These graduate classes were taken at the University of Florida between 2023 and the present:

• Forest Ecosystem Resilience

• Physiology of Forest Trees

• Geographic Information Systems

These undergraduate classes were all taken at Northern Kentucky University between 2018 and 2022:

• Biometry – BIO 342: Extensive use of IBM SPSS, R, RStudio, and RCommander for statistical analysis

• Advanced Writing in Biology – BIO 291W: comprehensive literature review and paper on the effects of DHA and EPA on the progression of Alzheimer’s disease

• Disease Ecology and Human Health – ENV 324: exploration of the emergence of infectious diseases and other human health issues from an ecological perspective, including vector-borne diseases, diseases spread from wildlife, the role of pathogens and parasites in community and population ecology; examination of how global change and biodiversity loss will contribute to the prevalence of human diseases

• Animal Physiological Ecology – BIO 441L: examination of biotic and abiotic factors that produce adaptations in organisms

• Tropical Ecology – BIO 462: unique features of tropical ecosystems, abiotic characteristics, gap dynamics biodiversity, plant-animal interactions, economic importance of tropical forests, causes and consequences of tropical deforestation

• Environmental Toxicology – ENV 350: exploration of the physiological and environmental effects and metabolism of environmental toxins and toxicants including heavy metals, POPs, and VOCs

• Evolution of Organisms – BIO 458: mechanisms, historical and philosophical perspectives, empirical evidence, and contemporary application of evolutionary principles

• Genetics – BIO 349L: essential concepts in genetics and genomics; DNA and chromosomes, DNA replication, recombination and repair, mitosis and meiosis, Mendelian and non-Mendelian genetics, epigenetics, gene expression, and bioinformatics; restriction endonucleases, polymerase chain reactions, BLAST queries

• Human Nutrition – BIO 126: understanding of macronutrients, vitamins, mineral, essential fatty acids, amino acids, epidemiology, controversial nutritional subjects

• Medical and Biological Terminology – BIO 272: derivatives, prefixes, roots, and suffixes of scientific vocabulary

•  General Ecology – BIO 304L: interrelationships between organisms and their environment

• Organic Chemistry I – CHE 310L: introduction to the chemistry of carbon compounds; bonding, structure, and introductory analysis and synthesis; separation techniques

• Geographic Information Systems – GEO 418: introduction to the theories, principles, construction methods, and applications of geographic information systems; employment of a GIS software package to manipulate geographically referenced data