
Melissa Csikari
Director of Assessments and Learning Design for Biology Education
An educator with over 20 years of experience in high school and community college settings, Melissa oversees the team’s assessment and course design efforts. She also works on multimedia resources for the website, professional learning for the BioInteractive Ambassador Community, and evaluation efforts for many facets of our work.
Before she began teaching, Melissa managed a research lab in the cardiology department at the University of Pittsburgh. She holds a master’s degree in chemical and life sciences from the University of Maryland and is currently a doctoral candidate at Johns Hopkins University School of Education.