Assistant Professor
McGill University, Canada
Dr. Mikaela Stiver is an Assistant Professor at McGill University in the Division of Anatomical Sciences, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. She teaches neuroanatomy, gross anatomy, and embryology to students in a wide variety of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs. She is also a Visiting Professor at the Università di Pavia where she leads the musculoskeletal anatomy and neuroanatomy components of the Harvey Medical Course. Her research focuses on developing and implementing innovative teaching approaches with an emphasis on game-based learning. Some of her recent projects include creating a set of Pokémon-inspired Cranial Nerve Cards, co-designing the 'semi-serious' game Foramina!, and working with an international team of neuroanatomists in creating and launching the Global Neuroanatomy Network — an online community of practice and collaborative resource sharing platform for educators.
