Dr. Aaron Gooley

Dr. Aaron Gooley
Assistant Professor
Biology, Department of
Arts and Sciences, College of
Science Building Room 273
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Education

  • Ph.D. - Zoology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale - 2019
  • M.S. - Biology, Marshall University - 2010
  • B.S. - Wildlife & Fish Conservation & Management, University of Rio Grande - 2008
  • A.A.S. - Wildlife Science, Hocking College - 2006

Licensures and Certifications

  • Associate Wildlife Biologist® - The Wildlife Society - 2010

Teaching Interests

  • Wildlife Ecology; Mammalogy; Herpetology; Wildlife Management

Intellectual Contributions

  • Metabolic effects of anesthetics (cold, CO2, and isoflurane) and captivity conditions in isolated honey bee (Apis mellifera) foragers under different ambient temperatures - Journal of Apicultural Research - 2021
  • Neonicotinoid-contaminated diet causes behavior changes in forager honey bees (Apis mellifera) that may reduce colony survival during late fall - Journal of Apicultural Research - 2021
  • Evaluating large-scale reintroductions of a locally imperiled rodent - Southeastern Naturalist - 2019
  • Pursuing packrats: An evaluation of noninvasive detection methods for Neotoma - Wildlife Society Bulletin - 2018
  • Distribution of the smooth softshell (Apalone mutica) in Illinois - Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science - 2018

Research Interests

  • wildlife ecology & conservation; mammalogy; herpetology; ecotoxicology; apiology