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.

• Scott, Dustin.  Small mammal and herptofauna inventory on Chickasaw State Park and Forest.
• 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.