Lab 1: Post-Lab

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Faculty Spotlight

Dr. McElroy is a solver of puzzles. He enjoys trying to make the pieces fit and finding new ways to understand old problems. Often, he applies the processes of scientific inquiry to new issues that not befitted from the approach in the past. PLUS, he is a statistical expert. Much of his perspective has been translated into Unit 1. Reach out to him if you have interests in statistics or evolutionary biology.
Research: Evolutionary Biology and Genetics, Biostatistics.
Dr. McElroy's current research focuses on applying evolutionary principles and multivariate statistical methods to examine processes of curricular change and assessment in higher education.  Past research interests have addressed questions related to wildlife molecular forensics, morphometrics and conservation of desert fishes, genetics and speciation in African cichlid fishes, and the statistical analysis of population genetic data.
​Recent Publication: ​An Evolutionary Perspective on Increasing Student Success, and the (Partial) Fallacy of First-Year Retention

Lab 1 BIOL 120 CONNECTIONS
Section 1.6: Doing Biology Section
Big Picture 1: How to Think Like a Scientist
BioSkillls 2: Reading & Making Graphs
BioSkillls 3: Interpreting Standard Error and Using Statistical Tests
BioSkillls 4: Working with Probabilities
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