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) 
General Biology (BIOL 104)
|| Explore Teaching Science and Mathematics (EDUC 280)
Fundamental Science Concepts for Elementary Education (SCI 331)

Prof. Development in K-8 Science (SCI x580)

SCIENCE EDUCATION
PROJECTS
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Redwood Science Project Website for more information.

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LEGACY PROJECT
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CELP Website for more information.

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

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
Carrie Schreiber — Reproductive Biologies & Life History of Fritillaria affinis var. tristulis and var. affinis
Haley Newberg — A Third Grade Teacher’s Guide to Sequoia Park Zoo
Ben Crain — Globally & Locally Rare Plant Distributions in Napa County, CA: A Multi-scaled Approach
Julie Van Sickle — Efficacy of Lesson Study Practice in Elementary Science Instruction
Michael Penney — Technology Enhanced Assessment in High School Biology
Jeremy Tout — Adaptive Sampling Methods for Rare Plants
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