Mike Kingston
Professor
Biology and Environmental Studies
Elon University
United States of America
Biography
In addition to his position as a Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, Dr. Kingston serves as the Interim Chair of the Environmental Studies Department and Curator of the Elon University Roger Barbour Collection of wildlife images. He served as the Biology Department Chair from 2002-2006 and the Environmental Studies Interim Chair from 2009-2011. He has taught a variety of courses on the following topics: population biology, aquatic biology, field biology in Jamaica, field biology in Belize, biostatistics, environmental issues of Southeast Asia, and ecological research. He has also taught Marine Ecology and Marine Invertebrate Zoology as an adjunct summer faculty member at the Duke University Marine Laboratory.
Research Interest
His research interests have centered on the evolutionary ecology of benthic marine and freshwater microalgae with a focus on the genus Euglena. He has conducted field research in California, Oregon, and Alaska as well as North Carolina. Undergraduate students have served as co-investigators and coauthors on some of these projects.
Publications
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Searby, M., & Ewers, T. (1997). An evaluation of the use of peer assessment in higher education: A case study in the School of Music, Kingston University. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 22(4), 371-383.
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Butchart, S. H., Clarke, M., Smith, R. J., Sykes, R. E., Scharlemann, J. P., Harfoot, M., ... & Brooks, T. M. (2015). Shortfalls and solutions for meeting national and global conservation area targets. Conservation Letters, 8(5), 329-337.
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Kingston, M., & Crawford, M. G. (1992). 1993 Texas almanac. AH Belo Corporation, Dallas, Texas.
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Kingston, M. (Ed.). (1987). Texas almanac. Butterworth-Heinemann.
