Students running through Hardy-Weinberg proportions

Teaching about the mice of Arkansas

A set of drawings of specimens we cover in parasitology

Courses Taught

Arkansas State University

  • BIO 5604 Conservation Genomics (In development)

  • BIO 4/5013 Population Genetics (Fall even)

  • BIO 3013 Genetics (as needed)

  • BIO 4/5354 Mammalogy and Lab (Fall odd)

  • BIO 4/5384 Parasitology and Lab (Spring odd)

  • ESCI 7121 Seminar: Ecology and Evolution of Parasites (based on demand)

Missouri Southern State University

  • Bio 101: General Biology and Lab

  • Bio 110: Principles of Biology I and Lab

  • Bio 305: Genetics and Lab

  • Bio 361 Parasitology and Lab

  • EH 371: Environmental Toxicology

Oklahoma State University

  • Zool 1604L: Animal Biology Lab

  • Zool 4104L: General Parasitology Lab

  • Zool 1114L: Introductory Biology Lab

University of North Dakota

  • Biol 333L: Population Biology Lab

  • Biol 336L: Systematic Botany Lab

Teaching Awards

  • Writing Excellence Award (2019): This is a university-level award, determined by The Writing Program Committee, to acknowledge excellent writing assignments used by instructors at Missouri Southern State University. I earned this award for my research-based assignment in BIOL 305 Genetics: “Empowering Students to Think and Write Like Biologists: A Multiweek, Inquiry-Based, Fruit Fly Writing Project“

Teaching Publications

  • Bolek, MG, G Langford, and KD Gustafson. (IN PREP) Parasites in Relation to Other Organisms: Hosts, reservoirs, and vectors. Chapter 5a in Concepts in Animal Parasitology. (Gardner SL and SA Gardner, eds.) Zea Books Open Access

  • Bolek, MG, G Langford, and KD Gustafson. (IN PREP) Parasites in Relation to Other Organisms: Life Cycles. Chapter 5b in Concepts in Animal Parasitology. (Gardner SL and SA Gardner, eds.) Zea Books Open Access