ENMU Courses

I teach a wide range of courses each semester at Eastern New Mexico University. Courses I teach regularly include:

BIOL 1650: Wildlife Biology: Introduction to the fields of wildlife and fisheries sciences, including background in biological principles geared towards populations, characteristics, conservation, and management of fish and wildlife species and their habitats. One of the primary goals is to introduce standard techniques used in the field of wildlife and fisheries science to manage wildlife populations for purpose of preservation or conservation and sustained use. (EVERY FALL)

BIOL 404/505: Wildlife Management and Conservation: Theory, methods and philosophy of wildlife management or conservation emphasizing game, non-game and endangered species. (ODD SPRING)

BIOL 411/511: Herpetology: Biology and classification of amphibians and reptiles. This course examines the phylogenetics, origin, evolution, and diversity of amphibians and reptiles, as well as their biogeography, biology, ecology, and conservation. (EVEN FALL)

BIOL 460/560: Landscape Ecology and GIS: An introduction to the study of large-scale ecological patterns and processes, including examination of spatial heterogeneity at the landscape level and practical use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyze and predict landscape patterns. (EVEN SPRING)

BIOL 513: Conservation Biology: In this course students will gain an understanding of current conservation issues and how ecological theory, population genetics, and evolutionary biology can be utilized to address these situations. In addition, students will gain an appreciation of how the needs of society impact decisions made within the realm of conservation biology and contribute to the success or failure of conservation programs. (ODD FALL)

BIOL 592: Research Presentation in Biology: Selected topics in biology, especially as they relate to the master’s degree and career preparation, and an oral presentation of a research prospectus to the biology faculty. This course will discuss many important issues surrounding presentation of scientific research. It will also present general information on how to review current biological literature, write a critique on scientific papers, develop a research proposal, and prepare and deliver a scientific presentation in various formats. (EVERY SPRING)