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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).
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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
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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.