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    Dr. Ken Howard is an associate professor in the Department of Biology and Health Sciences at Russell Sage College.

     

    Recent Courses Taught

    General Biology II lecture and lab
    Principles of Ecology
    Explorations of Research Methods
    Environmental Issues
    Environmental Biology

    Research Interests

    Evolution of sociality in insects
    The role of a biting behavior in ants that may influence development
    Symbioses that potentially manipulate host behavior
    Competitive interactions

    I like teaching at Sage because I get to work closely with students, both in the classroom and on research projects. The small classes we typically have at Sage allow me to teach the way I like best, engaging students through direct interaction, challenging students to think critically, and providing students opportunities to learn about science by doing science.

    Kenneth J. Howard, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor

    Selected Publications

    Howard, K.J., P.M. Johns, N.L. Breisch, and B.L. Thorne. 2013. Frequent colony fusions provide opportunities for helpers to become reproductives in the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 67: 1575-1585.

    Howard, K.J. and R.L. Jeanne. 2013. Developmental plasticity in response to queen presence in the queen-polymorphic ant Temnothorax longispinosus. Insectes Sociaux 60: 179-189.

    Educational Background

    Post-doctoral Research, University of Maryland
    Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
    Zoology