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Dr. Thomas Hancock

Office Hours:	Tuesdays 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Wednesdays 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Thursdays 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Teaching and Research Interests:	Current Projects: Settlement, recruitment, and survival of Crassostrea virginica in relation to abiotic and biotic factors along the southern Georgia coast Form, function, and ecology of barrier island beach plants growing across an environmental gradient on Jekyll Island, Georgia Integrating field-based research experiences into undergraduate biology curricula Dune plant ecology of the Southeastern Atlantic Coast
Courses:	Introductory Biology I and II for non-majors Introductory Biology I and II for majors Ecology Environmental Science Evolution Invertebrate Zoology Freshwater Biology Marine Biology Barrier Island Ecology Methods in Marine Ecology Field Biology Undergraduate Research
Education: (All institutions attended and degrees or credentials earned)	B.S. Biology, UNC Charlotte (1993) M.S. Marine Biology, UNC Wilmington (1995) Ph.D. Biology, Wake Forest University (2009)
Professional Experience:	Associate Professor of Biology, Middle Georgia State University (current) Associate Professor of Biology, Gordon State College (8/25 – 7/26) Biology Instructor , Guilford Technical Community College (8/24 – 7/25) Assistant Director for Academics, UGA Marine Institute (6/23 – 724) Assistant Professor of Biology, Middle Georgia State University (1/16 – 5/23) Science Teacher, High Point Friends School (8/14 – 1/16) Assistant Professor of Biology, Methodist University (8/13 – 5/14) Director of Conservation, Bald Head Island Conservancy (7/09 – 6/13) Biology Instructor, Alamance Community College (1/09 - 5/09) Visiting Instructor of Biology, Salem College (2/08 – 1/09) Science Teacher, Bishop McGuinness High School (8/03 – 2/08) Research Assistant/Teaching Assistant, Wake Forest University (1/01 - 8/03) Lead Technologist, Carolina Biological Supply Company (2/98 – 1/01) Science Teacher, Guilford County Schools (2/96 – 2/98)
Publications and Scholarships: (Last 5 Years)	Hancock, T.E., F.R. Wyatt, P.J. Amico, A.M. Cleator, C.J. Bates, J.E. Bridges, K.I. Spivey, A.J. Richards, M. A. Burks, and J.K. Watson. Leaf anatomy, morphology, and resource allocation of Hydrocotyle bonariensis Lamarck growing across a North Carolina barrier island environmental gradient. Castanea. (in preparation) Hancock, T.E., C.R.G. Wilkerson, J.M. Sisco, S.R. Istambouli, K.D. Cruse, K.E. Morris, K.L. Collins, M.E. Walker, M.R. Guzman, and L.B. Morton. Crassostrea virginica and Chthamalus fragilis settlement patterns at three sites on Jekyll Island, GA. Georgia Journal of Science. (in preparation) Hancock, T.E., C.R.G. Wilkerson, J.M. Sisco, J. Watson, M. Burks, and C.J. Bates. Does leaf anatomy, morphology, and resource allocation of Hydrocotyle bonariensis Lamarck change in relation to the dune microenvironment? Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science. (in preparation) Hancock, T., Watson, J., and M. Burks. 2024. Leaf anatomy, morphology, and water potential of Ipomoea brasiliensis, Croton punctatus, and Hydrocotyle bonariensis growing on the dunes of Sapelo Island, Georgia. Georgia Journal of Science. 82(2): Article 6. Watson, J., M. Burks, and T. Hancock. 2021. Adaptations of dune plants growing on a Georgia barrier island. Tipularia: Journal of the Georgia Botanical Society. 36:43-48. DeGregorio, B.A., T.E. Hancock, D.J. Kurz, and S. Yue. 2011. How quickly are road-killed snakes scavenged? Implications for underestimates of road mortality. Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Sciences. 127:184-188. Hancock, T.E. 2009. Ecophysiology of barrier island beach plants: responses in form and function to daily, seasonal, and episodic stresses. Ph.D. Dissertation. Wake Forest University. Winston Salem, NC. Smith, W.K., C. R. Brodersen, T.E. Hancock and D.M. Johnson. 2004. Integrating plant temperature measurement using heat-sensitive paint and color image analysis. Functional Ecology. 18:148-153. Smith, W.K., M. J. Germino, T. E. Hancock, and D.M. Johnson. 2003. A more unified approach for interpreting elevational limits of upper timberlines. Tree Physiology. 23:1101-1112. Hancock, T.E. and P.E. Hosier. 2003. Ecology of the Threatened Species Seabeach Amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus Rafinesque). Castanea. 68:236-244. Hackney, C.T., S. Brady, L. Stemmy, M. Boris, C. Dennis, T. Hancock, M. O’Bryon, C. Tilton, and E. Barbee. 1996. Does intertidal vegetation indicate specific soil and hydrologic conditions? Wetlands. 16:89-94.
Professional Affiliations:	National Association of Biology Teachers Association of Southeastern Biologists Southern Appalachian Botanical Society Georgia Academy of Science Georgia Botanical Society North Carolina Academy of Science

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