Areas of Interest
Current areas focus on the history of entomology and evolutionary thought, teaching of evolution, scientific literacy, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Other research areas include insect physiology and assessment of student learning.
Education
- B.A. Biology, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT (1975)
- M.S. Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC) (1982)
- Ph.D. Entomology, UIUC (1988)
Select Publications
(Links are pdf files. Please be patient, as some are rather large.)
Professional Entomology and the 44 Noisy Years Since “Silent Spring”, Part 1
Yucca Moths and Yucca Plants: Discovery of “The Most Wonderful Case of Fertilisation”
Information Literacy Instruction and Assessment in an Honors College Science Fundamentals Course
Darwinian Theory in Historical Context and Its Defense by D.B. Walsh: What is Past is Prologue
Benjamin Dann Walsh: Pioneer Entomologist and Proponent of Darwinian Theory
Scientific Literacy: What Is It, Are We Teaching It, and Does it Matter?
Silk Batik Using Beeswax and Cochineal Dye: An Interdisiciplinary Approach to Teaching Entomology
Department of Entomology
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-6382
Office: FSHN 360
Phone: 509-335-1432
E-Mail: carol_anelli@wsu.edu