Title: Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Science
Title 2: Director, Creek Connections
Primary Departments: Biology and Environmental Science
Other Programs: Neuroscience
Degrees: B.A., Univ of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Univ of Texas
Email: jpalmer@allegheny.edu
Phone: (814) 332-2380
Office Location: Carr Hall
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Jim received a B.A. in Biology and Environmental Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, a Ph.D. in Zoology from the Universtiy of Texas at Austin, and conducted postdoctoral research in the Department of Zoology at the University of Iowa and the Department of Entomology at Texas A & M University . Jim teaches Toxicology, Environmental Science, Introductory Evolution and Behavior, and a Principles of Biology for non-science majors.
Jim’s general research interests are ecology and evolution of life history traits. Recent research projects includemeasurement of reproductive differences between insect strains resistant and susceptible to pesticides; sublethal neural and behavioral effects of pesticides and heavy metals; the role of esterases in regulating behavior in earwigs; use of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to detect endocrine disrupting chemicals. His hobbies are hiking, camping, and block print making.