PRESENT ADDRESS

Department of Natural, Information and Mathematical Sciences
Indiana University Kokomo
P.O. Box 9003
Kokomo, IN 46904-9003
Phone: (765) 455-9244
Fax: (765) 455-9310
Email: mfinkler@iuk.edu

CURRENT POSITIONS

Associate Professor of Biology, Indiana University Kokomo, Kokomo, Indiana, USA (Since July 2004)

Associate Member of the Indiana University Graduate Faculty (Since February 2001)

PREVIOUS ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Assistant Professor of Biology, Indiana University Kokomo, Kokomo, Indiana, USA (August 1998 - June 2004)

Adjunct Lecturer, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA.  June 1998 - August 1998.

Teaching Associate, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA.  August 1994 - May 1998

Graduate Assistant,  Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA.  August 1992 - May 1994

Teaching Assistant, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.  December - March 1991.

Visiting Scholar, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA (sabbatical leave), January - February 2006.

Report Writer / Research Technician II, Hazelton Research Products, Inc., Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, July 1991 - August 1992.

Research Assistant, Department of Biology, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.  September - December 1990.

 

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Zoology (Physiology and Ecology), Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA, August 1998.
Dissertation: "The Influence of Water Availability During Incubation on Body Size, Body Composition, Locomotor Performance and Desiccation Tolerance in Neonatal Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina) from North-Central Nebraska".  
Dissertation Advisor:  Dennis L. Claussen

M.S., Zoology (Physiology), Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA, December 1995.
Thesis: "Effects of Temperature, Substrate, Body Size and Season on Locomotor Performance in Three Species of Colubrid Snake (Nerodia sipedon, Regina septemvittata and Thamnophis sirtalis)".  
Thesis Advisor:  Dennis L. Claussen

B.A., Biology and Religion, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, June 1991.
Thesis: "Allometric Engineering: Role of Egg Composition in Post Hatching Growth and Development in the Chicken (Gallus domesticus)".  
Thesis Advisor:  Paul R. Sotherland

General:  Ecological Physiology, Comparative Physiology, Herpetology.

Focus Areas:  Energetics of Locomotion and Locomotor Performance, Overwintering Energetics, Energetic Cost of Reproduction, Egg Composition and Abiotic Factors Influencing Embryonic Development, Water Balance and Desiccation Tolerance, Physiology in Life History.

Study Organisms:  turtles, salamanders, crayfish, frogs, snakes, bird embryos, large insects 

PUBLICATIONS

Finkler, M. S.  2006.  Does variation in soil water content induce variation in the size of hatchling snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina)?  Copeia 2006(4): 769-777.

Finkler, M.S.  2006.  Effects of temperature, sex, and gravidity on the metabolism of small-mouthed salamanders, Ambystoma texanum, during the reproductive season.  Journal of Herpetology 40(1):103-106

Finkler, M. S., A. C. Steyermark, and K. E. Jenks.  2004.  Geographic variation in snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina) egg composition across a longitudinal transect. Canadian Journal of Zoology: 82(1):102-109.

Finkler, M. S., M. T. Sugalski, and D. L. Claussen.  2003.  Sex-related differences in metabolic rate and locomotor performance in breeding spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum).  Copeia 2003(4): 887-893.

Finkler, M.S., and A. E. Schultz.  2003.  Sternotherus odoratus (Common Musk Turtle) and Chelydra serpentina (Common Snapping Turtle).  Reproduction.   Herpetological Review 34(1): 58.

Finkler, M. S., and K. A. Cullum. 2002.   Sex-related differences in metabolic rate and energy reserves in spring-breeding small-mouthed salamanders (Ambystoma texanum). Copeia 2002(3): 824-829.

Finkler, M. S., J. T. Bowen, T. M. Christman, and A. D. Renshaw.  2002.  Effects of hydric conditions during incubation on body size and triglyceride reserves of overwintering hatchling snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina).  Copeia 2002(2): 504-510. 

Finkler, M. S.  2001.  Rates of water loss and estimates of survival time under varying humidity in juvenile snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina).  Copeia 2001(2): 521-525.

