Like many of our faculty, I arrived at NAU with diverse teaching experience and have contributed in a variety of courses since joining the Department. Below I list courses with which I am or have been involved, and include for each a short description. For courses I presently teach, links are being developed to sites where students and others can learn about course philosophy, objectives, content, texts and evaluation.
Introductory Biology for majors.
A 2-semester course intended primarily for students in pre-health professions.
An introductory ecology course for majors in the natural sciences.
Week-long field course for in-service teachers and others with background and interests in terrestrial biology.
Week-long "ship and shore" course in the lower Gulf of California for in-service teachers and others with background and interests in marine biology.
An introductory biology course for non-majors.
Animal Biology (BIO 190)
Introductory Zoology for majors in the natural sciences.
First semester of a 2-semester course intended primarily for students in pre-health professions.
A 5-week mini-course focusing on the anatomy, physiology and genetics of human sexuality.
Coral Reefs (BIO 300)
A 5-week mini-course treating geology, oceanography and biology of coral reefs; taught on campus and at remote sites via Interactive Instructional Television (IITV).
The non-majors section of animal behavior.
Marine Biology (BIO 373)
A majors course introducing the history of marine science, marine geology, physical oceanography, marine organisms, and adaptations to marine environments. Lecture only.
Fish Management (BIO 477)
A majors course introducing techniques and concepts associated with management and conservation of aquatic and marine resources, management of consumptive users, and the economics and politics of resource management and conservation. Lecture and lab.
Ichthyology (BIO 525)
A graduate-level majors course dealing with systematics, anatomy, physiology, genetics, behavior and ecology of fishes. Lecture and lab.
Experimental Marine Ecology (BIO 574)
A multi-week field course taught at sites in the Gulf of California and along the Pacific Coast of Baja California, Mexico. Emphasis is placed on identification of research topics, data collection and analysis, and oral and written presentation of results.
Weekly small-group meetings to review and discuss modern topics and literature in biology or related areas.Seminar in Ichthyology (BIO 698)
Seminar in Academic Environment (BIO 698)
Seminar in Animal Energetics (BIO 698)
Seminar in Conservation and Management (BIO 698)
Seminar in History of Ecology (BIO 698)
An introductory course in biology for Honors students.
An intermediate level course in Biology for Honors students.