Teaching

Undergraduate Courses:

CAS107 Introductory Biology: For students who plan to major in the natural sciences or environmental science, and for premedical students. Required for biology majors. No prerequisite. High school biology is assumed. The evolution and diversity of life; principles of ecology; behavioral biology. Three hours lecture, three hours lab including several field studies. 4 cr. – FALL (Team taught)

CAS BI 309 Evolution: Prereq: CASBI107 & CASBI108 or equivalent. Introduction to modern concepts, controversies, and analytical approaches in evolutionary biology. Topics include adaptation, natural and sexual selection, species and speciation, phylogenetics, comparative analysis, basic population and quantitative genetics, origin of novelty, adaptive radiation, development and evolution. 4 cr. – Fall

Graduate Courses

CAS BI 504 Advanced Evolutionary Analyses:
This course is designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of phylogenetic methods, molecular evolution, as well as comparative and population genomic analyses aimed at fundamental questions in ecology, evolution, and the origin of biodiversity. 4 cr. Alternating Springs