Finkler, M. S., D. L. Knickerbocker and D. L. Claussen. 2000.  Influence of hydric conditions during incubation and population on overland movement of neonatal snapping turtles.  Journal of Herpetology 34(3): 452-455.

Finkler, M. S. 1999.  Influence of water availability during incubation on hatchling size, body composition, desiccation tolerance and terrestrial locomotor performance in the snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina.  Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 72(6): 714-722.

Finkler, M. S. and D. L. Claussen. 1999. Influence of temperature, body size and inter-individual variation on forced and voluntary swimming and crawling speeds in Nerodia sipedon and Regina septemvittata. Journal of Herpetology 33(1): 62-71.

Finkler, M. S.; J. B. Van Orman and P. R. Sotherland. 1998. Experimental manipulation of egg quality in chickens: influence of albumen and yolk on the size and body composition of near-term embryos in a precocial bird. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 168(1): 17-24. 

Claussen, D. L.; M. S. Finkler and M. M. Smith. 1997. Thread trailing of turtles - methods for evaluating spatial movements and pathway structure. Canadian Journal of Zoology 75: 2120-2128.

Finkler, M. S. and D. L. Claussen. 1997. The use of the tail in terrestrial locomotor activities of juvenile Chelydra serpentina. Copeia 1997(4): 884-887.

Finkler, M. S. and D. L. Claussen. 1997. Variation in the composition of Chelydra serpentina eggs within and among clutches. Journal of Herpetology 31(4): 620-624.

Finkler, M. S. 1997. Impact of egg content on post-hatching size, body composition and performance in the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina): Linnaeus Fund Research Report. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 2(3): 424-428.

R.J. Brooks, A.C. Steyermark, and M. S. Finkler, eds., Biology of the Snapping Turtle.  Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

 

Finkler, M. S., and J. J. Kolbe.  Physiology and ecology of hatchling snapping turtles.  In R.J. Brooks, A.C. Steyermark, and M. S. Finkler, eds., Biology of the Snapping Turtle.  Johns Hopkins University Press. 

 

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Hoosier Herpetological Society.  March 15, 2006.  Presentation: Effects of Water Availability During Incubation on Hatchling Phenotype in Snapping Turtles.

Biology Seminar, Huntington College.  April 11, 2005.  Presentation: Amphibian Sex and Baby Turtles: a Look at the Physiological Ecology of Reproduction in Herps.

Science Seminar, Manchester College.  April 4, 2005.  Presentation: Sexual Dimorphism and the Cost of Reproduction in Mole Salamanders.

Indiana College Biology Teacher's Association Annual Meeting, Franklin College.  March 4, 2005.  Presentation: Amphibian Sex and Baby Turtles: a Look at the Physiological Ecology of Reproduction in Herps.

Biology Department Seminar, Central Michigan University.  March 18, 2004.  Presentation:  Surviving the First Cut: The Physiological Ecology of Snapping Turtle Eggs and Hatchlings.

Indiana Academy of Science, 55th Annual Student Talent Search, Indiana University Kokomo, Keynote Lecture.  October 26, 2002.  Presentation:  Turtles of North-Central Indiana.

Biology Department Seminar, Indiana University South Bend.  March 15, 2002.  Presentation:  The Physiological Ecology of Snapping Turtle Eggs and Hatchlings: Surviving the First Cut.

Life Sciences Department Seminar, Indiana State University.  October 30, 2001.  Presentation: Nest Environments and Post-hatching Quality in Snapping Turtles: Is Wetter Really Better?

Biology Department Seminar, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.  February 18, 2000.  Presentation: Is Wetter Better?  Insights on Nest Environments and Post-hatching Quality in Snapping Turtles.

CONTRIBUTED PRESENTATIONS

Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Phoenix, Arizona.  January 2007.  Presentation: Finkler, M. S..  Differences in organ mass and hematology between male and female Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) during the reproductive season. 

Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Phoenix, Arizona.  January 2007.  Presentation: Finkler, M. S., and W.W. Burggren.  Experimental manipulation of egg quality in chickens: Influence of albumen volume and protein content on body size and organ mass in embryos and hatchlings. 

Meeting of the Indiana Academy of Science, St. Mary-of-the Woods, Indiana.  October 2006.  Presentation: Finkler, M. S..  Differences in organ mass and hematology between male and female Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) during the reproductive season.

Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Orlando, Florida.  January 2006. Presentation: Gillem, A. D. and M. S. Finkler.  Sex-related differences in stored energy reserves in spring-breeding hylid frogs.

Meeting of the Indiana Academy of Science, St. Mary-of-the Woods, Indiana.  October 2005. Presentation: Gillem, A. D. and M. S. Finkler.  Sex-related differences in stored energy reserves in spring-breeding hylid frogs.

Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.  February 2005. Presentation: Gillem, A. D. and M. S. Finkler.  Sex-related differences in stored energy reserves in spring-breeding hylid frogs.

Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, San Diego, California.  January 2005.  Presentation: Finkler, M. S. and A. D. Gillem.  A comparison of stored energy reserves before and after oviposition in female Ambystoma texanum and sympatric Ambystoma jeffersonianum complex hybrids.  Abstract published in Integrative and Comparative Biology 44(6):695.

Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, San Diego, California.  January 2005.  Presentation: Gillem, A. D. and M. S. Finkler.  Sex-related differences in stored energy reserves in spring-breeding spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum).  Abstract published in Integrative and Comparative Biology 44(6):700.

Meeting of the Indiana Academy of Science, Hanover, Indiana.  October 2004.  Presentation: Finkler, M. S. and A. D. Gillem  Sex-related differences in stored energy reserves in spring-breeding small-mouthed salamanders (Ambystoma texanum).

Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Orleans, Louisiana.  January 2004.  Presentation:  Finkler, M. S.  Effects of temperature, sex, and gravidity on the metabolism of small-mouthed salamanders, Ambystoma texanum.  Abstract published in Integrative and Comparative Biology 43(6):1038.

Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Toronto, Ontario.  January 2003.  Presentation:  Finkler, M. S.  Variation in soil water content influences the size of laboratory-reared Chelydra serpentina from eggs incubated in natural nest soil.  Abstract published in Integrative and Comparative Biology 42(6):1230.

Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Toronto, Ontario.  January 2003.  Presentation:  Miller, T., and M. S. Finkler.  Bacterial clearance from snapping turtle eggs during early embryonic development.  Abstract published in Integrative and Comparative Biology 42(6):1279.

Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.  November 2002.  Presentation:  Miller, T., and M. S. Finkler.  Bacterial clearance from snapping turtle eggs during early embryonic development.

Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.  November 2002.  Presentation:  Mygrant, M.S., and M. S. Finkler.  Dehydration tolerance in the rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus).

American Physiological Society Intersociety Meeting "The Power of Comparative Physiology: Evolution, Integration, and Application", San Diego, California.  August 2002.  Presentation:  Finkler, M. S. and B. T. Kressley.  Post-hatching yolk consumption and stored energy reserves in hatchling snapping turtles, Chelydra serpentina.  Abstract published in The Physiologist 45(4):345.

Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Anaheim, California.  January 2002.  Presentation:  Finkler, M. S. and K. A. Cullum.  Interspecific and sex-related differences in metabolism and post-reproductive energy reserves in spring-breeding Ambystomid salamanders.  Abstract published in American Zoologist 41(6):1443-1444.

Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Anaheim, California.  January 2002.  Presentation:  Finkler, M. S., A. C. Steyermark, J. W. Lang, K. Jenks and P. R. Sotherland.  Geographic variation in snapping turtle egg composition across a longitudinal transect.  Abstract published in American Zoologist 41(6):1642.

Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.  October 2001.  Presentation:  Kressley, B. T., and M. S. Finkler.  Effects of high nest water contents on embryonic respiration and hatchling size in snapping turtles.

Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.  October 2001.  Presentation:  Miller, S. A., M. S. Finkler and C. Chauret.  Bacterial populations in snapping turtle eggs: influence of nesting environment and embryonic development.

Joint Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles and the Herpetologists' League, Indianapolis, Indiana.  July 2001.  Presentation:  Finkler, M. S. and K. A. Cullum.  Sex-related differences in metabolic rate and energy reserves in spring-breeding small-mouthed salamanders (Ambystoma texanum).

Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Chicago, Illinois.  January 2001.  Presentation: Finkler, M. S., M. T. Sugalski, and D. L. Claussen.  Sex-related differences in locomotor performance and metabolism in breeding spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum).  Abstract published in American Zoologist 40(6):1015.

Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Chicago, Illinois.  January 2001.  Presentation: Christman, T. M., and   M. S. Finkler. Overwintering energetics of the red-backed salamander, Plethodon cinereus.  Abstract published in American Zoologist 40(6):973-974.

Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference, Kokomo, Indiana.  October 2000.  Presentation:  Chandler, M. T., and M. S. Finkler.  Effects of high nest water contents on embryonic respiration and survivorship in snapping turtles.

Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference, Kokomo, Indiana.  October 2000.  Presentation:  Russeau, J., C. Chauret and M. S. Finkler.  Influence of nest moisture on bacterial diversity in snapping turtle eggs.

Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Atlanta, Georgia.  January 2000.  Presentation: Finkler, M. S., J. T. Bowen, T. M. Christman and A. D. Renshaw.  Long-Term Effects of Hydric Conditions During Incubation on Body Size and Triglyceride Content of Neonatal Snapping Turtles:  Is Wetter Better in the Long Run?.  Abstract published in American Zoologist 39(5):70A.

Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Denver, Colorado.  January 1999.  Presentation: Finkler, M. S., Influence of Water Availability During Incubation on Hatching Water Content and Desiccation Tolerance in Neonatal Snapping Turtles.  Abstract published in American Zoologist 38(5):116A

Joint Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the Herpetologists League, the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, the American Elasmobranch Society, and the Canadian Association of Herpetologists, Guelph, Ontario. June 1998. Presentation: Finkler, M. S., D. L. Knickerbocker and D. L. Claussen.  Influence of Population and Hydric Conditions During Incubation on Migratory Behavior of Neonatal Snapping Turtles Following Nest Exodus.

Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Boston, Massachusetts. January 1998.  Presentation: Finkler, M. S., D. L. Knickerbocker and D. L. Claussen. Field Measures of Movement, Evaporative Water Loss, and Body Temperature in Neonatal Snapping Turtles Following Nests Exodus.  Abstract published in American Zoologist 37(5):36A.

Joint Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the Herpetologists League, the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, the American Elasmobranch Society, and the American Fisheries Society, Seattle, Washington. June 1997. Presentation: Claussen, D. L., M. S. Finkler and M. M. Smith. Thread Trailing of Turtles: New Uses for an Old Method

Joint Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the Herpetologists League, the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, the American Elasmobranch Society, and the American Fisheries Society, Seattle, Washington. June 1997. Presentation: Finkler, M. S. and D. L. Claussen.  Influence of Water Availability During Incubation on Desiccation Tolerance and Locomotor Performance in Neonatal Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina).

Joint Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the Herpetologists League, the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, the American Elasmobranch Society, and the American Fisheries Society, Seattle, Washington. June 1997. Finkler, M. S. and D. L. Claussen.  Use of the Tail in Terrestrial Locomotor Activities of Juvenile Chelydra serpentina.

Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, Louisville, Kentucky. April 1997. Presentation: Finkler, M. S. and D. L. Claussen.  Use of the Tail in Terrestrial Locomotor Activities of Juvenile Chelydra serpentina.

Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Lawrence, Kansas. July 1996. Presentation: Finkler, M. S. and D. L. Claussen.  Variation in Maternally Derived Water in Eggs Influences Hatchling Mass and Composition in Chelydra serpentina.

Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Boone, North Carolina. August 1995. Presentation: Finkler, M. S. and D. L. Claussen.  Effects of Body Temperature and Size on Voluntary and Forced Locomotion in Nerodia sipedon.

Meeting of the American Society of Zoologists, St. Louis, Missouri. January 1995. Presentation: Finkler, M. S., J. B. Van Orman and P. R. Sotherland.  Experimental Manipulation of Egg Quality in Chickens: Influence of Egg Composition on Embryo and Hatchling Size.  Abstract published in American Zoologist 35(5):30A

Joint Meeting of the Herpetologists League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Athens, Georgia. July 1994. Presentation: Finkler, M. S. and D. L. Claussen.  Variation in the Composition of Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) Eggs Within and Among Clutches.

