SELECTED COURSES
Last update 1 February 2008                                                                    

*current courses*
ON SABBATICAL August 2007 - August 2008

BSC 405 class 2007   (L to R: Ebony Murrell, Kelly Slattery [guest TA],  Casie Bazer, Mark Dondero, Kevin Kocot; Inset Megan Timpe)

Community Ecology (BSC 405)  [Syllabus 05] This graduate course covers the ecology of communities of plants and animals. It is offered every other year during the spring semester.                                                                                                                                                                                             

Graduate Seminar in Ecology (BSC 420.03)  [Syllabus 05]Readings and discussion of advanced topics in Ecology.  

Ecology (BSC 201)
[Syllabus S 2004] [Laboratory Schedule S 2004] [Supplementary Readings] This is a required course for majors in Biological Sciences. It is offered every fall and
spring semester. I share teaching duties in this course with Charles F. Thompson and Roger C. Anderson.   Lectures for this course may be accessed here:  Ecology lectures. 

My most recent text for this course is:  The Economy of Nature 5th ed. by  R. E. Ricklefs. 

W.H. Freeman website for this book at http://www.whfreeman.com/ricklefs5e/.  The  website contains supplementary material, interactive tutorials on graphs, study guides, and chapter outlines.  This material may prove useful in studying for this course.

Study guides for the exams for this course, and answers to some of the assigned problems can be found here:  Study Guides

Biostatistics / Biostatistics Lab (BSC 490 / 420.27) 
NOTE:  although these courses are currently listed with two numbers CONCURRENT registration is required.  Contact me if you have questions.
[Syllabus F06] This is a graduate course introducing students to applied statistics and data analysis using SAS. The goal is to prepare graduate students for using and understanding common statistical methods in Biological Sciences. It is offered every Fall semester. I alternate teaching duties with Diane Byers.

Advanced Studies in Biostatistics (BSC 450.37) 
[Syllabus 06]  This is a graduate course covering advanced statistical methods used in biological research, including MANOVA, Path Analysis, Logistic Regression, Nonlinear Regression, Meta-analysis, & Randomization Tests.  It is offered alternate years.

Costa Rican Rain Forest Ecology (BSC 306.08) ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 2005
[Syllabus F04] Team taught with Joe Armstrong, Bill Perry, and Rachel Bowden This field course has two components. During Fall semester students participate in a seminar course. In December, students go on a 10-day field trip to the La Selva Research Station, Costa Rica. There they conduct independent research projects, learn rain forest ecology and natural history, and learn about ongoing research at La Selva. To see pictures from the 1998, 1999, 2001, and 2002 field trips, visit my Costa Rican Rain Forest Ecology page.