Christine Anderson
Professor
Department
- Biological and Environmental Science
Contact Information
- 614-236-6591
- canders2@capital.edu
- Battelle Hall 286
Biography
Dr. Anderson joined 热博体育 University in 2009 after completing her postdoctoral research at the Ohio State University focused on conservation genetics of Canada geese, bobcats, and rattlesnakes in Ohio. She holds the Geist Endowed Chair in Biology and is currently supervising student research and service projects related to environmental DNA disease testing in frogs, molecular identification of tadpoles and larval salamanders, and American chestnut tree restoration. She particularly enjoys serving as major advisor for Environmental Science, Biology, and undeclared students, and is also the faculty advisor for the environmental club CapGreen.
- Ph.D. in Zoology/Miami University (Oxford, OH)
- M.S. in Zoology/Miami University (Oxford, OH)
- B.S. in Zoology/Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
- Vertebrate Zoology
- Conservation Biology
- Research Methods
- Workshop for Majors
- First Year Seminar
Prange, S., Farleigh, K., and C.S. Anderson. (In prep. for Ohio Journal of Science). Genetic variation and inbreeding in gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) in Ohio.
Gibbs, N., Rice, R. (热博体育 University students), and C.S. Anderson. (Submitted 2024 to Herpetological Review). Detection of pathogenic chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis from the hypervirulent BdGPL lineage on salamanders and frogs in Ohio.
Miner, C. (热博体育 University student), and C.S. Anderson. (Accepted 2024). Occurrence of frogs and toads in relation to habitat quality at 热博体育 University’s Primmer Outdoor Learning Center in Hocking County. Ohio Biological Survey Notes.
Teeple, M. (热博体育 University student) and C.S. Anderson. (Accepted 2024). Survey of mushroom biodiversity in Hocking County, Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science.
Young, E. (热博体育 University student) and C.S. Anderson. (2024). Detection of a zoonotic pathogen in a mouse reservoir and tick vector in the Hocking Hills region of Ohio. BIOS, 95(1), 3-12.