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Sutton photoNancy McIntyre, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Curator of Ornithology, Natural Science Research Laboratory
Associate, ICASALS

TTU, Biological Sciences Building, P.O. Box 43131, Lubbock, TX 79409
phone number806.742.4113 |  fax number 1.806.742.2963
email addressnancy.mcintyre@ttu.edu
http://webpages.acs.ttu.edu/nmcintyr/

Education

  • Ph.D., Ecology, Colorado State University (1998)
  • M.S., Zoology, University of Georgia (1993)
  • B.S., Zoology, University of Georgia (1991)

Dr. Nancy McIntyre's general research interests include landscape ecology and community ecology in grasslands and urban ecosystems. More specifically, her interests focus on the effects of anthropogenic changes to the environment–especially agriculture and urbanization–on the abundance, diversity, and long-term viability of animals. Her research projects typically focus on arthropods and birds. Her teaching philosophy is the following: "Science deals with asking questions and developing means to answer those questions. As an educator as well as a scientist, I have recognized that the scientific pursuit of asking and answering questions is the same fundamental occupation of higher education. My main interest as a teacher is in developing students' enthusiasm to ask and answer questions. Encouraging active participation in learning is a key component in developing this ability to ask questions, develop ways of answering questions, and critique the answers received. This ability serves all students, regardless of their careers or goals, because it teaches them how to be critical thinkers. A person who has been taught how knowledge itself is gained has been taught a valuable skill indeed."

Dr. McIntyre is a member or the American Institute for Biological Sciences, the American Ornithologists’ Union, the Association of Field Ornithologists, and the Society for Conservation Biology. She has held the Nominating Committee Chair of the U.S. Chapter of the International Association of Landscape Ecology and the Steering Committee Chair of the The First Annual CAP-LTER Research Symposium. She has also served as a reviewer for a host of journals, including American Naturalist, Conservation Biology, Journal of Applied Ecology, and Risk Analysis.

Courses Taught
Community Ecology, Graduate Seminar in Metapopulation Biology, Landscape Ecology, Ornithology, Principles of Ecology, Special Topics: Ecology of Arid and Semi-arid Lands

Selected Publications