Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (Biol 30404)
Three hours lecture and one laboratory per week taught each Fall semester. This course focuses on the form and functional significance of anatomical structures in vertebrate animals.  The objectives of the course are to introduce students to the anatomical evidence for evolution and to help students develop an understanding of vertebrate anatomy that will prepare them for graduate or medical gross anatomy courses.

Environmental Biology (Biol 40443)* Environmental Biology is a three hour lecture course that fulfills the writing emphasis requirement. The course is designed to introduce students to contemporary issues in environmental biology such as the biological consequences of global climate change, extinction, contaminants in the environment, and overfishing. The course will be based on class discussions of primary literature and students will complete a major writing assignment in the form of a literature review. This course will be taught in spring 2009. *Pending approval

Ecology (Biol 30403)
Ecology is required for undergraduate students majoring in Biology and Environmental Science. It is a team-taught course, introducing students to the major concepts of ecology. Ecology is taught every fall. In fall 2008 I will teach a new section focusing on applied ecology and environmental biology.

Principles of Life Sciences (Biol 10514)
Principles of Life Sciences is required for undergraduate students majoring in Biology. It is a two-semester, team-taught course introducing students to the major concepts of biology. My contribution to the course includes vertebrate diversity and anatomy.

Introduction to Biological Research (Biol 40021, Biol 60011)
All undergraduate biology majors and biology graduate students must take Biol 40021 or Biol 60011, respectively. The course "Introduction to Biological Research" was developed to expose students to the diversity of research approaches used in biological research and to familiarize students with the research programs of individual faculty hoping to stimulate student interest in the Department's Murphy Undergraduate Research Program. All research faculty in the Biology Department teach in the course, introducing the students to research in each faculty member's scientific field. Students frequently comment that this course is their only exposure to the scientific work of faculty and why the faculty feel so passionately about their scientific disciplines. As a result of this course, some undergraduates opt for hands on research experience and become young investigators in our labs. At the end of the course, all students must take an exam, the Majors Field Test in Biology, to assess their biological knowledge compared to other students across the nation.