Office Schedule
Email to meet outside of published office hours.
| Monday | Wednesday | Saturday |
7:45 am - 8:00 am
Downtown, DT 4673:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Clearwater, SS 136A | 7:45 am - 8:00 am
Downtown, DT 4673:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Clearwater, SS 136A | 7:30 am - 8:00 am
St. Petersburg / Gibbs, SC 113 |
Biography
Education:
Bachelor of Science degree from Department of Biology at Clarion University of Pennsylvania in 1995
Master of Applied Statistics degree from Department of Experimental Statistics at Louisiana State University in 2002
Doctoral degree from Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences at Louisiana State University in 2003
Research:
In addition to teaching several courses at St. Petersburg College, I am employeed as an Associate Research Scientist at the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute here in St. Petersburg, which is the headquarters of the research arm of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. I work in the Fisheries-Independent Monitoring group, and our mission is to collect data on the distribution and abundance of fishes throughout Florida waters. Although our program samples many areas ranging from tidal rivers to the Gulf of Mexico, my research is primarily focused on methods targeting reef fishes in the lower portions of estuarine systems and the nearshore Gulf of Mexico, ranging from the Florida Panhandle to the Dry Tortugas.
Teaching Philosophy:
Science is an exciting field, but one that is often difficult to understand, especially for non-science majors. In my classes I strive to provide students with a general understanding of important scientific topics that focuses on what is important without getting lost in the details. I emphasize topics that are important to Florida whenever possible to give students a better appreciation of the natural world in which they live. Upon completing one of my classes, I hope to have spurned an interest in science that will lead to a lifetime of learning.
Subjects Taught
Anatomy, Biological Science, Geology, Oceanography
Course Schedule
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| 0470 Summer Term 2013 |
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BSC 2250C FIELD BIOLOGY OF FLORIDA WITH LAB
| 1034 | DT | In Class | Jun 10 2013 | Jul 19 2013 |
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3 |
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Prerequisites: (ENC 0025 and REA 0017 and MAT 0028) or (EAP 1695 and MAT 0028) or satisfactory score on the SPC Placement Test. This course emphasizes field-laboratory recognition and environmental relationships of the plants and animals of Florida. Lectures will emphasize basic ecological concepts while the laboratory experience will emphasize identification of representative forms of life of the various biotic communities of the Florida Suncoast. Natural and artificial biological communities will be visited. Two lecture hours and one three-hour laboratory weekly. Extensive time will be spent outdoors. Students may be expected to provide their own transportation to off-campus locations. 77 contact hours. |
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BSC 2250C FIELD BIOLOGY OF FLORIDA WITH LAB
| 658 | DT | In Class | Jun 10 2013 | Jul 19 2013 |
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3 |
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Prerequisites: (ENC 0025 and REA 0017 and MAT 0028) or (EAP 1695 and MAT 0028) or satisfactory score on the SPC Placement Test. This course emphasizes field-laboratory recognition and environmental relationships of the plants and animals of Florida. Lectures will emphasize basic ecological concepts while the laboratory experience will emphasize identification of representative forms of life of the various biotic communities of the Florida Suncoast. Natural and artificial biological communities will be visited. Two lecture hours and one three-hour laboratory weekly. Extensive time will be spent outdoors. Students may be expected to provide their own transportation to off-campus locations. 77 contact hours. |
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| 0465 Spring Term 2013 |
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BSC 2250C FIELD BIOLOGY OF FLORIDA WITH LAB
| 4366 | DT | In Class | Feb 2 2013 | Apr 27 2013 |
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3 |
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Prerequisites: (ENC 0025 and REA 0017 and MAT 0028) or (EAP 1695 and MAT 0028) or satisfactory score on the SPC Placement Test. This course emphasizes field-laboratory recognition and environmental relationships of the plants and animals of Florida. Lectures will emphasize basic ecological concepts while the laboratory experience will emphasize identification of representative forms of life of the various biotic communities of the Florida Suncoast. Natural and artificial biological communities will be visited. Two lecture hours and one three-hour laboratory weekly. Extensive time will be spent outdoors. Students may be expected to provide their own transportation to off-campus locations. 77 contact hours. |
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ESC 1000 EARTH SCIENCE
| 1535 | DT | In Class | Feb 4 2013 | May 3 2013 |
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3 |
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Prerequisites: (ENC 0025 and REA 0017 and MAT 0028) or (EAP 1695 and MAT 0028). Earth Science is designed to acquaint the student with the integrating principles and theories of the Earth Sciences and with the practice of the scientific method. The student is afforded the opportunity to be exposed to useful knowledge in selected areas of Earth Science. 47 contact hours. |
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OCE 2001 INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY
| 589 | DT | In Class | Feb 4 2013 | May 3 2013 |
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3 |
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Prerequisites: (ENC 0025 and REA 0017 and MAT 0028) or (EAP 1695 and MAT 0028). This course is a study of the ocean and a survey of basic principles and procedures of physical, biological, chemical and geological oceanography. 47 contact hours. |
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