Dr. Andy Madison
Associate Professor of Biology
134 White Hall, Box 3148
Union University
Jackson, Tennessee 38305
(731) 661-5127
email: amadison@uu.edu
Education:
- B.S.; University of Tennessee
- M.S.; University of Kentucky
- Ph.D.; Kansas State University
Majors you advise:
- Conservation Biology
- Pre-Physician's Assistant
Courses commonly taught:
- BIO 121: Human Biology
- BIO 235: Natural Resource Policy
- BIO 335: Conservation Biology
- BIO 337: Taxonamy of Vascular Plants
- BIO 425: Introduction to Research
- BIO 426: Research Experience
- BIO 427: Research Presentation
Research/Scholarship Interests:
- Wildlife management
- Conservation ecology
Recent undergraduate research projects you have coordinated.
- Lewis, Amelia. Effects of caffeine and epigallocatechin-3-gallete (EGCG) found in green tea on skin cancer tumor development in mice.
- Neese, Morgan, An examination of quality and quantity of eggs produced of zebra finches (Taenipygia guttata) on Petamine breeding formula.
Scholarship:
- On-going research: Eastern wild turkey assessment at the Milan Army Ammunition Plant.
- Created supplemental material for Berg & Hager, Visualizing Environmental Science, Wiley. Determined a series of National Geographic videos and edited web-based activities corresponding to information in the textbook.