Marianna Wood

Types:

Marianna Wood
Title(s)
Associate Professor of Biology
Department
Education

Ph.D., Biology — University of Kansas

Contact Information

Teaching

  • Concepts in Biology 2 lecture and lab
  • Current Topics in Biology
    • Lyme Disease
    • Ecology lab
    • Concepts in Biology 1 lab

Research Interests

  • Foraging Behavior, Mammalogy, Forest Ecology, Biology Education
  • In 2019, Dr. Wood collaborated with undergraduate students to document behavior and space use by grey squirrels and eastern chipmunks on campus. She also collected acorns from a diverse group of oak species. After initial processing at BU, the acorn samples were sent to a colleague at Latvia University for Life Sciences and Technologies for additional analysis.

Publications

  • Wood MD and Wood JM. 2018. Saving time, increasing learning: Using checklists to help students perform disciplinary writing conventions. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching 29(2):19-42.