Todd D. Crail
Associate Lecturer
Environmental Sciences
University of Toledo
Spain
Biography
His primary research investigates student learning and engagement in the Environmental Sciences through his teaching assignments.He work to employ inquiry and project-based pedagogy through non-traditional and informal classroom environments to maximize the student's experience. Topics of inquiry then include: Community ecology and conservation of freshwater fishes with a focus on benthic species, Community ecology and conservation of unionid mussels, one of North America’s most imperiled fauna, Community ecology of plants and herptofauna of the Oak Openings Region, a biodiverse local ecosystem composed of prairie, north woods and Appalachian influences and remnants and Conservation management of the Oak Openings Region, focusing on the effects of fire suppression, hydrologic modification and invasive species.
Research Interest
Undergraduate Learning and Engagement, Undergraduate Field-Based Research, Eastern North American Community Ecology
