Biography

I have been teaching at NSULA since January of 2000.  Majors courses I have either regularly taught or am currently teaching include the following courses geared towards biology majors: Biological Principles I and II for Biology majors (BIOL 1010/1011 and BIOL 1020/1021), Comparative Anatomy (BIOL 2080/2081), Biostatistics (BIOL 3060/3061), Histology (BIOL 3170), Animal Behavior (BIOL 3340/3341), Mammalogy (BIOL 4040/4041), Embryology (BIOL 4060/4061), and Biology of Fishes (BIOL 4180/4181).  For non-majors, I have either regularly taught or am currently teaching: Basic Concepts of Biological Sciences I and II (SCI 1020 and SCI 2020), Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II (BIOL 2250/2251 and BIOL 2260/2261).

My research effort emphasizes working with students independently on projects that can be accomplished in one or two semesters. I primarily work with students dealing with projects related to animal behavior, ecology, evolution, and physiology.  Subject organisms that I work with include: skinks, salamanders, zebrafish, darter fish, sun fish, bark scorpions, tardigrades, and lichens.  My work with students has involved lab-only projects and field projects or a mixture of both.  There are many interesting field sites nearby to campus including NSULA's Grady Irwin Nature Preserve, as well as the  Red Dirt section of Kisatchie National Forest that make doing fieldwork accessible.  I am also interested in programming microcontrollers like Arduino and Raspberry Pico to utilize sensors and dataloggers.  I can work with students to teach them microPython, Python, C++, and R. 

Office Hours

Monday         10AM - 12PM

Tuesday         9AM - 11AM

Wednesday   10AM - 12PM; 3PM - 5PM

Thursday        9AM - 11AM

Friday             None

or by appointment if these times are not convenient to you