Some stuff about me:

Who and Where I am:

Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, Rowan University

Office: 130D Science Hall
Phone: (856) 256-4834
FAX: (856) 256-4478

E-mail: holbrook@rowan.edu
 

Education and Postdoctoral Experience:

B.S. Biology, Fordham University, 1990
M.S. Biology, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1994
Ph.D. Biology, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1997

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Anatomy, New York College of Osteoptahic Medicine, 1997-1999
 

Research Interests:

    I'm interested in all aspects of vertebrate morphology, including phylogeny, paleontology, function, and development.  My main research interest is the phylogeny of mammals, specifically how the major groups (orders) of mammals are related to one another.  Currently, I'm working on one particular order, the Perissodactyla, the order that includes the living horses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs, as well as a variety of fossils.

    Click here for a list of current projects and papers.
 

Courses:

    Here's a list of the courses I am teaching or scheduled to teach:

Biology 1: Diversity, Evolution, and Adaptation

Honors Special Topics: Biology, History, and the Fate of Human Societies (next taught Spring 2008)

Mammalogy (next taught TBD)

Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (next taught TBD)

Words:

Here are some of my favorite words in biology:

Capybara

Molgula

Rhodopagus

Schmelzmuster

Spatangoid