Dr. Christopher K. Cratsley 
Graduate chair

|Academic Degrees |Courses |Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships|

|Research |Publications|


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 Academic Degrees

Ph.D., Biology, Tufts University, 2000.
B.A., Biology, Undergraduate Teacher Education Program, Brown University, 1991.

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Courses      

BIOL 1000 Life Science I
BIOL 4850 Biology Teaching Methods.
BIOL 1100 Life Science II
BIOL 1900 General Biology II              Course Information
BIOL 5000 Topics in Animal Behavior
BIOL 5000 Topics in Biological Inquiry Through Computer Technology        Course Webpage
BIOL 4860,70 Biology Practicum in a Secondary School I and II.
SCED 9000 Methods in Teaching Biology and Earth Science.


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Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

Animal Behavior Society
International Society for Behavioral Ecology.
National Association of Biology Teachers.
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society.

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Research  

IT Across the Curriculum CITI Grant for " Biological Inquiry Through Computer Technology" #201-1024FSC Awarded March 2001 for development of course materials integrating information Technology and Biological Research.
Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research Awarded 1999 for research on sexual selection in fireflies.

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Publications

Cratsley, C.K. and Lewis, S.M. Variation in Female response of Photinus fireflies is influenced by female preference, experience and condiiton. Manuscript in preparation for Behavioral Ecology.

Cratsley, C.K. and Lewis, S.M 1997. Variation in the nuptial gifts of Photinus ignitus males and the potential for female choice. American Zoologist. 37(5): 32A.

Cratsley, Christopher. 1991. How problems can help. The American Biology Teacher. 53(7): 390-392.

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