David Baumgardner, Ph.D.

Science Bldg. - Bryan Campus

Office # S-117

Phone: 979-209-7571

Office Hours: MW 01:15 to 01:45 PM and by appointment (Fall 2009)

email: david.baumgardner@blinn.edu

EDUCATION:
Doctorate of Philosophy, Entomology, concentration in taxonomy and systematics, biodiversity, biogeography, aquatic entomology and ecology.
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas – August 2008.
Dissertation Title: Phylogeny and biogeography of the mayfly family Leptohyphidae (Ephemeroptera) with a taxonomic revision of selected species.
Master of Science, Biology, with a concentration in aquatic biology/entomology.
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas – August 1995.
Thesis: Biodiversity of Mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) in the Kiamichi River Drainage, Oklahoma.
Bachelor of Science, Biology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas – August 1990.

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: Taxonomy, systematics, biogeography, and ecology of mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) and antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae: Myrmeleon); theory and practice of systematics, biogeography, and aquatic ecology. Secondary interests in medical entomology, disease transmission and public health issues as related to insects.

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BIOL 1407 - General Biology II - Sections A1 and A2

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