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Recent Courses

Biological Concepts And Methods 1 ( Lab )
Biological Concepts And Methods I
Biological Concepts And Methods I I (lab)
Biological Concepts And Methods I I (lecture)
Directed Readings Dna Forensic Technique
Directed Readings Mitochondria Genomic Dna
Directed Readings Molecular Phylogeny Of Fishes
Directed Readings Morphological Evolution Of Tilefish
Directed Readings Phylogenetic Analysis
Organic Evolution
Thesis Research Phylogeny Of Tilefish

Personal Statement

Understanding the concepts and methods of science adds a very valuable learning skill to a student's liberal arts education; we should become aware of world environmental issues loss of biodiversity and endangered/threatened species.

Teaching Specializations / Interests

Concepts & Methods of Biology, Evolution, Molecular Phylogenetics/bioinformatics, Ecology; Biogeography; Marine Ecology; Marine Biology; Fishery Biology.

Research Interests

Evolution, ecology, systematics of fishes; fisheries/environmental science; endangered fish; tilefish morphological and molecular phylogeny.

Grants / Sponsored Research

2008: President Faculty Research Grant, Adelphi Univ. Molecular Phylogeny of the Tilefishes.

2005: $75,000; Co-grantee with Jonna Coombs & Alan Schoenfeld. Equipment matching grant from LiCor, Inc.for a DNA sequencer for teaching and research;

Book Chapters

J.K. Dooley. (2009). indicator of the state of global diversity of fishes: tilefishes. In (Eds.). The IUCN Red List Index. (pp. ). London: world conservation union.

J.K. Dooley. (2009). Malacanthidae. In P. Heemstra & J.E. Randall (Eds.). Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean. (pp. (in press)).

J.K. Dooley. (2003). Branchiostegidae. In Kent Carpenter (Eds.). Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic Ocean. (pp. 1395-1411).

Recent Articles

Dooley, J.K. & L. Jimenez. (2008, 1). Hoplolatilus luteus Allen & Kuiter, 1989, a junior synonym of H. fourmanoiri Smith 1964 (Perciformes: Malacanthidae), based on morphological and molecular data. Aqua, Intern. Journal of Ichthyology, 14(2):77-84

Conference Presentations and Papers

Dooley, J.K., K. Kelleperuma, and *L. Jimenez, (23 July 2009). Cladistic analyses of the tilefishes (Percoidea: Malacanthidae and Branchiostegidae) using the mitochondrial 16S and cyt.b genes. . Amer. Soc. Ichthyol. & Herpetol., Portland, OR

Kelleperuma, K, L. Jimenez, J.K. Dooley (01 January 2009). Preliminary Cladistic Analysis of the tilefishes...based on the mitochondrial 16S and cytb genes. Soc. Integr. Compar. Biol (SICB), Boston, MA

Jimenez, Lizandra and J.K. Dooley (03 January 2007). Prelimininary Molecular Phylogeny of the Tilefishes. Soc. Integrative Comparative Biol (SICB), Phoenix, AZ

Other Scholarly / Artistic Work

2008- Board of Governors for a Marine Science Consortium for New York State.

2009- Invited participant in the IUCN international workshop assessing world's endangered and threatened marine fishes, sponsored by Zool. Soc. London, Regent's Park, London & the Global Marine Assessment organization.

Community and Corporate Leadership

2006. Invited external Program reviewer for New York Institute of Technology, Life Sciences Department, Manhattan and Old Westbury campuses.

Licenses & Certifications

Certificate in Advanced DNA Workshop, Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory: Certificate in Computer Science, Dept. Mathematics, Adelphi Univ.: SCUBA Certification, National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI)