EnlightenED Learning
In Class Lecture Series
Welcome to EnlightenED, your gateway to immersive learning! Here, you’ll find a dynamic collection of lectures crafted from years of research and fieldwork. Designed for in-class learning, each session weaves together art, history, anatomy, science, and medicine in a visually rich and engaging format. With interactive content and thought-provoking discussions, every lecture promises a memorable experience. Explore the upcoming series below for details on dates, times, and venues. I look forward to seeing you there!
Spring Session
May 7, 2026 Forensics: Foundations + Fieldwork
8 part Lecture Series: Thursdays 12:30-2:30pm
LIFEInstituteTMU Registration closed
Through rich visual presentations, guided field trips, and case file discussions, students explore the methods and materials used to investigate crime scenes and all suspicious deaths. The course defines the role of coroners, and their respective interactions with police and lab scientists, and includes the identification and reconstruction of human remains. Emphasis is placed on how various forms of evidence are categorized, documented, and interpreted, alongside expert testimony, offering students a grounded understanding of forensic science in real-world contexts.
Fall Session
Sept 2026 Murder, Medicine & Mayhem:
A Dark History of Dissection
8 part Lecture Series: Tuesdays 12:30 -2:30 pm
TMU LIFE Institute
Throughout history, the human body has been a subject of wonder and a site of control. This visually compelling lecture series explores dissection anatomy as part of a deeply entangled matrix of religion, punishment, and power. From the charged atmosphere of early anatomy theatres to the shadowy origins of pathological specimens, we trace how surgeons and scholars studied, collected, and displayed the body to impose personal membership, pedigree, and narrative. Along the way, we uncover how dissection shaped the foundations of legal medicine, elevating doctors as agents of the state who wielded specimens to deter crime and reinforce social order.