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Indiana University Kokomo Grant-in-Aid of Faculty Research.  Endocrine and mitochondrial factors underlying sex-related differences in the metabolism of spring breeding Spotted Salamanders.  2007 ($4000)

 

Indiana University Kokomo Grant-in-Aid of Faculty Research.  Sex-related differences in the stored energy reserves of spring-breeding amphibians.  2004 ($3,000)

Indiana University Faculty Summer Research Fellowship.  Sex-related differences in the stored energy reserves of spring-breeding Ambystomid salamanders.  2004 ($6,000)

Indiana University Kokomo Grant-in-Aid of Faculty Research.  Proposal for purchase of a Qubit™ modular respirometry / data acquisition system for animal physiology research.  2003 ($3,500)

Indiana University Faculty Summer Research Fellowship.  Thermal effects on bacterial clearance from snapping turtle eggs.  2002 ($5,000)

Indiana University Faculty Summer Research Fellowship.  Effects of high nest moisture levels on embryonic survivorship and hatchling quality in common snapping turtles.  2000 ($5,000)

Indiana University Kokomo Undergraduate Summer Research Institute Fellowships.  2000-2006 ($1000/year)

Indiana University Intercampus Research Support Fund.  Effects of high nest moisture levels on embryonic survivorship and hatchling quality in common snapping turtles.  1999 ($12,000)

Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Grants-in-Aid of Research. Impact of egg content on post-hatching size, body composition and performance in Chelydra serpentina. 1995 ($500)

Chelonian Research Foundation Linnaeus Fund. Impact of egg content on post-hatching  size, body composition and performance in the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina). 1994 ($500)

STUDENT RESEARCH DIRECTED

Jackson, Alva  2006.  Modeling evaporative water loss in the rusty crayfish, Orconectes rusticus.  Undergraduate Research Summer Institute Fellowship, Indiana University Kokomo.

Gallatin, Karen. 2005-2006.  To Hell and Back: A Woman's Journey (novel).  Master of Liberal Studies Capstone Project, Indiana University Kokomo.

Gillem, Ashley. 2005.  Lysozyme activity in snapping turtle eggs during embryonic development.  Undergraduate Research Summer Institute Fellowship, Indiana University Kokomo.

Gillem, Ashley. 2004-2005.  Sex-related differences in stored energy reserves of spring breeding amphibians.  Lab Technician, Indiana University Kokomo.

Gillem, Ashley. 2004.  Bacterial content of snapping turtle eggs during early embryonic development.  Undergraduate Research Summer Institute Fellowship, Indiana University Kokomo.

Wrangham, Tomasina.  2003-2004.  Temperature effects on active ventilation in the Madagascan hissing roach, Gromphadorhina portentosa.  Independent Research (BIOL L490), Indiana University Kokomo.

Mygrant, Michael.  2003.  Sex-related differences in the stored energy reserves of western-chorus frogs (Pseudacris triseriata) during the breeding season.  Independent Research (BIOL L490), Indiana University Kokomo.

Miller, Trent, and Christina Zimpleman.  2003.  Bacterial clearance from turtle eggs: correlates with developmental stage.  Undergraduate Research Summer Institute Fellowship, Indiana University Kokomo.

Miller, Trent.  2002.  Influence of temperature on bacterial clearance from turtle eggs.  Undergraduate Research Summer Institute Fellowship, Indiana University Kokomo.

Mygrant, Michael.  2002.  Influence of temperature and desiccation on respiration and cardiovascular physiology in the rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus).  Independent Research (BIOL L490), Indiana University Kokomo.

Kressley, Brook.  2001-2002.  Yolk consumption and energy storage in hatchling snapping turtles.  Independent Research (BIOL L490), Indiana University Kokomo.

Kressley, Brook.  2001.  Effects of high nest water contents on embryonic respiration and survivorship in snapping turtles.  Undergraduate Research Summer Institute Fellowship, Indiana University Kokomo.

Cullum, Kathryn.  2001.  Sex-related differences in the energy reserves of spring-breeding Ambystomid salamanders.  Independent Research (BIOL L490), Indiana University Kokomo.

