Courses Taught as Instructor

JOSEPH C. WHITTAKER

Work Experience:

Fall 2001 to Present - Associate Professor, Pikeville College (Teaching: Introduction to Biology Lab, Principles of Biology I, Principles of Biology II, Evolution and Ecology, Genetics, Zoology, Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates, Ecology II, Special Topics: Comparative Endocrinology, Special Topics: Mammalogy, Lab Internship (Biology), and Independent Research)

May – June 2004 to 2006 – Instructor, University of Minnesota’s Itasca Biological Station, Itasca State Park, MN (Prepared and delivered lectures in Field Studies in Mammalogy, organized and led field projects, edited and graded project write ups, wrote and graded lecture and lab exams, and supervised a teaching assistant)

Fall 2000 - Lecturer, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (Prepared and delivered lectures in Game Mammals, wrote and graded lecture exams, organized and led a field trip to the U. S. Forest Service's (formerly Tennessee Valley Authority's) Land Between The Lakes, KY and TN, and supervised a graduate teaching assistant in Game Mammal labs)

July 2000 - Consultant, Entrix, Inc., Houston, TX (Conducted small mammal assessment through live trapping of properties in Williamson, Co., Illinois, for Federal or state-listed threatened or endangered species)

Fall 1995 to Spring 2000 - Teaching Assistant, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (Organized, prepared and led labs, led discussion groups, graded term papers, gave introductory lab lectures, wrote and corrected quizzes and lab exams and proctored and assisted grading lecture exams. Lab courses taught include Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Comparative Endocrinology, Conservation of Natural Resources, Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics & Evolution, and Mammalogy)

Summer 1999 - Lecturer, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (Prepared and delivered lectures in Mammalogy, wrote and graded lecture exams, and supervised a graduate teaching assistant in Mammalogy labs)

Fall 1998 - Consultant, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (Conducted live trapping, supplemental feeding, and maintenance of two enclosed populations of house mice, Mus musculus)

Summer 1996 - Field Assistant, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (Conducted small mammal trapping as part of an environmental impact statement at Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area, Alexander County, IL)

November 1993 to July 1994 - Regional Zoology Specialist, Midwest Regional Office, The Nature Conservancy (Responsible for the production of animal Global Ranking forms which are a compilation of information on the status and management of selected rare animal species located in the Midwest)

July to August 1993 - Field Assistant, Minnesota County Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Performed small mammal trapping and prepared voucher specimens using standardized methodology for the Minnesota County Biological Survey trapline methods)

July to August 1992 - Field Assistant, Minnesota County Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Conducted small mammal trapping and prepared voucher specimens at Camp Ripley, Army National Guard Reservation, using standardized methodology for the Land Condition Trend Analysis project and standard Minnesota County Biological Survey)

June to July 1993 - Field Assistant, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota - Duluth (Mist-netted birds in the Chippewa National Forest as part of a forest biodiversity study. Duties included selecting and preparing sites, setting up and monitoring nets, removing birds, determining bird species, sex, age, and record- keeping)

May to June 1993 - Field Assistant, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota - Duluth (Located nests and monitored the nest fate of red-wing and yellow-headed blackbirds on wetlands involved in a Metropolitan Mosquito Control District study. The study was to assess the impact of mosquito control compounds on blackbird reproductive success)

Winter 1993 - Research Assistant, University of Minnesota - Duluth (Examined mammal tracks to determine mammal use of hybrid poplar plantations and surrounding habitats)

Spring and Fall 1992 - Research Assistant, University of Minnesota - Duluth (Conducted small mammal trapping in and around experimental hybrid poplar plantations. Mammals were collected, identified, sex was determined, and measurements recorded. Precise records were kept to identify where mammals were trapped)

Winter 1992 - Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Collection, University of Minnesota - Duluth (Repaired specimens, organized specimens, maintained preserved specimens)

Fall 1990 to Fall 1992 - Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota - Duluth (Organized, prepared and led labs, gave introductory lab lectures, wrote and corrected quizzes and proctored exams. Lab courses taught include General Biology [Zoology and Botany], Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates, Biology and Society)

Spring 1991 - Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Collection, University of Minnesota - Duluth (Repaired, organized, and maintained preserved specimens)

February 1988 to December 1989 - Photo Editor, The DePauw (newspaper), DePauw University (Developed negatives and processed photographs needed by the paper, ordered and prepared chemicals, maintained equipment, organized and maintained photo files and supervised the performance of the graphics editor and photographers)

February 1987 - December 1988 - Graphics Editor/Head Photographer, The DePauw, DePauw University (Collected and distributed photo assignments to photographers, distributed and collected film used by photographers, kept records of subjects and photographers, assisted the photo editor in darkroom work and maintenance)

Summer 1986 and 1987 - Biology Aide, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Cincinnati, OH (Responsibilities involved a wide variety of laboratory procedures including sample preparation and handling, animal handling and surgical preparation, histology, performing scanning electron microscopic (SEM) analysis and recording data)

Other Relevant Experience:

