Faculty & Instructional Staff

Professor of Biology
133 White Hall, Box 1823
Union University
Jackson, Tennessee 38305
(731) 661-5301
wwofford@uu.edu

Education

Majors Advised

Courses Commonly Taught

Research/Scholarship Interests

Ecotoxicology: My main reserch interest lies in the study of the effect of the introduction of chemicals into the environment, particularly the aquatic environment.
Distributions of Insects in West Tennessee: I currently am working on a reference collection of insects for the West Tennessee area. This effort concentrates primarily on Madison and Gibson counties.
Interaction of Science and Faith: For several years, I have been studying the history and relationships of science and faith. I am in the process of assembling a searchable database of books on various topics related to science and faith to be posted on Union University’s web site.

Recent Undergraduate Research Supervised

Kayli Anthony: An examination of Malathion resistance in the red flour beetle (Tribolium casteneum) (Spring 2009)
Amanda Blankenship: Color preference in fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) (Spring 2007)
Adam Foote: An assessment of stream quality in selected streams in West Tennessee: A collaborative study with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (Spring 2007)
Josh Hall: The effect of carbaryl on the predatory efficiency of Notophthalmus viridescens (Spring 2007)
Scott Harden: An improved assay for measuring the effect of acetylcholine, caffeine, and nicotine on the heartbeat rate of Triops longicaudatus larvae (Spring 2007)
Justin Hutto: The effect of 17Î³ methyltestosterone on the oxygen consumption of the blunt-nosed minnow, Pimephales notatus (Spring 2007)
Jill Konkol: The effect of DDT on glutathione levels in mouse (Mus musculus) liver (Spring 2007)
John Lee: The effect of multiple food sources during the larval stage of Actinius luna (Spring 2007)
Kenneth Lewoczko: Mosquito diversity and seasonality at an enzootic EEE focus in Tennessee (Spring 2007)
Luke Self: The effects of the size of the tank on the growth and development of goldfish, Carassius auratus (Spring 2007)
Beth Brown: The effect of acetaminophen on the glutathione level in the livers of the mouse, Mus musculus (Spring 2007)

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