{"id":19,"date":"2018-07-17T20:25:38","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T20:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/pinout\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2022-07-28T02:17:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T02:17:28","slug":"teaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/pinout\/teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">I enjoy teaching undergraduates how to appreciate the environment and all the living organisms that are part of a given ecosystem. \u00a0As a non-major (or major) you can <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e7Dkhi8Zm28\">participate in my travel courses (Bio107)<\/a><\/strong> to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jp4hzJzx7KU\">tropics<\/a><\/strong> where you will learn how to think like a naturalist and sample the environment.\u00a0 You will meet me in Introductory Biology (Bio104) where we will learn how to observe organisms, and discuss their relevance in the ecosystem.\u00a0 My fascination with vertebrate structure and ecology is shared with students in Vertebrate Zoology (Bio204), where we meet experts, build skeletons, and engage in field research and policy issues.\u00a0 If you continue to work with me as a graduate student we will focus on herpetology, the study of amphibians and reptiles.\u00a0 We will concentrate on identifying local animals, managing their habitats, and engage with international experts from diverse backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" data-id=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/pinout\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/100_0648.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/pinout\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/100_0648.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/pinout\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/100_0648-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/pinout\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/100_0648-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/pinout\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/100_0648-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" data-id=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/pinout\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/wcsu_6624.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/pinout\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/wcsu_6624.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/pinout\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/wcsu_6624-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/pinout\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/wcsu_6624-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"37\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/pinout\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/Remora.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/pinout\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/Remora.jpg 720w, https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/pinout\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/07\/Remora-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-id=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/pinout\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2017\/07\/WCS4527.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/pinout\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2017\/07\/WCS4527.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/pinout\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2017\/07\/WCS4527-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/pinout\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2017\/07\/WCS4527-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I enjoy teaching undergraduates how to appreciate the environment and all the living organisms that are part of a given ecosystem. \u00a0As a non-major (or major) you can participate in my travel courses (Bio107) to the tropics where you will learn how to think like a naturalist and sample the environment.\u00a0 You will meet me &hellip; 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