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John Dilustro
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"I enjoy the small feel of Chowan. I grew up about an hour away, and it feels like home to me. It's a place where I get to know the students as freshmen in the introductory class, and then follow them through their career. Chowan is located in an area of North Carolina which is outstanding as a classroom for ecology and forest and plant biology."
Education:
Ph.D., Ecological Sciences, Old Dominion University
M.S., Biology, Old Dominion University
B.S., Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University
He did a post-doctoral fellowship with The Savannah River Ecology Lab at the University of Georgia. Dr. Dilustro joined Chowan University in 2005.
Courses Taught:
- Environmental Science
- Principles of Ecology
- Plant Diversity
- Senior Seminar
- General Biology
- Directed Research
Collins, B., P. Minchin, J. Dilustro, and L. Duncan. 2006. Land use effects on groundlayer composition and regeneration of mixed pine hardwood forests in the Fall Line Sandhills, S.E. USA. Forest Ecology and Management 226: 181-188.
Collins, B., R. Sharitz, K. Madden, and J. Dilustro. 2006. Comparison of sandhills and mixed pine hardwood communities at Fort Benning, Georgia. Southeastern Naturalist 5:92-102
Drake, S. J. J. Dilustro, R. R. Sharitz, and B. S. Collins. 2006. Ground layer carbon and nitrogen cycling and legume nitrogen inputs in a frequently burned mixed pine forest. American Journal of Botany 93: 84-93.
Day, F.P., D. Stover, A.L. Pagel, B.A. Hungate, J.J. Dilustro, B.T. Herbert, B. Drake and C.R. Hinkle. 2006. Effects of seven years of exposure to elevated atmospheric CO2 on fine root abundance in an oak-scrub ecosystem in central Florida, USA. Global Change Biology 12: 1047–1053.
Dilustro, J.J., B. Collins, C. Crawford and L. Duncan. 2005. Moisture and soil texture effects on soil CO2 efflux components in southeastern mixed pine forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 204(1):87-97.
Duncan, L.K., J.J. Dilustro and B.S. Collins. 2004. Avian response to forest management and military training activities at Ft. Benning, GA. Georgia Journal of Science. 62(2): 95-103.
Dilustro, J.J., F.P. Day, C.R. Hinkle and B. G. Drake. 2002. Abundance, production and mortality of fine roots under elevated atmospheric CO2 in an oak-scrub ecosystem. Environmental and Experimental Botany 48(2):149-159.
Dilustro J.J., B. Collins, L. Duncan and R. Sharitz. 2002. Soil texture, land use intensity, and vegetation of Fort Benning upland forest sites. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 129(4): 289-297.
Dilustro, J.J., F. P. Day and B. G. Drake. 2001. Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on root decomposition in a scrub oak ecosystem. Global Change Biology 7(5):581-591.
Day, F.P., E. Crawford, and J.J. Dilustro. 2001. Plant biomass change along a coastal barrier island dune chronosequence over a six-year period. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 128:197-207.
Dilustro, J. J. and F.P. Day. 1997. Aboveground biomass and net primary production along a barrier island dune chronosequence. American Midland Naturalist 137:27-38.
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Ron Stephens Associate Professor of Biology |
"Teaching students and watching them achieve success in their pursuit of academic goals has always been exciting to me. Meeting a student after they have graduated and hearing that I might have had a small role in their being successful in reaching their career goals continues to motivate me to teach. At Chowan University with our small classes, I have the opportunity to connect with my students."
Education:
C.A.G.S. (Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study), Education, The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.S., Biology, East Tennessee State University
B.A., Biology, East Tennessee State University
Dr. Stephens joined Chowan University in 2003.
Courses Taught:
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology
- Genetics
- General Biology
- Senior Seminar
- Directed Research
Awards:
National Foundation Research Grant
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Research Grant
ACA Technology Grant
ACA/Mellon Fund Fellowship
ACA/Burroughs Welcome Fellowship
National Science Foundation Summer Fellowship
Chautauqua Fellowship
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Heather L. McGuire mcguih@chowan.edu |
"I am a wildlife biologist with an interest in the conservation and management of rare or endangered animal populations. I have extensive field experience, and believe that the best classrooms and laboratories have no walls or doors."
Education:
Ph.D., Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Louisiana State University
M.A., Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science at the College of
William and Mary
B.A., Biology, University of Rochester
Courses Taught:
- General Biology
- Limnology
- Marine Biology
- Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
- Wetlands Biology
- Directed Research
McGuire, Heather L., and Mohamed A. F. Noor. 2002. Microsatellite loci for great white herons and great blue herons (Aves, Ardeidae, Ardea herodias). Molecular Ecology Notes 2(2): 170-173.
McGuire, Heather L. 2002. Taxonomic status of the Great White Heron (Ardea herodias occidentalis): an analysis of behavioral, genetic, and morphometric evidence. Final Report. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
Dame, J.K. and H.L. McGuire. 1994. Inventory of habitat and survey of nesting pairs of the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) within Redwood National Park. U.S. Department of the interior. Redwood National Park, Arcata, CA. 51 pp.
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Amy R. Wethington Assistant Professor of Biology |
"I find the students here very enthusiastic and I enjoy getting to know them and helping them discover their strengths and talents. One of Chowan University's many assets is its proximity to numerous pristine freshwater and marine ecosystems that offer excellent opportunities for our students."
