Teaching and Research
Opportunities
I mentor students at different levels at ISU. I teach undergraduate
courses such as Environmental Biology, graduate courses such as Evolutionary
Ecology, and seminars at both levels such as Evolutionary Ecology of Sex.
Additionally, I provide skilled, motivated and diligent students with
research opportunities in my laboratory through graduate rotations, independent
research, honors theses, or summer internships. I am a faculty member
in the interdepartmental graduate program of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,
the interdepartmental graduate program of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
BCB/MGET), and the interdepartmental graduate program in Genetics.
Courses
Biology 173
Environmental Biology. Use this link to log on to WebCT: https://webct.ait.iastate.edu/ISUtools/webhtml/login.html
EEOB 514
Evolutionary Ecology
Readings
Unit1
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Unit2
Readings
Unit3
Readings
Unit4
Readings
Unit5
EEOB 590NV
Evolutionary Ecology of Sex
Information for Students
My lab conducts research in several areas of biology,
some which are more involved than others. I am interested in having students
working in the lab who are devoted to learning through hands-on experience.
The type of research we do requires people who are applied and meticulous.
I expect undergraduate students to work on smaller modules for research
credits, summer internships, or towards an honor’s thesis project on topics
closely related to the research areas. Internship oppotunities are available
through the Iowa Turtle Army program in my lab
and the REU in Molecular
Biotechnology and Genomics at ISU.
On the other hand, graduate students should be more involved
in designing their own research projects, particularly at the PhD level.
If you are interested in joining our group, please contact me to explore
possible options. Most interested graduate students could apply to the
EEB, BCB,
or Genetics programs.
For more information regarding the research interests
of our lab, please visit the research page.
Iowa Turtle Army (ITA)
The ITA provides internship opportunities for undergraduate students
and K-12 teachers. Click here to learn more about the ITA program.
