Biology Department: Ed Alkaslassy
Ed Alkaslassy
Assistant Professor of Biology
Office: Strain 205
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Voice: (503) 352-2967
Fax: (503) 352-2933
Education
- B.S. Biology (with emphasis in Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution), Cum Laude and with Biology Department Honors, 1989, University of California, Los Angeles
- M.A. Teaching, 1992, Austin College, Sherman, Texas
Courses
- Biol 110: Human Biology
- Biol 105: Biology is Life
- Biol 202: General Biology I
- Biol 224: Human Anatomy
- Biol 304: Experimental Design, Analysis and Writing
- Biol 450: Tropical Rainforest Biology
Publications
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Alkalassy, E. In preparation. How often do students working in two-person teams report that work was shared equitably?
- Alkaslassy, E. 2005. Abundance of Plethodontid Salamanders in Relation to Coarse Woody Debris in a Low Elevation Mixed Forest of the Western Cascades. Northwest Science. 79(2 & 3): 156-163.
- Alkaslassy, E. and O'Day, T. 2002. Linking art and science with a drawing class. Bioscene, 28(2): 7-14.
- Alkaslassy, E. 1996. The scientific method and microscope use. Biology Education Review. 2(2).
- Greenfield, M.D., E. Alkaslassy, G. Wang and T.E. Shelly. 1989. Long-term memory in territorial grasshoppers. Experientia. 45:775-777.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- NorthWest Scientific Association
- National Science Teachers' Association (NSTA)
- Association of College and University Biology Educators (ACUBE)
- Association of Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE)
- Oregon Academy of Science (OAS)
- Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS)
FACULTY ADVISOR TO STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
- Member of Leah Boris's (Class of 2005) Honors Committee. She studied
factors affecting rate of development of frog eggs. - Member of Kristina Cadaos's (Class of 2004) Honors Committee. She studied factors affecting the ability of sea urchin sperm to locate and fertilize eggs.
- Does the use of the herbicide 2,4-D to control broad-leafed plants affect utilization of clearcuts by Blacktail Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)? By Geoff Jarman, presented at the 2000 Oregon Academy Of Sciences meeting.
TECHNICAL REPORTS
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Alkaslassy, E. and Lopez, P. 2008. Use of mitigated meadows by Roosevelt Elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) at Henry Hagg Lake, Washington County, Oregon, Year #2: October 2007 – February 2008. A report prepared for Washington County Parks and Recreation and the Bureau of Reclamation. 11 p.
- Alkaslassy, E. and Lopez, P. 2007. Use of mitigated meadows by Roosevelt Elk (Cervuselaphus roosevelti) at Henry Hagg Lake, Washington County, Oregon, November 2006 - February 2007. A report prepared for Washington County Parks and Recreation and the Bureau of Reclamation. 11 p.
- Alkalassy, E. 2001. A survey of the amphibians of Bradley Bog and Gearhart Bog. A report prepared for the Oregon Chapter of the Nature Conservancy. 28 p.
- Alkaslassy, E. 2001. Forest structure and salamander populations of old-growth (BLM) and mature (Partridge tract) forest in the Sandy River Gorge of Multnomah County, Oregon. A report prepared for the Oregon Chapter of the Nature Conservancy. 39 p.
PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES
(* denotes undergraduate coauthor)
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*Cadiente, S., *Casio, C., *Caswell, C., *Rau, S., *Spangler, K., *Taylor, D., Alkaslassy, E., and Lopez, P. 2008. How do patterns of meadow use by resident elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) at Hagg Lake vary over time? A comparison of 2006/7 to 2007/8. Poster presented at the Oregon Academy of Sciences, Portland State University, Portland, OR.
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Alkaslassy, E., Lopez, P, *Horner, E., * Kojima, A., and * Pittman, A. 2007. Patterns of meadow use by resident elk (Cervus elaphus rooosevelti) at Henry Hagg Lake, Oregon. Poster at the Oregon Academy of Sciences, W. OR University, Monmouth, OR.
- *Smith, Brian , P. T. Lopez, and E. Alkaslassy. 2005. The influence of mobility on head-nodding behavior in common Basilisks Basiliscus basiliscus. Poster at the Animal Behavior Society Meeting, Snowbird, Utah.
- How often do students working on group projects report that work was shared equitably? 2003. Oregon Academy of Science, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon.
- Forest structure and salamander populations of old-growth and mature low elevation forest in the Sandy River Gorge of the western Cascades. 2002. Oregon Academy of Sciences, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon.
- Can a drawing class improve the observational skills of Biology students? 2002. Oregon Academy of Sciences, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon. Co-presented with Terry O'Day, Art. Dept.
- Motivating first-year biology students to use microscopes and the scientific method. 1997. Mini-workshop presented at the 19th annual Conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE), University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
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Proposal to Monitor the Use of Meadows by Roosevelt Elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) at Scoggins Valley Park – Henry Hagg Lake, Oregon, Year #3: 2008-2009. (Dr. Pam Lopez, Co-PI.). Submitted September 2008 to Bureau of Reclamation and Washington County Parks. Funded. $7,437.56.
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Proposal to Monitor the Use of Meadows by Roosevelt Elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) at Scoggins Valley Park – Henry Hagg Lake, Oregon, Year #2: 2007-7008. (Dr. Pam Lopez, Co-PI.). Submitted August 2007 to Bureau of Reclamation and Washington County Parks. Funded: $7,602.92.
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Proposal to Monitor the Use of Meadows by Roosevelt Elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) at Scoggins Valley Park – Henry Hagg Lake, Oregon. (Dr. Pam Lopez, Co-PI.). Submitted Fall 2005 to Bureau of Reclamation and Washington County Parks. Funded: $6,350.
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Hewlett Foundation Fellowship, 2002, Pacific University, with Terry O’Day (Art Dept.), to develop a drawing course that complemented and was to be taken simultaneously with
General Biology 1. Funded: $17,500.