Education:
Ph.D., Biological Sciences,University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
M.A., Evolutionary Ecology and Behavior, Indiana University
M.S., Marine Biology, University of Charleston
B.S., Biology, College of Charleston
B.S., Biochemistry, Clemson University
Before coming to work as an Assistant Professor at Chowan University, Dr. Wethington completed a Post Doctorate at Purdue University in Indiana. She also currently serves as a Research Associate at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
Courses Taught:
- Microbiology
- Animal Behavior
- Invertebrate Biology
- Biochemistry
- Directed Research
- General Biology
Wethington, A. R., J. Wise, and R. T. Dillon, Jr. 2009. Genetic and morphological characterization of the Physidae of South Carolina (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Basommatophora), with description of a new species. The Nautilus 124(4):282-292.
Sandland, Gregory J., Amy R. Wethington, Alice V. Foster, and Dennis J. Minchella. 2009. Effects of host genetic variation on the interaction between an aquatic snail and its locally adapted parasite. Parasitology Research 105: 553-561.
Rogers, D. Christopher and Amy R. Wethington. 2007. Physa natricina Taylor 1988, junior synonym of Physa acuta Draparnaud, 1805 (Pulmonata: Physidae). Zootaxa 1662: 45-51. >Click to View
Wethington, Amy R. and Charles Lydeard. 2007. A molecular phylogeny of Physidae (Gastropoda: Basommatophora) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences. Journal of Molluscan Studies doi: 10.1093/mollus/eym021. >Click to View
Dillon, Robert T., Jr., John D. Robinson, and Amy R. Wethington. 2007. Empirical estimates of reproductive isolation among the freshwater pulmonate snails Physa acuta, P. pomilia, and P. hendersoni. Malacologia 49(2):283-292. >Click to View
Wethington, A.R., M. Zavodna, M.K. Smith, G. Oliverira, F. Lewis, and D.J. Minchella. 2007. Population genetic structure of Biomphalaria glabrata in a schistosomiasis-endemic region in Brazil. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73:45-52. >Click to View
Dillon, R. T., and A. R. Wethington. 2006. No-choice mating experiments among six nominal taxa of the subgenus Physella (Basommatophora: Physidae). Heldia 6: 41 - 50. >Click to View
Dillon, R.T., Jr. and A.R. Wethington. 2005. The Michigan Physidae revisited: a population genetic survey. Malacologia 48(1-2): 133-142. >Click to View
Dillon, R.T., Jr., J.D. Robinson, T.P. Smith, and A.R. Wethington. 2005. No reproductive isolation between freshwater pulmonate snails Physa virgata and P. acuta. Southwestern Naturalist 50(4):415-422.
Wethington, A.R. and R. Guralnick. 2004. Are hot-spring physids distinctive lineages? A molecular systematic perspective. American Malacological Bulletin 19:135-144.
Dillon, R.T., Jr. and A. R. Wethington. 2004. No-choice mating experiments among six nominal taxa of the subgenus Physella (Basommatorphora: Physidae). Heldia 6:1-9.
Dillon, R. T., Jr., A. R. Wethington, J. M. Rhett, and T. P. Smith. 2002. Populations of the European freshwater pulmonate Physa acuta are not reproductively isolated from American Physa heterostropha or Physa integra. Invertebrate Biology 121(3): 226-234.
Wethington, A.R., E.R. Eastman, and R.T. Dillon, Jr. 2000. No premating reproductive isolation among populaitons of a simultaneous hermaphrodite, the freshwater snail Physa. Pages: 245-251 in Freshwater Mollusk Proceedings - Part II: Proceedings of the first Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Symposium, March 1999. P.D. Johnson and R.S. Butler editors. Ohio Biological Society, Columbus, Ohio.
Wethington, A.R. and R.T. Dillon, Jr. 1997. Selfing, outcrossing, and mixed mating in the freshwater snail Physa heterostropha: lifetime fitness and inbreeding depression. Invertebrate Biology 116(3):192-199. >Click to View
Wethington, A.R. and R.T. Dillon, Jr. 1996. Gender choice and gender conflict in a non-reciprocally mating simultaneous hermaphrodite, the freshwater snail, Physa. Animal Behaviour 51:1107-1118. >Click to View
Dillon, R.T., Jr. and A.R. Wethington. 1995. The biogeography of sea islands: clues from the population genetics of the freshwater snail, Physa heterostropha. Systematic Biology 44:400-408. >Click to View
Dillon, R. T. Jr. and A.R. Wethington. 1994. Inheritance at five loci in the freshwater snail, Physa heterostropha. Biochemical Genetics 32(3/4):75-82.
Wethington, A.R. and R.T. Dillon, Jr. 1993. Reproductive development in the hermaphroditic freshwater snail, Physa, monitored with complementing albino lines. Proceedings of the Royal Society (London) B 252:109-114. >Click to View
Dillon, R.T. Jr. and A.R. Wethington. 1992. The inheritance of albinism in a freshwater snail, Physa heterostropha. Journal of Heredity 83(3):208-210.
Wethington, A.R. and R.T. Dillon, Jr. 1991. Sperm storage and evidence for multiple insemination in a natural population of the freshwater snail, Physa. American Malacologicial Bulletin 9:99-102.
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Garth D. Faile
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"I have had a wonderful experience working with the students, faculty and staff at Chowan over the years. I take great pride in knowing I have made friends and been a part of the success of so many students that have attended Chowan."
Education:
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Auburn University
M.S., Physical Chemistry, Auburn University
M.A., Science Education, Alabama College
B.S. in Chemistry, The University of Alabama
Dr. Faile came to work at Chowan University in 1971
Courses Taught:
- General Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Physical Chemistry
- Analytical Chemistry
- Directed Research
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George L. Hazelton
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"I enjoy the small college atmosphere here, you get to know your students. I also like the small town life of Murfreesboro."
Education:
M.S., Physics, Wake Forest University
B.S., Physics, East Carolina University
Mr. Hazelton came to work at Chowan University in 1966.
Courses Taught:
- Trig. and Algebra based general physics
- Calculus-based general physics
- Astronomy
- Earth Science
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