TEACHING
Spring 2017
Evolution, BIO437/537
Conservation Biology, BIO411/511
Conservation Biology is a new course listing for upper level Biology majors. This course will focus on four tenets of conservation biology: documenting Earth’s biodiversity, assessing human impacts on biodiversity, understanding the social and economic consequences of biodiversity loss, and developing management plans to protect biodiversity. This is a lecture based course that will include multiple guest speakers from local conservation-based groups. Upon completion of the course, students should have an understanding of basic and applied research methods, be able to interpret scientific literature and environmental assessment documents, and have an appreciation for the value and challenges that come with protecting biodiversity.
Fall 2016
Biology of Organisms Lab, BIO131
Spring 2016
Evolution, BIO437/537
This course provides an introduction to evolutionary biology. Evolution encompasses the processes by which biological diversity is generated and maintained. Students should gain a comprehensive understanding of (1) the importance and everyday relevance of evolutionary biology, (2) the evidence in support of the theory of evolution, (3) the processes and mechanisms underlying micro and macroevolution, and (4) how evolutionary biology is studied by scientists today. We will cover topics including … adaptation, sexual selection, kin selection, aging, human health, evolutionary genomics, speciation mechanisms, life’s origins, the fossil record, evolutionary development, human evolution.
Fall 2015
Biology of Organisms Lab, BIO131
Spring 2017
Evolution, BIO437/537
Conservation Biology, BIO411/511
Conservation Biology is a new course listing for upper level Biology majors. This course will focus on four tenets of conservation biology: documenting Earth’s biodiversity, assessing human impacts on biodiversity, understanding the social and economic consequences of biodiversity loss, and developing management plans to protect biodiversity. This is a lecture based course that will include multiple guest speakers from local conservation-based groups. Upon completion of the course, students should have an understanding of basic and applied research methods, be able to interpret scientific literature and environmental assessment documents, and have an appreciation for the value and challenges that come with protecting biodiversity.
Fall 2016
Biology of Organisms Lab, BIO131
Spring 2016
Evolution, BIO437/537
This course provides an introduction to evolutionary biology. Evolution encompasses the processes by which biological diversity is generated and maintained. Students should gain a comprehensive understanding of (1) the importance and everyday relevance of evolutionary biology, (2) the evidence in support of the theory of evolution, (3) the processes and mechanisms underlying micro and macroevolution, and (4) how evolutionary biology is studied by scientists today. We will cover topics including … adaptation, sexual selection, kin selection, aging, human health, evolutionary genomics, speciation mechanisms, life’s origins, the fossil record, evolutionary development, human evolution.
Fall 2015
Biology of Organisms Lab, BIO131
