Michael A. O'Donnell

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Michael A. O'Donnell
Principal Lecturer and Laboratory Coordinator
Department of Biology
Trinity College

B.S., University of Rhode Island (Zoology)
M.S., SUNY College Environ. Science and Forestry (Wildlife Biology)
(Thesis: Wildlife problems, human attitudes, and response to wildlife in the Syracuse, New York metropolitan area.)

I am the Course and Laboratory Coordinator for our introductory biology courses "Bio II: Evolution of Life ," and "Bio III: Cellular Basis of Life." I am also a Health Professions Advisor (as a member of the Health Professions Advisory Committee), and a member of the Coordinating Committee for the Environmental Sciences Program. My main academic interests are:

  1. Teaching strategies for biology; specifically laboratory curriculum development, and introductory biology education
  2. Wildlife ecology and behavior in urban and suburban habitats
  3. Habitat use and monitoring of mammal populations (particularly at the Trinity College Field Station)
  4. Human dimensions in wildlife management

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Contact Information
Michael A. O'Donnell
Department of Biology
Trinity College
300 Summit St.
Hartford, CT 06106-3100
(860) 297-2228
(860) 297-2538 (fax)
michael.odonnell"at"trincoll.edu

Recent work (this gives you a good idea of the types of projects I'm involved in):

O'Donnell, M. A. (Editor). 2007. Tested studies for laboratory teaching, Vol. 28. Proceedings of the 28th workshop/conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE). 403 pages. ISBN 1-890444-10-3

O'Donnell, M. A. and A. J. DeNicola. 2006. Den site selection of lactating female raccoons following removal and exclusion from suburban residences. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34(2):366-370.

O'Donnell, M. A. 2007. Exploring biology: Organisms and populations (laboratory manual for BIOL 152L). Trinity College. Hartford, CT

O'Donnell, M. A. 2007. Exploring biology: Cells, metabolism, and heredity (laboratory manual for BIOL 153L). Trinity College. Hartford, CT


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