1996 to 1999 - Volunteer Field Assistant, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (Assisted graduate student with collecting vegetation data, fecal counts and collections, and building exclosures for elk (Cervus elaphus) and bison (Bison bison) within the Elk and Bison Prairie at Tennessee Valley Authority's Land Between the Lakes, KY)

February 1995 to 1996 - Volunteer, Tennessee Valley Authority's Land Between the Lakes (Worked turkey check stations during turkey hunts, assisted with darting and relocating fallow deer from enclosures at the Nature Station educational facility, removed old fencing during construction of the Elk and Bison Prairie)

1994 - 1996 - Volunteer Field Assistant, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (Assisted graduate students with trapping and handling of state-endangered eastern woodrats (Neotoma floridana) at three sites in Southern IL)

Summer 1990 - Volunteer Field Assistant, University of Minnesota - Duluth (Aided in small mammal trapping and collecting in mechanically strip-thinned aspen plots and control plots)

January 1989 - Student, School for Field Studies, Endangered Monkeys: Social Ecology of Stumptail Macaques, Catemaco, Mexico (Examined the interrelationship of resource distribution and primate behavior, focused on a quantitative description of habitat and primate behavior, analyzed behavior including foraging, affiliative, aggressive and sexual encounters, collected data with a laptop computer and completed an independent project)

January 1988 - Student, Northwoods Audubon Center, Sandstone MN (Participated in a winter ecology course, tracked wolves in Nemadji State Forest, participated in Christmas bird count, learned orienteering and tracking skills, used a key to identify winter trees and surveyed deer browse at the Jonvik deer yard near Lutsen)

January 1987 - Student, Biological Research at DePauw University (Handled mice and exposed them to passive cigarette smoke within a smoking chamber)

Teaching Experience:

(1 indicates taught at Pikeville College)

(2 indicates taught at SIUC)

(3 indicates taught at UMD)

(4 indicates taught at University of Minnesota’s Itasca Biological Station)

Courses Taught as Instructor	Credit Hours	Semesters Taught

Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates¹	4	3
Ecology II¹	4	3
Evolution & Ecology¹	3	5
Field Studies in Mammalogy⁴	4	3
Game Mammals²	3	1
Genetics¹	4	1
Introduction to Biology Lab¹	1	1
Independent Research¹	2-3	11
Principles of Biology I¹	4	5
Principles of Biology II¹	4	6
Lab Internship (Biology)¹	1	5
Mammalogy²	3	1
Special Topics: Comparative Endocrinology¹	3	1
Special Topics: Mammalogy¹	3	1
Zoology¹	4	1

Courses Taught as Teaching Assistant (2 indicates taught at SIUC) (3 indicates taught at UMD)	Credit Hours	Quarters/Semesters Taught

Biology and Society³	5	2
Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics & Evolution²	3	1
Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates³	5	2
Comparative Endocrinology²	3	2
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy²	3	1
Conservation of Natural Resources²	3	1
General Biology (Zoology)³	5	3
General Biology (Botany)³	5	2
Mammalogy²	3	5

Guest Instructor:

March 2001 - Conducted presentation on mammals and conservation for 50 middle school students from Jefferson Middle School in Marion, IL who were participating in a program called Learning with Leaps and Lizards.

May 2000 - Conducted presentation on mammals and conservation for 50 middle school students from Jefferson Middle School in Marion, IL who were participating in a program called Learning with Leaps and Lizards.

March 2000 - Conducted radio telemetry workshop for high school students participating in a University-wide tour of science facilities and labs.

March 2000 - Conducted tour of the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC) Mammal Collection for a group of students from Shawnee Community College.

September 1999 - Lectured from prepared notes in Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics & Evolution (an introductory level course for science majors) at SIUC during the instructor's absence.

September 1998 - Lectured from prepared notes in Game Mammals at SIUC during the instructor's absence.

March 1998 - Conducted radio telemetry workshop and tour of the Southern Illinois University Mammal Collection for a Wildlife Techniques class from Shawnee Community College.

November 1997 - Lectured from prepared notes in Game Mammals at SIUC during the instructor's absence.

Spring 1996, 1997, 1998 - Provided occasional lectures in Mammalogy at SIUC from prepared notes during instructor's absence.

December 1996 - Prepared and delivered an original lecture on arthropod endocrinology as part of the Comparative Endocrinology course at SIUC.

May 1992 and 1993 - Taught in a program for undergraduate students from the University of Chicago at the University of Minnesota Lake Itasca Biological Station. Compiled handouts, constructed displays, lectured on mammal ecology, and led field trips.

August 1993 - Taught and team taught classes for the Environmental Education Institute at Wolf Ridge Environmental Center, Finland, Minnesota. This workshop was designed to provide teachers with methods to integrate curriculum development with current animal research techniques and data management.

September 1992 - Lectured from prepared notes in Biology and Society (a non-majors' biology course) at University of Minnesota - Duluth (UMD) during the instructor's absence.

October 1991 - Prepared and conducted a program on bats for a group of boy scouts in Duluth, Minnesota.

Contact Information

E-mail: jwhittak@pc.edu

Office Number: Armington 105

Phone: 606-218-5467

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