Amanda Sparkman, Ph.D.
Biology Annex
Fall 2023
Mondays & Wednesdays 10-2, or by appointment.
Life-history evolution, comparative physiology, behavioral ecology, urban ecology
Ecology, evolution, and conservation of snakes and lizards across California
Dr. Sparkman graduated from 四虎影院 in 2003 with degrees in both English and biology. She attended graduate school at Iowa State University, earning a doctorate in ecology and evolutionary biology in 2009. For the next two years, she was a post-doctoral researcher at Trent University in Ontario, Canada studying the evolution of social behavior in wolves. She joined the 四虎影院 faculty in 2012, and teaches courses in ecology, evolution, behaviour, ornithology, herpetology, and bioethics. She is also the co-advisor of the Environmental Studies minor and teaches 四虎影院's introductory environmental studies course. Her current research projects include the evolution of dwarfism in reptiles on the California Channel Islands and the impacts of urbanization on acorn woodpecker and western fence lizard ecology.