My Academic Pedigree:

Ph.D., 1990, North Carolina State University

Zoology Department, Dissertation title: Direct and Indirect Effects of Fish Predation on Fresh-Water Littoral Benthos.

M.S., 1986, East Tennessee State University

Department of Biological Sciences, Thesis title: Diets of Bluegill and Redear Sunfish in Bay's Mountain Lake.

B.S., 1980, Lincoln Memorial University

Science Department (Biology)

Professional Experience:

2001 – Present,
Assistant Professor of Biology, Biology Department, Western Carolina University. Courses taught: General Ecology; Biostatistics; Aquatic Ecology; Classic Papers in Ecology; Invertebrate Zoology; Environmental Biology.

1996 – 2001,

Assistant Professor of Aquatic Ecology, School of Forest Resources, Penn State University. Courses Taught: Case Studies in Ecosystem Management; Pollutant Impacts on Aquatic Systems; Current Topics in Aquatic Ecology (Ecology of Large Rivers, 1997; Ecological Experimentation, 1998).

1992 – 1996,

Assistant Professor of Biology, Biology Department, Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Courses Taught: Principles of Ecology (introductory level); Experimental Design (graduate level); Fisheries Biology (advanced undergraduate/graduate level); Ecology of Fishes (Pymatuning Ecology Lab, advanced undergraduate/graduate level); Population Biology (advanced undergraduate/graduate level); Environmental Biology (introductory level); Experimental Ecology (Pymatuning Ecology Lab, advanced undergraduate/graduate level).

1991 – 1992,

Assistant Researcher, Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Research duties: Responsible for leading the university research team involved in the project: Integrated Management of Macrophytes and Fisheries.

1990,

Visiting Instructor, Department of Zoology. Courses Taught: Fisheries Science