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I teach four classes at Hamilton: Ecology<\/a>, Animal Behavior & Cognition<\/a>, Global Change Biology<\/a>, and Disease Ecology<\/a>, each described below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Ecology (BIO 237)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Foundational course in the principles of ecology, evolution, and conservation. Labs involve field trips to the Adirondacks and other natural places, field biology skills, and behavioral experiments at the Utica zoo and the Hamilton aviary. Taught each fall.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Trip to the Adirondacks<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Checking out carnivorous plants<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    At the Mountain House<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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      the kettle bog<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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      small mammal tracking with Cynthia Downs<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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      Setting up the aviary <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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      we love chickens<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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          2. Disease Ecology (BIO 100H)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          A thematic approach to introductory biology, taught through the lens of disease ecology and global change biology. Taught annually<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          3. Animal Behavior & Disease (BIO 427)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Upper-division seminar exploring the bidirectional relationship between animal behavior and disease. We examine some of the fundamentals of behavior (e.g., mate choice, habitat use, personality, sociality) in the context of recent research in human health and disease ecology. Taught annually.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            What is the relationship between dominance and disease?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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            Does personality influence exposure, susceptibility, and transmission? (featuring Pippin and Asher)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            5. Global Change Biology (BIO 451)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            Offered periodically<\/em>. Upper-division seminar on the ecological, physiological, behavioral, and evolutionary responses of organisms to environmental change. Students complete a “local conservation action” class project each semester (see examples of two of these projects below). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Recycling at Hamilton College<\/h2><\/center>\n\n\n\n