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Robert Lovely Ph.D.

Academic Address

    Ecology & Conservation Biology
    Biology Department
    Madison Area Technical College
    3550 Anderson Street
    Madison, WI 53704
    608-246-6720
    Email: rlovelymatcmadison.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison,
  • M.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison,
  • M.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • B.A. University of Iowa

Teaching Experience

  • 2000-2009: Ecology and Conservation Biology Faculty, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin
  • Summer, 2008: Coral Reef Ecology Faculty, Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation, Bocas del Toro, Panama
  • 1999-2000: Chair, Humanities and Sciences, Marycrest International University, Davenport, Iowa. Also Chair, Biology and Environmental Science;
  • 1998-2000: Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Science, Marycrest International University.
  • 1998-2000: Faculty Consultant and Table Leader, advanced placement in environmental science, Educational Testing Service (ETS), Princeton, NJ. Consulting site: Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina.
  • Summer 1999: Faculty Consultant ETS College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) Natural Science Exam, Princeton, NJ.
  • 1996-1998: Lecturer, Ecology, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Adjunct Professor, Lakeland College, Madison, Wisconsin; Natural Science.
  • Instructor, Ecology and Conservation Biology, Madison Area Technical College (MATC), Madison, Wisconsin.
  • Summer 1996 Field Ecology Instructor, Univ. of Wyoming and National Audubon Society Ecology Workshop in the Rockies, Dubois, Wyoming.
  • Spring 1996 Lecturer/Lab Instructor, "Plant Biology," and "Environmental Science"
    Biology Department, Carroll College, Waukesha, Wisconsin.
    Course Instructor, "Principles of Ecology," (MATC), Madison, Wisconsin
  • 1993-1995 Program Director, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters.
  • 1991-1992 Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • 1988-1991 Teaching Assistant, UW-Madison

Research/Teaching Interests:

My professional interests lie in the ecology and biogeography of hermatypic coral ecosystems and their response to anthropogenic impacts. I have looked at shallow-water (< 40m) reef communities in Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles), Belize, Honduras, Hawaii (the big island), Maui, the Mexican Yucatan, and Panama. I also have explored deep sea coral reefs (70-100m) via Remotely Operated Vehicle along the West Florida Shelf and Pulley Ridge in the Gulf of Mexico.

Recent Publications

  • Pending.