Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Biology
Office: SM 139B
Phone: (765)-455-9303
E-mail: lrifai@iuk.edu
Research Interests: Behavioral Ecology, Desert Ecology, Vertebrate Biology, Sexual Dimorphism.
Courses taught at IUK: Introductory Biology for Biology Majors, Human Anatomy, Evolutionary Medicine, Developmental Vertebrate Anatomy, Evolution and Diversity, Ornithology (Biology of Birds)
Hobbies: scuba diving, yoga, photography and being outside as much as possible
Undergraduate Student Research:
Rachel Marschand (picture top right) - Effects of desertificiation on lizard communities in Jordanian Deserts
Cassandra Kennedy - Effects of food and light on the behavior of freshwater jellyfish (Craspedacusta sowerbyi)
Russel Mueller - Sexual dimorphism of the American Toad (Bufo americanus)
Kristen Gerber, Regan O'Neal and Nicholas Sheets - Sexual dimorphism and behavior of the Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simpliciollis)
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