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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Chair of Biology Department<\/em>
\nW. Leslie Worth Chair in Science
\nProfessor of Biology\u00a0<\/em>
\nAt Berea since 1988<\/p>\n

Contact Information<\/h2>\n

Office: MAC 322
\nCPO 1997
\nEmail:\u00a0scudder-davisr@berea.edu<\/a>
\nPhone: 859-985-3304[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Spring 2022<\/h2>\n

Office Hours<\/h3>\n

Mon\/Wed\/Fri: (10 – 11:50 p.m.) (2 – 2:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n

Class Schedule<\/h3>\n
    \n
  • BIO 327\u00a0 (Mon\/Wed\/Fri: 2:40 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.)<\/li>\n
  • BIO 494\u00a0 (Mon\/Wed\/Fri: 8:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Fall 2020<\/h2>\n

    Office Hours<\/h3>\n

    Mon\/Tue\/Thur\/Fri: 9 – 11 a.m.
    \nor by appointment<\/p>\n

    Class Schedule<\/h3>\n
      \n
    • BIO 220 A (Mon\/Tue\/Thur\/Fri: 9:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Education<\/h2>\n
        \n
      • B.A. in Biology, Princeton University, 1973<\/li>\n
      • M.A. in Biology, Boston University, 1977<\/li>\n
      • Ph.D. in Zoology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1983<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Special Interests<\/h2>\n
          \n
        • Comparison of stream salmander diversity in disturbed and non-disturbed habitats in central Kentucky.<\/li>\n
        • Captive husbandry and breeding of selected snakes in the family Colubridae<\/li>\n
        • Choreography using the dance vocabulary of ballet, modern, and jazz.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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            \n
          • American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists<\/li>\n
          • Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles<\/li>\n
          • Herpetologist’s League<\/li>\n
          • Kentucky Academy of Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Publications” tab_id=”1605916599171-4abc4b64-921f”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Weckman, J. and R. Scudder-Davis<\/strong>. 2005. Teaching Natural Science to Nonmajors: A Comparison of Two Different Course Formats \u2013 The \u201cTeam of Experts\u201d Versus The \u201cIndividual Instructor\u201d Approaches. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching<\/em> 16(1):149-169.<\/p>\n

            Scudder-Davis, R. M.<\/strong> and G. M. Burghardt. 1996. Ontogenetic changes in growth efficiency in laboratory-reared water snakes of the genus Nerodia<\/em>. The Snake<\/em> 27:75-84.<\/p>\n

            Scudder-Davis, R. M.<\/strong> and G. M. Burghardt. 1987. Diet and growth in juveniles of the garter snakes Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis<\/em> and Thamnophis radix radix<\/em>. Growth<\/em> 51:74-85.<\/p>\n

            Scudder, R. M.<\/strong> and G. M. Burghardt. 1985. The role of feeding regimens in the growth of neonate broad-banded water snakes, Nerodia fasciata confluens<\/em>, and possible effects on reproduction. Dev. Psychobiol.<\/em> 18:203-214.<\/p>\n

            Scudder, R. M.<\/strong> and G. M. Burghardt. 1983. A comparative study of defensive behavior in three sympatric species of water snakes (Nerodia<\/em>). Z. Tierpsychol.<\/em>63:17-26[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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