Assistant Professor of Biology
Education
- (2005) B.S. – Marine Biology & B.A. – Chemistry; University of North Carolina at Wilmington
- (2013) M.S. – Biology; University of West Florida
- Thesis: Assessing cumulative thermal stress of Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1973), exposed to cold temperatures
- (2021) PhD – Energy Science & Engineering; Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, University of Tennessee
- Dissertation: Susceptibility of riverine fishes to anthropogenically-linked trauma: Strikes from hydropower turbine blades
Teaching Interests
- BIO 111 – Principles of Cell Biology (Lecture/Laboratory; Fall)
- BIO 202 – Principles of Zoology (Lecture/Laboratory; Spring)
- BIO 303 – Comparative Animal Physiology (Lecture/Laboratory; Fall-Even)
- BIO 332 – Vertebrate Zoology (WI; Lecture/Laboratory; Spring-Odd)
Research Interests
- Stress Physiology
- Thermal Ecology
- Bioengineering & Biomimetics
- Traits-based Analyses
- Mathematical modeling within the context of global climate change and fish populations