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Krista Connors James Room 203D, S.W. Jarvis Hall Biology Department UW-Stout Menomonie, WI 54751 Phone: (W) 715-232-1557
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Welcome to my home page!
A little about me....
I'm originally from Pipe Creek, Texas, located in the
Texas Hill Country about 60 miles NW of San Antonio. My parents still live
there and we visit them each spring break.
I obtained my B.S. degree at the University of Texas at San
Antonio. I finished the degree in 3 1/2 years and found I didn't know
what I wanted to
do with my life. Along with some friends, I traveled and lived in Mexico, Central
America and South America.
During that 2 year time period, I worked as a research
assistant for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute on
Barro
Colorado Island, a
small island in the middle of the Panama Canal. Afterwards, I worked for the
Charles
Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Is., part of the
Galapagos Is, Ecuador. During
this time of my life, I learned a tremendous amount about other
cultures and developed a
heightened awareness of global poverty and habitat destruction.
After returning to the United States, I obtained my M.S. degree in Agronomy at the University of Georgia and pursued coursework towards a PhD at the University of Minnesota.
My husband and I have lived in Menomonie for over 20 years. We have 3 children. Among our favorite pastimes are playing tennis and camping in our wonderful national parks.
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My experiences at Stout... One of my favorite teaching activities is training BIO 111 students to monitor the water quality and overall health of Galloway Creek, a small urban stream that runs directly through the heart of Menomonie. I received 2 awards for incorporating this service learning component into the BIO 111 laboratory curricula:
In addition to the ongoing water quality
monitoring on Galloway Creek, I also organize community service
projects for BIO 111 students. Among the projects we've
pursued are: stenciling storm drains to prevent water pollution,
stream cleanups, invasive species removal, and conducting
RecycleMania educational and promotional activities. Recently I was awarded a $19,000 Wisconsin Environmental Education Board forestry education grant to develop, test and disseminate an invasive plant species education kit for high school science teachers. Two applied science students and 2 science education students are collaborating on this project, which will be in full swing this August-November 2008. BIO 111 students will also be involved when we work on an invasive plant species removal project adjacent to Menomonie High School along the Galloway Creek riparian area. Due to the success of these types of collaborative projects I received these recognitions:
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Among the courses that I have taught at UW-Stout are:
Environmental Science
Science, Society and the Environment
Introduction to Biology
Botany