Eric Bliss
Center for General Education
Center for General Education
Degree Program
General Education
Eric Bliss lives in Austin, TX and is married to a beautiful Japanese/Honduran woman, Michiko. His PhD is in Environmental Chemistry though he most recently completed a post-doc certificate in business admin. focused on project management. Eric has worked outside of academia in process development (catalysts), nuclear research (transuranics and high-level radioactive waste), as a field engineer (oil industry offshore wireline apps and mass spectrometry drug discovery tools), and as a pool manager while coaching swimming & soccer, teaching high school math and science, and instructing at Space Camp. Traveling to Dubna, Russia for a 2-wk NATO conference was a great cultural experience for Eric, as was leading 4 service trips to Costa Rica and teaching in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Eric loves to travel, read, watch movies, enjoy the lake, ride a Harley, and he is a sound engineer for two bands. At Walden, Eric supervises faculty and manages projects as the Associate Director of the Center for General Education.
Courses Taught
CHEM 1001 - Introduction to Chemistry
PHSC 1001 - Earth Science
NASC 1001 - Environmental Science
SCNC 4001 - Analyzing Contemporary Scientific Controversies
BIOL 1001 - Introduction to Biology
BIOL 2320 - Nutritional Science
BIOL 3020 - Essential Human Anatomy and Physiology
MATH 1040 - College Algebra Concepts
MATH 1030 - College Math
MATH 1020 - Intermediate Algebra
MATH 1010 - Intermediate College Math
CCC 3021 - Design Thinking (Empresas Creativas)--in Spanish
COMM 1000 - Communication Skills for Career Development
COMM 1001 - Contemporary Communications
Education
Post-Doctoral Bridge to Business Administration, Walden University - Minneapolis, United States
PhD, University of Tennessee
BS, University of Alabama at Huntsville
Public Service
Lone Star Aussie Rescue, Volunteer - , United States
Manor High School, Volunteer - Manor, TX United States
Awards / Honors
Recognition of Excellence, Educational Testing Service, 2008
Publications
Bliss, E. (2000). Studies of Americium, Neptunium, and Plutonium Speciation Relative to Environmental Migration: The First Preparation of a Real Neptunium Colloid .
Presentations
Bliss, E. (2000). Studies of Am, Np, and Pu Species Relevant To Environmental Migration: The First Preparation Of A Np Colloid. University of Tennessee.
Bliss, E., Danver, S. L. (2012). Teaching Walden’s Undergraduates: Lessons Learned and Models for Success. Walden University.
Bliss, E. (2012). The Online Discussion Board:Creating Substantive and Engaging Discourse. Walden University.
Bliss, E. (2014). Laureate Faculty Exchange:Walden (USA) and UNITEC (Honduras). Walden University.
Bliss, E. (2018). Sharing Classrooms. Walden University.