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