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Dr. Kathy Winnett-Murray began teaching biology, zoology and ecology at Hope College in 1986. Dr. Winnett-Murray has had a continuing role in introductory biology courses for biology majors and non-majors, and her favorite courses to teach are those that use local habitats as living laboratories. Her research focuses on responses of animals (most often birds) to environmental changes brought about by human alteration of habitats. Dr. Winnett-Murray亚洲色吧檚 field 亚洲色吧渓aboratories亚洲色吧� are located in and around Holland, Michigan, and also in distant places such as Costa Rica. She has also enjoyed collaborating with K亚洲色吧�12 teachers and their students on research projects and in programs that introduce students to the excitement of learning ecological science.

AREAS OF Expertise

Dr. Winnett-Murray亚洲色吧檚 areas of expertise include the science of ecology, animal behavior and evolutionary and general biology. While a Ph.D. candidate, she participated in the Organization for Tropical Studies field course in ecology for graduate students in 1980, her first introduction to tropical ecology.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., zoology, 1986, University of Florida, Gainesville
• M.S., biology, 1979, California State University, Northridge
• B.S., biological sciences, 1976, University of California, Irvine

Selected HONORS and AWARDS

• Janet L. Andersen Provost亚洲色吧檚 Excellence in Teaching Award, Hope College, 2006
• Sigma Xi Hope College Chapter Research Award, (with K.G. Murray), 2001
• Michigan College Science Teacher of the Year Award, 1997-98, Michigan Science Teacher亚洲色吧檚 Association
• Marcia Brady Tucker Travel Award, 1985. American Ornithologists亚洲色吧� Union
• Frank M. Chapman Memorial Award, American Museum of Natural History, 1982-83: 亚洲色吧淏ehavioral Ecology of Four Neotropical Wrens亚洲色吧�

Recent Grants

• National Science Foundation 亚洲色吧� Division of Biological Infrastructure, 2005亚洲色吧�2007
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources 亚洲色吧� Natural Heritage Program, 2002
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources 亚洲色吧� Natural Heritage Program, 2000
• National Science Foundation 亚洲色吧� Division of Undergraduate Education, 1998-2000
• Hope College Faculty Development Grant, 2000

recently PUBLISHED WORK

• 亚洲色吧淎uthentic assessment using biology laboratory practicals,亚洲色吧� Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 34, Proceedings of the 34th Conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE), 2013
• 亚洲色吧淓xploring animal photoreceptors and eyes,亚洲色吧� Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 32, Proceedings of the 32nd Workshop/Conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE), 2011
• 亚洲色吧淏ioOptics Corporation: An Investigative Interdisciplinary Case Study on the Eye,亚洲色吧� Tested Studies For Laboratory Teaching, Volume 30, Proceedings of the 30th Workshop/Conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE), 2009
• 亚洲色吧淓nriching a culture of research: expanding opportunities to a broader community,亚洲色吧� Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Research: Fostering Excellence and Enhancing the Impact, Council on Undergraduate Research, Washington, D.C., 2009
• 亚洲色吧淭he roles of disperser behavior and physical habitat structure in regeneration of post-agricultural fields,亚洲色吧� Post-agricultural succession in the Neotropics, Springer, 2008
• 亚洲色吧淚nvestigating the consequences of an invasive species to the ecological integrity of the community,亚洲色吧� Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 28, Proceedings of the 26th Workshop/Conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE), 2007
• 亚洲色吧淩esurrecting the Lab Practical,亚洲色吧� Beyond Tests and Quizzes: Creative Assessments in College Classrooms, Anker Publishing, Joseey-Bass, 2007

Outside the College

Much of Dr. Winnett-Murray亚洲色吧檚 time spent outside of the college relates to her interest in ecology. She has been involved with several K亚洲色吧�12 school initiatives for teaching ecological science. Dr. Winnett-Murray participates in professional organizations such as the Ecological Society of America and the Association of Biology Laboratory Education to assist in the dissemination of outstanding ecological 亚洲色吧渓abs亚洲色吧� and learning experiences to the world.

She is a participant in the Ecological Research in Education Network, and she tries to creatively invent ways to get to new outdoor laboratories through teaching May Terms with Hope students. Even when she is not at work, Kathy is often observing birds, walking through the woods or planning a trip somewhere biologically diverse.

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