Hi my name is Brian and I have taught biology, ecology, and environmental science courses at the college level for 10 years. I have studied Conservation Biology at SUNY School of Environmental Science and Forestry and will be completing my PhD this spring at Miami University in Ecology. I have served as both a Teaching Assistant and Primary Instructor in numerous courses including: dendrology, entomology, zoology, general biology, general ecology, fire ecology, introduction to waters,...
Hi my name is Brian and I have taught biology, ecology, and environmental science courses at the college level for 10 years. I have studied Conservation Biology at SUNY School of Environmental Science and Forestry and will be completing my PhD this spring at Miami University in Ecology. I have served as both a Teaching Assistant and Primary Instructor in numerous courses including: dendrology, entomology, zoology, general biology, general ecology, fire ecology, introduction to waters, environmental science, field elective courses, and field botany.
Ph.D. Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology 2017 (projected). Department of Biology, Miami University. Tentative Dissertation: The effect of emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis)-caused ash mortality and white-tailed deer abundance on understory invasive shrubs and forest regeneration.
Certificate in College Teaching 2017 (projected). Center for the Enhancement of Learning, Teaching, and University Assessment at Miami University.
M.S. Conservation Biology, 2009. Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Thesis: The effect of restoration and maintenance treatments on host plant quality and natural enemies of the endemic barrens buck moth Hemileuca maia Drury (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) in a scrub oak-pitch pine ecosystem.
B.S. Conservation Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 2006. Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Senior Thesis: Effects of prescribed burning on mortality of barrens buck moth (Hemileuca maia) in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve.
A.S. Environmental Studies, 2003. Conservation Department, Finger Lakes Community College, Canandaigua, NY.
Certificate in Outdoor Recreation, 2003. Conservation Department, Finger Lakes Community College, Canandaigua, NY.
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