Teaching
I enjoy teaching, and minored in education during my undergraduate studies.
Teaching assistant - St Mary's College of California (biology), Univ California, Berkeley (medical entomology).
Teaching: Univ Católica, Quito Ecuador (zoology), Univ del Valle, Cali Colombia (chairman, medical parasitology), Tulane Univ School of Public Health, New Orleans (malariology), LSU Medical School, New Orleans (medical parasitology).
Research
Theses: Wild hosts of Chagas' disease in the US (MSPH) - Univ N Carolina, Chapel Hill. Protozoan infections carried by California sandflies (PhD) - Univerity of Califonia, School of Agriculture, Berkeley.
Colombia - parasitic diseases of man and wildlife, malaria in lizards...with Colombian biologists & U S Peace Corps volunteers - Manuscript Guide to the Lizards of Colombia.
Most memorable highlights - working together on research with fellow biologists from a wide range of specialties from Colombia and several other countries.
sandflies & lizard malaria publications
Other Work
Paper boy - The Sacramento Bee - Floriston; Page layout & Printer - Nevada County Nugget, Nevada City; Seasonal firefighter - U S Forest Service, Tahoe National Forest; Community Service volunteer - Amigos Anonymous, Morelia, Mexico; Peace Corps volunteer - Quito, Ecuador; Tour-shuttle bus operator - U S Park Service, Pt Reyes National Seashore; Carpenter - Ayala Builders, D & R Construction - Petaluma.