Expertise

Dean's research interests are in evolutionary genetics and behavioral ecology of animals, especially amphibians and reptiles and Drosophila fruit flies. He has taught General Genetics at the undergraduate level full-time for over 13 years in addition to other biology courses such as Behavioral Ecology, Molecular Methods, and General Biology. Projects include explorations in diverse fields such as the fitness consequences of variation in mating behavior, changes in natural population and communities over time, and gene expression differences before and after mating.

Organizational Affiliations

Professor, Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University

Education

Biology
PhD, University of New Orleans (United States, New Orleans) - UNO
Zoology
MS, University of Oklahoma (United States, Norman) - UO
Biology
BA, Earlham College (United States, Richmond)