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Professional bio: |
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, He
received a second Gilbert Award in 2009.
In 2007 he was the recipient of the Loraine
McIlwain Bell Trustee Professor Award.
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