Teaching

Aquatic Entomology & Stream Ecology

ENT 422 (offered fall of odd years)

• This course explores the ecology and taxonomy of aquatic insects, building on a century of aquatic entomology teaching and research at MSU.

• Includes a lab component that focuses on developing an aquatic insect collection.

• Co-listed in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and Department of Integrative Biology.

• ​Targeted for advanced undergraduate and early graduate students.

Introduction to Forensic Entomology

ENT 422 (2018 and even years)

• This course provides an introduction to forensic entomology, covering the basic biology and ecology of insects and other arthropods used in criminal investigation.

• Also provides an introduction to methods used to interpret insect evidence of forensic importance such as death investigation.

• Targeted for advanced undergraduate and early graduate students in the life sciences and Forensic Science Program.

Advanced Forensic Entomology

ENT 812 (Graduate Seminars)

• This course assumes an introductory knowledge of forensic entomology and focuses on the collection, analyses and interpretation of insect evidence in mock death investigations.

• Involves both field and laboratory collection and analysis of insects, writing a report and defending the report in a moot trial.

• Targeted for graduate students in the life sciences and Forensic Science Program.