for the Anatomy in Clay® Learning System. This time on the podcast, April discusses the new "Test Drive It" program that lets you use one of the models for 60 days at minimal cost and with no strings attached. Intro and Outro music "Viscious Pen" courtesy of Moby Gratis.

Elizabeth Matthews is a first-year physical therapy student at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. She is one of the students being taught by Dr. Beth Moody Jones, who was the guest no the previous episode of the Anatomy in Clay® Learning System podcast. Intro and outro music courtesy of Moby Gratis.

Dr. Beth Moody Jones teaches Gross Anatomy and Advanced Orthopedics for the Physical Therapy program at the University of New Mexico. She received her Bachelor's in Physical Therapy from the University of Vermont in 1982, her Masters in Physical Therapy in orthopedics and biomechanics from Old Dominion University in 1994, her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from AT Still University in 2004, and her...

Jamie Workman is a 21-year veteran teacher of Environmental Science, Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, and, Anatomy and Physiology. He began his teaching career at Montini Catholic High School, and for the past 17 years has taught at Downers Grove South High School, a large comprehensive public high school in a western suburb of Chicago. Jamie earned his Bachelor of Arts in biology. from Lawrence...

Doug Smith began his teaching career at Sherwood High School, southwest of Portland Oregon, in 1979. He taught science there through 2013. In 2014, Doug taught at the nearby International School of Beaverton and then, from 2014 to 2020 at the Beaverton School District's Health and Science High School. This school year, he's teaching at Southridge High School, also in Beaverton. Doug Smith was name...

Andy Augustine retired last year after a 38-year teaching career, most of it with high school students in the small town of Loretto, Tennessee. Augustin taught computer programming, music, art, chemistry, and physical education. Anatomy and Physiology, however, was his favorite subject to teach. Offered in the Career and Technical Education department at Loretto High School, Augustin thinks the cl...

Kevin Dines attended Ball State University and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Biology. After graduation, he started substitute teaching at Milan High School in Indiana as a long term substitute after that school's biology teacher fell ill. When the teacher ultimately decided to retire, Kevin took over biology classes at Milan High School for the next 4 years. Last year, Kevin and his wif...

Mitch Fittro is the education and workforce manager for Central Colorado Area Health Education Center. Mitch has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. He previously worked as a program director for before-and-after school programs in Jefferson County Schools (in Colorado) and he has worked with under-privileged youth in Chicago as well. The Central Colorado...

Kathleen Beesley developed a love of horses beginning at age 8 in the United Kingdom, where she was born. Beesley, who earned a degree in politics and German at the University of Kent, has taught English to children and adults in Barcelona and Portugal and later completed a Masters in Linguistics at the University of Surrey. In 2004, she started riding horses again in Portugal and started painting...

Courtney Molino founded Hands on Horses in 2004 to promote the overall wellness of companion and competitive animals. A registered veterinary nurse, Courtney completed the equine rehabilitation program through the University of Tennessee and is trained in the skills necessary to design and implement a comprehensive rehabilitation program for a variety of musculoskeletal and neurologic conditions....

Debranne Pattillo sees equine anatomy with the eyes of both a body worker and an artist. Her teaching is infused with her basic delight in both the anatomical precision that excellent bodywork requires and the dynamic variation that teaching anatomy on horses often presents! Debranne's book, Anatomy of Equine Bodywork; the Equinology® Approach was published in 2018 and holds her 30-PLUS years of h...

J.P. Theriault is a 'Yooper' - a resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. J.P. graduated from St. Norbert College in 2012 with a degree in communications with a focus in media, yet has never worked a day of media in his life. Instead, JP has been in sales and marketing for eight years, including the last two as an educational consultant for Anatomy in Clay. Also on the podcast is educational c...

After teaching in classrooms for twenty-four years, Clelia McCory has been helping Kansas school districts with acquiring, maintaining, and improving vocational education funding/programs during the past four years. To date, she has helped bring the Anatomy in Clay® Learning System to nearly half of the school districts in The Sunflower State. McCrory has helped teachers develop approved CTE progr...

Liz Hoxeng is the Customer Success Coordinator with Anatomy in Clay® Learning System and has been with the company for four years. Liz earned a degree in kinesiology from Iowa State University. Her interest in anatomy has been a great influence on her role at Anatomy in Clay. As a former athlete, her love for anatomy and her interest in the human body began in her youth. Intro and Outro music "Vis...

Brandee Gillham has been an independent contractor with the Anatomy in Clay® Learning System since 2012. She holds a master's degree in Biomedical Science with an emphasis in anatomy - along with a secondary science teaching certificate - from Colorado State University. She also earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Biological Sciences, with a minor in anatomy in neurobiology, from the same sch...

This time on the Anatomy in Clay Learning System podcast, two interviews about the wolf that revolve around a key moment in Anatomy in Clay®Learning System founder Jon Zahourek's work on the model that became the CANIKEN® - the Anatomy in Clay model used for hands-on learning about all canine anatomy. It was a moment that led to another full year of work for Jon in order to get the model right. Fi...

Debbi Warren is the instructor for the Anatomy in Clay® Learning System's new online course, Medical Career Pathways. Debbi retired from her career as a high school teacher in 2015 after teaching anatomy, chemistry and biology for 28 years for the Medford School District. However, she still works today as a Health Careers teacher at South Medford High School. She holds a bachelor's of science degr...