Department of Biology

PETER C. SCHROEDER

Associate Professor of Biology

Department of Biology
Southern Oregon State University
1250 Siskiyou Boulevard
Ashland, OR 97520

Phone: 541-552-6871
Fax: 541-552-6415
email: pschroeder@sou.edu

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Teaching

Current teaching reponsibilities include General Biology lecture (Bi 101) and laboratory (BI 101L), Principles of Biology laboratories (BI 211, 212, & 213), Biology of the Higher Invertebrates (Bi 462/562), and Entomology (Bi 466/566). Past teaching responsibilities included Biological Illustration (BI 430/530), Introductory Chemistry (Ch 100), General Chemistry Labs (CH 204, CH 205). Click Here for a list of past courses taught and a statement of teaching philosophy.

Research Interests

Research interests include investigating bee diversity, population dynamics, and the interactions between bees and bee pathogens or parasites and finding biological alternatives to pesticides for the sustainable control of insects pests on local crops. Current research efforts involve collaborations with Oregon State University, Agricultural Experiment Station (Dr. Richard Hilton) and the Agricultural Research Service - Yakima, WA (Dr. Alan Knight) in investigating the role of plant volatiles (pear esters) in codling moth activity in pears. Other work includes collaborative efforts with University of California - Davis, CA (Dr. Robbin Thorp) in surveying bumble bee populations in northern California and Southern Oregon. Click Here for a description of past research projects and publications.

Education

Ph.D.     1989   Entomology      North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
M.S.       1985   Entomology      University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
B.S.       1981   Entomology      University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

Professional Experience

2005 - present Associate Professor of Biology       Southern Oregon State University, Ashland, OR
1996 - 2005     Adjunct Professor of Biology          Southern Oregon State University, Ashland, OR
1994 - 1996     Instructor                                       Southern Oregon State University, Ashland, OR
1993 - 1994     Postdoctorral Research Associate  New York Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY
1989 - 1993     Postdoctoral Research Associate   Cornell University, Ithaca, NY