Miller, Stephen.  2001.  Influence of nest moisture and indigenous soil bacteria on bacterial infection of snapping turtle eggs.  Undergraduate Research Summer Institute Fellowship, Indiana University Kokomo [Co-directed with Christian Chauret, Indiana University Kokomo]

Chandler, Michael.  2000.  Effects of high nest water contents on embryonic respiration and survivorship in snapping turtles.  Undergraduate Research Summer Institute Fellowship and Independent Research (BIOL L490), Indiana University Kokomo.

Christman, Theresa. 2000.  Influence of prey availability on glycogen and triglyceride contents of overwintering red-backed salamanders (Plethodon cinereus).  Independent Research (BIOL L490), Indiana University Kokomo.

Russeau, Joseph.  2000.  Influence of nest moisture on bacterial diversity in snapping turtle eggs.  Undergraduate Summer Research Institute Fellowship, Indiana University Kokomo [Co-directed with Christian Chauret, Indiana University Kokomo]

Knickerbocker, Debra. 1997.  Effect of hydric conditions during incubation of common snapping turtle  eggs on hatchling evaporative water loss and microhabitat selection during a simulated nest exodus.  Senior Thesis, Kalamazoo College  [Co-directed with Paul Sotherland, Kalamazoo College]

Campbell, Julie.  1996.  Direct competition in captive juvenile snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina).  Independent Research, Miami University [Co-directed with Dennis Claussen, Miami University]

Wallace, Pierrett.  1994.  Thermal effects on dive duration and heart rate during submergence in the semi-aquatic snakes Nerodia sipedon and Thamnophis sirtalis.  Research Project,  Miami University / Cincinnati Academy of Math and Science Young Scholar Program, Miami University.

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE 

Indiana University Kokomo (1998-2005)

BIOL L367 Cell Physiology (4 semesters)
BIOL L490 Independent Research (7 semesters)
BIOL L498 Internship in Professional Practice (1 semester)
LBST D503 Science Seminar: "Dinosaurs: An Introduction to Integrative Science" (1 semester)
PHSL P215 Basic Human Physiology w/ Lab (17 semesters)
PHSL P416 Comparative Animal Physiology (4 semesters)

Miami University (1992-1998)

ZOO 121 Environmental Biology Lecture (1 semester)
ZOO 161 Principles of Human Physiology Lecture (2 semesters), Laboratory (1 semester)
ZOO 201 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Laboratory (4 semesters)
ZOO 305 Animal Physiology Laboratory (4 semesters)
ZOO 453/553 Animal Physiological Ecology Laboratory (3 semesters)

Kalamazoo College (1991)

BIO 424 Physiological Ecology Laboratory (1 trimester)

TEACHING AWARDS

Claude Rich Excellence in Teaching Award.  2004.  Indiana University Kokomo

Trustees Teaching Award.  2002 and 2004.  Indiana University Kokomo

TEACHING CONFERENCES

Annual Meetings of the Indiana College Biology Teachers' Association:

Huntington College, Huntington, Indiana, March 2003
Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana, March 2005
Manchester College, North Manchester, Indiana, November 2005
Indiana University Kokomo, Kokomo, Indiana, November 2006

ACADEMIC ADVISING

Allied Health Sciences: academic advisor for  Pre-Medical Imaging Technology B.S.,  Pre-Nuclear Medicine B.S., Pre-Radiation Therapy B.S., and Pre-Radiography A.S. programs, Indiana University Kokomo (1999-2004).

Arts and Sciences:  Academic advisor for the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program, Indiana University Kokomo (2003-2004).

 

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Administrative Review Committee, Indiana University Kokomo, Member 2006-present.

Honors Program Advisory Committee, Indiana University Kokomo, Member 2006-present.

Master of Liberal Studies Advisory Committee, School of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Kokomo, Member 2002-present.

Claude Rich Excellence in Teaching Award Committee,  Indiana University Kokomo, Member 2004-2005.

Graduate Affairs Committee, Indiana University Kokomo, Chair 2004-2005.

Search and Screen Committee, Assistant Biology Lab Supervisor, Indiana University Kokomo, Member 2004 (search suspended).

Search and Screen Committee, Biology Laboratory Supervisor, Indiana University Kokomo, Member 2004.

Search and Screen Committee, Electronic Resources/Documents Librarian, Indiana University Kokomo, Member 2003-2004.

