Teaching

This course covers foundational principles in population and quantitative genetics and their application to conservation. By understanding how ecological pressures cause fitness changes among individuals with different DNA sequences, students learn why this black bear evolved to have white fur!

This course introduces students to the statistical analysis of biological data, with coding in R. Foundational concepts covered include probability distributions, P-values, graphics, contingency tests, general linear models, and interactions.

We use Whitlock and Schluter's textbook.

Dr. Lotterhos designed this course for first semester freshman in the biological and environmental sciences to get them excited about data! We explore concepts in data through the lens of misinformation, social media, and society. Students learn foundational concepts in statistics and probability, as well as practical concepts in data visualization and how to identify quality scientific papers in the literature. Students also learn and practice skills including sanity checks, organizing data in spreadsheets, how to conduct surveys, and how to code.

We use Bergstrom & West's Calling Bullshit as a textbook