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Current Course Listing for the Department of Biology can be found here.
Current Office Hours: Wednesday, and Friday from 1 PM to 1:50 PM; by appointment; and generally stopping by (I'm often in my office).
Interests
Aquatic entomology, dragonflies, stream dynamics, forensic entomology, principles of evolution, vertebrate paleontology
Education
1989 Ph.D., Environmental and Forest Biology (Aquatic Biology), State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York, in conjunction with Syracuse University. Dissertation: The Role of Predation by the Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus) on Population Dynamics of Benthic Stream Insects.
1985 M.S., Environmental and Forest Biology. State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York. Thesis: The Role of Oniscus asellus on Nutrient Cycling in Forest Soil Ecosystems.
1981 B.A., Zoology. University of California, Santa Barbara.
Publications
Morgan, C., and C. Millard. 1998. Life Experiences: A Laboratory Guide. Primus Custom Publishing, Iowa.
Morgan, C. 1994. Experiences in Biology. RonJon Publishing, Texas.
Ringler, N.H., Gandino, C., Hirethota, P., Dannely, C., Tango, W., Morgan, C.R., Millard, C., Murphy, A., and Arego, M. 1994. Fish communities and habitats of the Onondaga Lake system. Chapter 10 in: Effler, S. (ed.). Lessons in Limnology and Engineering Analysis. Springer-Verlag, New York.
Morgan, C, and Ringler, N. 1994. Influence of a benthic predatory fish (Cottus cognatus) on invertebrate community structure and secondary production in a tributary of the Susquehanna River. J. Freshwater Ecol. 9(1):63-78.
Markow, P, Mazaitis, D, and Morgan, C. 1993. An introductory course in science and technology: the freshman experience. Bulletin of Science, Technology, and Society 13(3): 142-145.
Morgan, C, and Ringler, N. 1992. Experimental manipulation of sculpin (Cottus cognatus) populations in a small stream. J. Freshwater Ecology 7(2): 227-232.
Morgan, CR, Schindler, SC, and Mitchell, MJ. 1989. The effects of feeding by Oniscus asellus on nutrient cycling in an incubated hardwood forest soil. Biol. Fert. Soils 7:239-246.
Morgan, CR. 1987. A contemporary mass extinction: deforestation of tropical rain forests and faunal effects. Palaios 2:165-171.
Morgan, CR, and Mitchell, MJ. 1987. The effects of feeding by Oniscus asellus on leaf litter sulfur constituents. Biol. Fert. Soils 3:107-111.
Mitchell, MJ, David, MD, and Morgan, CR. 1983. Importance of inorganic sulfur constituents of forest soils and the role of the soil macrofauna in affecting sulfur flux and transformation. pp. 75-85, in: Lebrun, Ph., Andre, HM, de Medts, A, Grigoire-Wibo, C, and Wauthy, G (eds.). New Trends in Soil Biology. Proc. 8th Int. Coll. Soil Zoology, Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), August 30-September 2, 1982. Imprimeur Dien-Brichart, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
Grants
Morgan, C.R. "The Fresh Water Institute." Spring 2000. Received $500,000 from Northeast Utilities for the implementation of a Fresh Water Institute at Saint Joseph College, including the renovation of two labs into new facilities.
Morgan, C.R. "Master's Degree of Science in Biology On-Line." Spring 2000. Received $50,000 from the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium for the implementation of a Master's Degree program in Biology in a distance-learning format.
Morgan, C.R. "Wild and Scenic: A Natural History of the Farmington River." Charter Oak Community College, Fall 1998. Received $2500 as part of the Connecticut Distance Learning Center for the implementation of Biology 160 (Wild and Scenic: A Natural History of the Farmington River) as a distance learning course.
Morgan, C.R. "Imaging Systems for Biology." Saint Joseph College, Fall 1998. Received $2000 as part of the Educational Technology Grant.
Morgan, C.R. "Density, distribution, and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in relation to water quality in the Farmington River." Ensign-Bickford, Inc., August 1995. Received $7000 as part of the Environmental Science Grant.
Kramer, P., and Morgan, C. 1992. "The high speed centrifuge in biochemistry and biology." NSF Grant 91-84: Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement (ILI). Amount: $14,040.
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