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John McCall has been a member of
the UWA Biology faculty since 1992, and served as
chairperson from its inception in 1994 until 2007.
Prior to completing his
Ph.D. in Zoology and a Master's of Applied Statistics at LSU
in 1992, Dr. McCall
taught and coached for a number of years at Jay High School in Jay,
Florida. At UWA, he regularly teaches Evolution and
Systematics, General Zoology, Field Zoology, and Applied
Statistics, as well as mentoring the department's seminar
offering. In addition, he periodically offers courses
in Ichthyology, Aquatic Biology, and Subtropical Ecology.
Dr. McCall is also active in UWA's online graduate biology
program, offering online classes in Evolution, Biogeography,
Conservation Biology, and Teaching College Biology.
Dr. McCall's classes typically include a
significant amount of field work, and he emphasizes student
research in marine and aquatic habitats. Dr. McCall advises
marine biology majors, pre-forestry and pre-fishery
students, and a number of general biology majors. Dr. McCall's
research interests lie in the area of evolutionary ecology,
and much of his field work focuses on
interactions between fish and their invertebrate
prey. He serves as the University liaison to the
Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium Program Committee.
Dr. McCall is the faculty
advisor for the Beta Phi
Chapter of the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society.
In 1997, Dr. McCall received
the Gilbert Award recognizing outstanding teaching, and in
2007 he was the recipient of the Loraine McIlwain Bell
Trustee Professor Award.
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