Staff

Rob Blair, Principle Investigator, Zoology Department, Miami University
Phone:  (513) 529-3190  Email:   BlairRB@MUOhio.edu

Jim Hickey, Principle Investigator, Botany Department, Miami University
Phone:  513-529-6000  Email:   HickeyRJ@MUOhio.edu

Jan Trybula, Project Director, Zoology Department, Miami University
Phone:  513-529-3183  Email:   TrybulJ@MUOhio.edu  

Ben Mattox, Lead Teacher, Talawanda High School, Oxford, Ohio
Phone:  513-523-4137  Email:   benjamin_p._mattox@po.tcs.k12.oh.us

Joe Reale, Graduate Assistant, Zoology Department, Miami University
Phone:  513-529-3146  Email:   Joe_Reale@hotmail.com
 

Goal

The goal of the LABS project is to promote effective science teaching at the secondary level by emphasizing:

•  knowledge and content in molecular biology and ecology and the application of this knowledge to conservation biology.

•  collaboration in learning and research.

•  networking via a web-based forum.

•  authentic research in the schools.

Objectives

In order to accomplish the project goal, we have the following objectives:

•  To increase your knowledge of molecular biology and ecology and their application in conservation biology.

•  To enhance your understanding of teaching science by inquiry.

•  To increase your use of computers and the world wide web in research and as a means of collaborating with researchers and teachers regionally.

•  To develop your leadership skills so that you can effectively disseminate your knowledge iny our home districts.

The LABS program will also increase scientific knowledge as we achieve the following objectives:

•  To test whether genetic structure and genetic variation show temporal divergence within fragmented stands of perennial, wind-pollinated plants.

•  To test whether these fragmented subpopulations show different patterns of gene flow and genetic divergence as a result of human alteration of the landscape.