Teaching
Undergraduate Courses at UH
BIOL 470 Evolutionary Biology
Process of evolution: genetic basis, natural selection, population genetics, speciation, the fossil record. Prequisites: BIOL 171 and 172. Recommended: a BIOL or ZOOL course at 300 or 400 level. Offered every fall semester. 3 credits. General Education: DB
Graduate Courses at UH
ZOOL 780 & 781 Foundations of Evolution and Ecology (I & II)
Co-instructors: Drs. Amber Wright and Rebecca Chong
Graduate level introduction to evolution and ecology emphasizing foundational literature, modern models and inference, and major questions in evolution and ecology. Topics include population ecology, community ecology, the genetics of populations, systematics, and speciation. 8 credits total (4 each semester). Offered alternate years: 2022/23, 2024/25
ZOOL 670 Scientific Teaching Tools
Graduate level course to train students in the pedagogical tools to enhance active learning in STEM classes. Includes discussions of the primary literature, demonstrations and practice using scientific teaching techniques. 2 credits. Offered periodically.
ZOOL 750 Special Topics: Models and Inference in Conservation Biology
Graduate level working group on statistical methods in conservation biology. Topics focus on interests of course participants. Two credits. Offered periodically.
ZOOL 691b Seminar in Speciation and Systematics
Selected readings and discussions in Systematic Biology. 1 credit. Offered periodically.
Workshops
Introduction to Phylogenomics
2024 edition
Theory and tools for phylogenetic inference in the era of genome sequencing. Course material will focus on statistical methods for phylogeny estimation, software implementing these methods, applications of these methods to large molecular datasets, and discuss trade-offs and tools for improving the accuracy of phylogenomic analyses. In hands-on practical sessions, participants will gain experience working with bioinformatic and statistical tools for analyzing large datasets. Offered 2019, 2020, 2024.
Workshop in Applied Phylogenetics
Bodega Marine Laboratory, Bodega Bay, California. 2007-2015, 2017, 2019
Edwin D. Pauly Program Phylogenomics Workshop
Hawaii Institute for Marine Biology, Kaneohe, Hawaii. 2013
High Performance Computing for Phylogenetics
National Institute for Modeling Biological Systems, Knoxville, Tennessee. 2010