Teaching

• Wildlifers' Genetics Workshop, October 15-18, 2001, Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ. Participated as a lecturer for this workshop sponsored by the Arizona Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Lectures include: Taxonomy; Individual, Paternity and Group Applications; and Non-Invasive Sampling for Genetic Analysis.
• Conservation of Biological Diversity, FiW 4314, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Fall semester 2000, 2001.
• Conservation Genetics, FiW 5114, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Spring semester 2000, 2001.
• Recent Advances in Conservation Genetics, August 14-26, 2000, August 9-22, 1998, August 10-23, 1997, and August 3-16, 1996. Participated as an instructor for four years of “Recent Advances in Conservation Genetics” Smithsonian Institution NOAHS (New Opportunities in Animal Health Sciences); Smithsonian CRC (Conservation Research Center) in Front Royal, Virginia. Sections taught included:

Laboratory Methods

• Processing of blood and tissue samples for genetic studies
• DNA extraction from contemporary, museum and forensic tissues
• PCR amplification of microsatellite markers
• DNA sequencing
• SSCP techniques

Analysis Methods

• Sequence editing and alignment using SEQUENCHER
• Microsatellite data editing and interpretation using GENESCAN and GENOTYPER
• Microsatellite analysis using MICROSAT program
• Kinship and relatedness assessment of microsatellite data using RELATEDNESS
• Population structure tests for genetic data using ARLEQUIN

Lecture Topics

• Microsatellite applications in conservation and wildlife research, including paternity assessment, kinship analysis, forensic applications, and subspecies identification.
• Phylogeographic variation in the puma using molecular genetic markers
• Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Symposium, January 23-24, 1999, VPI&SU, Blacksburg, VA. I provided a lecture and "hands-on" laboratory demonstration for veterinary medicine students, for this symposium sponsored by the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.