Mark McGinley Story Dr. Mark A. McGinley Professor, Head of Science Unit Core Curriculum and General Education Office Lingnan University
Mark McGinley StoryDr. Mark A. McGinley
Professor, Head of Science UnitCore Curriculum and General Education Office
Lingnan University
Where have I lived?• Born in Corpus Christi, Texas USA, soon moved to small town called
Kingsville (too young to remember any of this)• From 3 yrs old to 6th grade lives in or near Houston, Texas• Lived on the edge of town so spent lots of time riding bikes and exploring in
the country• Became interested in biology at this time
Australia• In grade 6 we moved to Australia• Two years in Melbourne and 2
years in Sydney
Travelled the World
Grade 10, Back to USA. Thousand Oaks, California
University of California, Santa Barbara
Studied Zoology- took school field trips all over California studying ecology
UCSB undergraduate research
Research Resulted in Publication in Scientific Journal
M.S from Kansas State University
Research Assistant- Mountain Research Station, Colorado
M.S. Research- Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology
Ph.D- Univeristy of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Research Assistant- Portal, Arizona
Ph.D Research- Plant Evolutionary Ecology
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Post-doctoral Research- University of Minnesota
Texas Tech University- Lubbock, Texas
Cotton farming
Sand Shinnery Oak
Favorite Classes
Odyssey Expeditions, Caribbean Sea