Search and Screen Committee, Clinical Coordinator, Radiography, Indiana University Kokomo, Member 2003-2004.

Proposal Review Committee, IUK Commitment to Excellence Program, Indiana University Kokomo, Member 2003-2004.

Admissions Committee, Radiography A.S. Program, Division of Allied Health Science, Indiana University Kokomo, Member, 2003-2004.

Search and Screen Committee, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Kokomo, Member, 2002-2003.

Environmental Club, Indiana University Kokomo, Faculty Advisor, 2002.

Indiana University Advance College Project, Regional Faculty Liaison (Biology), 2001-2004.

Faculty Board of Review, Indiana University Kokomo, Member 2001-2002, 2003-2005.

Tenure-Track Faculty Third Year Review Committee, Indiana University Kokomo, Member 2001-2004.

Search and Screen Committee, Director of Radiography, Indiana University Kokomo, Member 2001-2002.

Faculty Development and Grants Committee, Indiana University Kokomo, Member 1999-2001, Committee Chair 2000-2001.

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Indiana University Kokomo, Member 1998-2002.

Academic Calendar Committee, Indiana University Kokomo, Member 1998-1999.

Undergraduate Advisory and Research Committee, Department of Zoology, Miami University, Member 1995-1996.

EXTERNAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Indiana Academy of Science, Division of Zoology, Vice Chair, 2006-present.

Indiana College Biology Teacher's Association

President Elect, March-November 2005
President, November 2005-November 2006
Past President, November 2006-Present

Judge, Student Contributed Papers Competition, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Division of Ecology and Evolution, 2003, 2005, and 2007.

Editorial Board, Copeia, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 2002 and 2005.

Manuscript Reviewer for the following peer-reviewed publications (30 manuscripts reviewed from 2000-2006):

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology
Canadian Journal of Zoology (2)
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology (2)
Condor
Copeia (10)
Functional Ecology
Herpetologica (3)
Herpetological Conservation and Biology
Journal of Experimental Biology
Journal of Experimental Zoology
Journal of Herpetology (2)
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (3)
Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science (2)

Ad hoc Grant Proposal Reviewer, National Science Foundation, 2003-2004 (2 proposals reviewed)

Textbook Reviews

S.I. Fox, Laboratory Guide to Human Physiology 11th ed., McGraw Hill, 2005.
S. I. Fox, Human Physiology 10th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2005.
C.D. Moyes and P.M. Schulte, Principles of Animal Physiology, Benjamin Cummings, 2005.
L. Sherwood, Fundamentals of Physiology 3rd ed.  Thompson Brooks Cole, 2004.
S. I. Fox, Human Physiology 7th ed., WCB McGraw-Hill, 1999-2000.

Book Proposal Reviewer, Oxford University Press, 2004.

Associate, Indiana Department of Natural Resources Nongame Amphibian and Reptile Technical Advisory Committee, 1998-2006.

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Invited Speaker, Indiana University Kokomo Art Gallery, "Arts and Parks" Exhibit, February 2003.  Presentation:  Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of North-Central Indiana.

Invited Speaker, Wildcat Guardians, Kokomo, IN, August 2002.  Presentation:  Turtles of the Wildcat.

Judge, Howard County (IN) Science Fair.  1999, 2001, and 2003-2005.

Judge, Indiana State Science and Engineering Fair, 2004.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (Since 1994)

The Herpetologists' League (1994 - 2005)

Indiana College Biology Teacher's Association (Since 2003)

Indiana Academy of Science (Since 2004)

Sigma Xi (Since 2004)

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (Since 1997)

Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (Since 1994)

 

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Doctoral Student Research Award. 1997-1998, Department of Zoology, Miami University

Graduate Student Achievement Fund Award. Fall Semester 1997, Miami University

Master's Student Research Award. 1995-1996, Department of Zoology, Miami University

National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.  1995, Membership, Miami University Chapter

Bierly Landis Scholarship 1994-1995, Department of Zoology, Miami University

Dunsmore Prize. 1991, Department of Religion, Kalamazoo College

Departmental Honors.  1991, Department of Religion, Kalamazoo College.

Honors, Senior Individualized Project. 1991, Department of Biology, Kalamazoo College

Diebold Fellowship. 1990, Department of Biology, Kalamazoo College