About
C. Barry Knisley, PhD.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland VA
Personal: I was born and spent my early years in York County, PA, then on to Penn State for a B.S. in Zoology and Entomology. I went directly to graduate school at Rutgers University where I received a Master’s and Ph.D. studying predaceous mites as potential biological control agents for spider mites in apple orchards. I began my 39-year teaching career with a 10-year stint at Franklin College, Indiana, where I taught a variety of biology courses, served as Department Chair, and developed a field biology program. With the opportunity for teaching courses more related to my area of expertise and for pursuing research on tiger beetles, I accepted a position in the biology department at Randolph-Macon College in 1979. My favorite area is the SW U.S. deserts where I have taken students on field trips for 35 years. Much of my research has also been in the southwest. I retired from Randolph-Macon in May 2009, but have an office there and am continuing tiger beetle research.
Education:
B.S. 1964. Pennsylvania State University, Zoology
M. S. 1966. Rutgers University, Entomology
Ph.D. 1969 Rutgers University, Entomology
Positions:
Franklin College, Indiana 1969-1979. Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Biology Dept. Chair
Randolph Macon College, 1979-2009, Associate Professor, Paul H. Wornom Professor of Biology
Randolph-Macon College, 2009-present, Professor Emeritus
Reviewer for manuscripts: Annals Entomol. Soc. Amer., Amer. Midland Naturalist, Coleopterists Bulletin, Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash., Ecology, Environmental Entomol., Southwestern Naturalist, Entomological News, Canadian Journal of Zoology, Virginia Journal of Science, Insect Behavior, European Journal of Entomology, Journal of Arid Environments, Bannisteria, Conservation Biology, Western North American Naturalist, Journal of Insect Conservation, Terrestrial Arthropod Reviews, Conservation Genetics, Insecta Mundi, Journal of Natural History
Teaching: Ecology, Entomology, Desert and Mountain Ecology (Field Course), Tropical Biology (Field Course)
Contact:
Home address:
1510 Beaverdam Ck. Rd.,
Crozier, VA 23039
Work address:
Dept. of Biology,
Randolph‑Macon College,
Ashland, VA 23005
Phone:
Cell: 804-314-0061 (Primary)
Office: 804‑752‑7254
Email:
bknisley@rmc.edu