Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Doctoral Program

Spotlight: David Bapst

David Bapst is a Lecturer in the Department of Geology & Geophysics and an EEB Associate Faculty member.

Dr. Bapst is an analytical paleobiologist, focusing on evolutionary relationships in the fossil record, date when lineages diverge from each other, and relationships among extinct organisms to say something about evolutionary processes in deep time.

He works on whatever group of organism is best for a particular question (because every fossil record is different), so his research includes everything from living brachiopods to fossil birds.

Find out more about Dr. Bapst at his department faculty Web page.

Spotlight: David Scott

Welcome to EEB’s newest associate faculty member David Scott!

Dr. Scott is a Professor in the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences. His research is the sociology of leisure with a focus on the human dimensions of wildlife.

Over the last 20 years he has studied diversity in styles of participation among birdwatchers, and factors that constrain participation in outdoor recreation activities, including fishing and wildlife watching.