Buckwalter, John | Alfred State College

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Teaching Overview

Alfred State College, Physical & Life Sciences Department. General Biology, Genetics, Introductory Chemistry, Pathophysiology, First Aid, Environmental Science Laboratory, Environmental Microbiology, Topics in Tropical Ecology. 1982-present.
Andover Central School, Andover NY, High School Science Teacher. Regents Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, and Ninth Grade General Science. 1980-1982.
The Bible Academy, Nazareth, Ethiopia, High School Science Teacher. Chemistry, Geography. 1976-1979.
SUNY Geneseo, Graduate Teaching Assistant. Fundamentals of Biology, Anatomy & Physiology. 1975-1976.

Research

National Science Foundation-funded summer research and professional development workshops:

Genomic Biology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (NY), 2000.
Advanced DNA Science, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1992.
Ecology of the Chesapeake, University of Maryland's Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, 1991.
Environmental Problem Solving, Great Lakes Research Consortium, SUNY Oswego, 1990.
Quantitative and Analytical Ecology, SUNY Fredonia, 1989.

Publications and Events

Buckwalter, J. 2005. Costa Rica: Environmental Challenges and Success Stories. Seminar presented to Alfred University Environmental Studies Department.
Buckwalter, J. 1991. Developing an Environmental Science Laboratory Course for a New Major in Environmental Science and Technology. In New Curricula Developed by Faculty Participants in the GLRC/NSF Summer Practicum, J. Haynes, ed.., SUNY Brockport Press.
Birkhimer, C., J. Buckwalter, G. Hwang, and W. Shaw. 1991. Environmental Impact Assessment: Boat Slip Construction and Dredging, Oswego Harbor, New York. In New Curricula Developed by Faculty Participants in the GLRC/NSF Summer Practicum, J. Haynes, ed.., SUNY Brockport Press.
Buckwalter, J and G. Fairchild. 1988. Audio-tutorial Lab Guides: Biology 2204. D.K. Press, Hornell NY.
Buckwalter, J. 1984. Apple II Helps Out in General Biology. Context (Alfred State College Academic Computing), 1 (1):18.
Buckwalter, J. 1979. Trip to Bale. Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society Newsletter, 140:4-5.

Service

Coordinated and led five college-sponsored study trips to Costa Rica, 1999-2007, with an emphasis in tropical ecology (photos here).
Co-lead group of students on a service trip to New Orleans for post-Katrina cleanup, March 2006 (photos here)
Advanced Placement Biology Reader for Educational Testing Services, 2005-present.
Interim Dean, School of Arts & Sciences, 2000-2002.
Chair, Physical & Life Sciences Department, 1999-present.
Board of Education member, Alfred-Almond Central School, 1988-99, President 1995-96.
Member, Allegany County (NY) Public Health Advisory Board, 2002-present
Member, Empire State Association of Two-Year College Biologists.
Member, American Scientific Affiliation.

Honors and Awards