Jeffrey W. White, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Executive Director, Redwood Science Project
Department of Biological Sciences
Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 95521

Office: Science Bldg A room 355B
Voice: 707-826-5551;  Fax:  707- 826-3201
Email: jww12@humboldt.edu
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Curriculum Vitae
 

SELECTED COURSES
Science & Film (BIOL 530/THEA 585) || Biogeography (BIOL 548) || The Biology of Rarity (BIOL 685) 
Complexity in Living Systems (BIOL 685)
|| Explore Teaching Science and Mathematics (EDUC 280)
Science, Media, and Communication (BIOL 685) || California Natural History Ed Leadership (BIOL 700)
Academic Literacy (EDUC 580)
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EDUCATION & FUTURE TEACHING PROGRAMS
>> Visit the Redwood Science Project Website for more info on RSP sponsored endeavors.
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Visit the Humboldt Science and Mathematics Center Website for more info on their programs.

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LEGACY PROJECT
>> Visit the Legacy Project Website for more information.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS & REPORTS
Ososki, A., J. White, S. Morago, and J. Van Sickle. 2006. Factors Affecting Science Undergraduates Choice Of Teaching as a Career: A Case Study at Humboldt State University>>  pdf Report

Leppig, G. and J.W. White. 2006. Conservation of Peripheral Plant Populations in California. Madrono, Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 266–276. >> pdf

White, J.W. 2004.  Range size, error rates, and the geometry of rare species distributions. Proceedings of the 2002 Rare Plant Symposium: The Ecology and Management of Rare Plants of Northwestern California. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento, CA.   >> pdf

Espinoza, D.M., J. W. White, E. A. Eschenbach, and E. M. Cashman. 2004. Student Attitudes Surveyed in an Introductory Environmental Resources Engineering Course. Proceedings for Frontiers In Education 2004 Conference >> pdf

GRADUATE STUDENTS
In progress
Martha Cardona — Phylogeography of Ringtail in North America
Clara Sander — Effects of disturbance on the rare and endangered plant Layia carnosa
Completed
Jennifer Westenberg — Facilitation and Competition of Achillea Millefolium at Varying Levels of Stress
Ben Crain — Globally & Locally Rare Plant Distributions in Napa County, CA: A Multi-scaled Approach
Jeremy Tout — Adaptive Sampling Methods for Rare Plants