Christine Anderson

Professor

Department

Biological and Env Science

Contact Information

614-236-6591
canders2@961381.com
Battelle Hall 286

Biography

Dr. Anderson joined Capital University in 2009 after completing her postdoctoral research at the Ohio State University focused on conservation genetics of Canada geese, bobcats, and rattlesnakes in Ohio. She holds the Geist Endowed Chair in Biology and is currently supervising student research and service projects related to environmental DNA disease testing in frogs, molecular identification of tadpoles and larval salamanders, and American chestnut tree restoration. She particularly enjoys serving as major advisor for Environmental Science, Biology, and undeclared students, and is also the faculty advisor for the environmental club CapGreen.

Degrees

Ph.D. in Zoology/Miami University (Oxford, OH)
M.S. in Zoology/Miami University (Oxford, OH)
B.S. in Zoology/Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

Classes Taught

Vertebrate Zoology
Conservation Biology
Research Methods
Workshop for Majors
First Year Seminar

Publications

Prange, S., Farleigh, K., and C.S. Anderson. (In prep. for Ohio Journal of Science). Genetic variation and inbreeding in gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) in Ohio.

Gibbs, N., Rice, R. (Capital University students), and C.S. Anderson. (Submitted 2024 to Herpetological Review). Detection of pathogenic chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis from the hypervirulent BdGPL lineage on salamanders and frogs in Ohio.

Miner, C. (Capital University student), and C.S. Anderson. (Accepted 2024). Occurrence of frogs and toads in relation to habitat quality at Capital University’s Primmer Outdoor Learning Center in Hocking County. Ohio Biological Survey Notes.

Teeple, M. (Capital University student) and C.S. Anderson. (Accepted 2024). Survey of mushroom biodiversity in Hocking County, Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science.

Young, E. (Capital University student) and C.S. Anderson. (2024). Detection of a zoonotic pathogen in a mouse reservoir and tick vector in the Hocking Hills region of Ohio. BIOS, 95(1), 3-12.