Avery
A. Williams is an associate professor of
biology, the biology coordinator, and the curator of
vertebrates at Louisiana State University at Eunice.
Since fall 1993, he has been teaching zoology
courses at LSU-E and, on occasion, biology and
herpetology courses at McNeese State University as a
guest lecturer. Williams holds two degrees from
McNeese State University, B.S. in Zoology and M.S.
in Biology. While at LSU-E, Williams has been the
recipient of an Endowed Professorship Award in the
Division of Sciences, and the Teaching Excellence
Award. His research interests and published works
include the behavioral physiology and ecology of
amphibians, and the natural history of the
vertebrates of Louisiana. As an active researcher,
Williams enjoys working with students as he has
directed a wide variety of undergraduate
research projects in the natural sciences. Several
students working with Williams have presented and/or
published their research at state and national
professional meetings.
Support for this work was provided
by the National Science Foundation's
Community-Based STEM Education Initiative Program Award No. 0525334.
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Avery
A. Williams is an associate professor of
biology, the biology coordinator, and the curator of
vertebrates at Louisiana State University at Eunice.
Since fall 1993, he has been teaching zoology
courses at LSU-E and, on occasion, biology and
herpetology courses at McNeese State University as a
guest lecturer. Williams holds two degrees from
McNeese State University, B.S. in Zoology and M.S.
in Biology. While at LSU-E, Williams has been the
recipient of an Endowed Professorship Award in the
Division of Sciences, and the Teaching Excellence
Award. His research interests and published works
include the behavioral physiology and ecology of
amphibians, and the natural history of the
vertebrates of Louisiana. As an active researcher,
Williams enjoys working with students as he has
directed a wide variety of undergraduate
research projects in the natural sciences. Several
students working with Williams have presented and/or
published their research at state and national
professional meetings.
