Phone: (540) 831-5655
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Phone: (540) 831-5655
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Schedual for Fall Semester 2008:
Evolution (Biology 425): M, W, F 9:00 - 9:50 Curie Hall 338
Office Hours: Monday 1:00 - 3:00, Wednesday 1:00 - 2:00, Friday 1:00 - 2:00 (or by appointment).
Teaching:
Genetics
Evolution
Bioinformatics
Human Genetics for pre-nursing students
Ornithology
The Human Body and Identity: Race, Gender and Genetics
Research Interests:
Communal roost behavior of New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
Field determinaition of sex in monomorphic avian species
Population Genetics of Plethodon taxa.
Phylogenetic Analsysis of Accipitridae (Hawks, Kites, Eagles and Old World Vultures).
Flash Animations:
Web Popgen is a population genetics simulation program.
Dihybrid Cross: A simple flash movie demonstrating independent assortment of two genes on different chromosomes, and the Genotypic distributions of zygotes that lead to the 9:3:3:1 distribution of phenotypes.
Chi-Square: allows you to test the observed phenotypic distribution against the expected phenotypic distribution of a dihybrid cross using the chi square test.
Epistasis: generates random data sets and allows you to test how well the data fits a particular genetic model.
Human Cytogenetic Analysis: Tutorial on karyotyping and interactive karyotyping simulations that allow the user to complete normal and abnormal karyotypes and make a diagnosis.
Balanced Translocation: Tutorial explaining the possible gametes formed from an individual carrying a balanced reciprocal translocation (under development).
Calibrated Peer Review:
I am serving as the administrator for Calibrated Peer Review (CPR), a Web-based program that enables frequent writing assignments even in large classes with limited instructional resources.
- If you are an instructor interested in finding out more about CPR please follow the link above.
- If you are a student requiring assistance accessing CPR please talk with your instructor first. If they are unable to assist you THEY will contact me and we will get you straightened out.
- If you are an instructor who needs a class created or students added to the database please contact me. Information on class creation and/or populating your course can be found by clicking here.