CURRICULUM VITAE

for 

DR. JOHN R. CONWAY, III

Associate Professor (Tenured) Biology 

 

ACADEMIC ADDRESS:

Department of Biology
The University of Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania 18510-4625
Office Phone: (570) 941-6216
e-mail: conwayj1@scranton.edu 

HOME ADDRESS:  RR 5, Box 5335-C
Moscow, PA 18444
Home Phone: (570) 689-9823

  HEIGHT: 5’8” WEIGHT: 142 HEALTH: Excellent

MARITAL: Married
Wife – Sharon, dBase Consultant, ECRC, The University of Scranton
Son – John 

EDUCATION:

INSTITUTION
University of Colorado
University of Colorado
Ohio State University

DEGREE
Ph.D. (Biology)
M.A. (Zoology)
B.S. (Zoology)
 DATE
1975
1968
1965

Ph.D. THESIS: Biology of the honey ant, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, in Colorado. 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: 

The University of Scranton (1985 – present) (Tenured)
Human Anatomy & Physiology, General Physiology,
Exercise Physiology, Tropical Biology, Biodiversity,
Race to Save the Planet (Telecommunications Course). 

United States Air Force Academy – Visiting Professor (1991)
Introductory Biology, Senior Biology Seminar. 

Elmhurst College (1978-1985) (Tenured)
Human Anatomy & Physiology, Developmental Biology,
Human Biology, General Biology, Tropical Biology.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Marycrest College (1976-1978) Human Anatomy & Physiology, Vertebrate Zoology, Evolution, Environment & Man, Botany, Biology Seminars. 

INSTRUCTOR:

Regis College (Denver) (1972) Evolution.

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
(1972-1975) General Biology

TEACHING ASSISTANT:

 University of Colorado (1965-1969)
General Biology, Invertebrate Zoology, Field Zoology.

TEACHING INNOVATIONS:  

Set up Human Dissection Laboratory with cadavers (1979).  

Developed new courses: Human Biology (1980), Tropical Biology in Virgin Islands (1981), Yucatan (1982), Hawaiian Islands (1984), Jamaica (1987), and Belize/Guatemala (1989-1999), Panama (2001), Exercise Physiology (1993-2001), Biodiversity (1998 – 2000). 

GRANTS & HONORARIA:  

University of Colorado Museum Grant (Van Riper Fund) and Kathy Lichty Memorial Fund (University of Colorado, Biology Dept.) – Study honey ants in Garden of Gods (1972). 

Honorarium – John G. Shedd Aquarium – Study coral reef ecology in Bimini (1980). 

Faculty Study Grant – Elmhurst College – Study fauna of the Galapagos Islands (1981). 

Honorarium – Alan Landsburg Productions – Film honey ant segment for the television show “That’s Incredible” (1981). 

Faculty Study Grant – Elmhurst College – Study honey ants at Southwestern Research Station, Arizona (1982). 

Honorarium – Cincinnati Zoo – Lead honey ant collecting expedition to Southwestern Research Station, Arizona (1985). 

Exercise Physiology Grant ($10,000) – Dr. Scholl Foundation – Equipment for Exercise Physiology Laboratory at Elmhurst College (1985). 

Faculty Research Grant ($1490) – University of Scranton – Study honey ants at the Southwestern Research Station, Arizona (1986). 

Honorarium – World Book Encyclopedia – revise articles on “Skeleton, Spine and Vertebra” (1986). 

Honorarium – BBC – Film honey ants at Southwestern Research Station, Arizona (1986).  

Grant – Center for Field Studies ($19,000) – Lead 3 Earthwatch expeditions to study honey ants of the Australian Outback (July – August 1987). 

Faculty Research Grant ($1500) – University of Scranton – Study honey ants of the Australian Outback (1987). 

Summer Faculty Grant ($3600) – University of Scranton – Computerization of Human Anatomy & Physiology and General Physiology Laboratories (1989). 

Honorarium – World Book Encyclopedia – revise article on “Spine” (1992).

Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Grants – Supervised four students to study the biology of the thatching ant, Formica obscuripes, in Colorado (Summers 1993, 1994). 

Honorarium – World Book Encyclopedia – Revise article on “Achilles Tendon” (1994). 

Teaching Improvement Grant – Visit Mutter Museum, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia (Jan. 1998). 

Academic Technology Center Grant – University of Scranton – Laptop computer to teach multimedia Human Structure & Function Course (1998). 

Honorarium – World Book Encyclopedia – Revise article on “Human Body” and develop list of human organs (1999). 

Internal Research Grant –The University of Scranton- “Biology & ecology of the honeyant, Myrmecocystus mendax, in Arizona.” (Spring 2000). 

PUBLICATIONS:

Conway, J.R. 1977. “Analysis of clear and dark amber repletes of the honey ant, Myrmecocystus mexicanus hortideorum McCook.” Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 70:367-369. 

_____, 1979. Two honey ant photographs in World Book Encyclopedia article“Ants”. 

_____, 1980. “Foraging behavior of the honey ant, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, in Colorado.” Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science, 72(3):81-93.  

_____, 1980a. “The seasonal occurrence of sexual brood and the pre-nuptial and post-nuptial behavior of the honey ant, Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, in Colorado.” Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 88:7-14. 

_____, 1981. “A study of dealated queens of the honey ant, Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, and their progeny in captivity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).” Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 54:41-55. 

_____, 1981a. “Honey Ants: sweet swell of success.” Science Digest, 89:56-59, 117. 

_____, 1983. Honey ant article and photograph . The National Association of Biology Teacher’s Committee for Animal Behavior Newsletter.  

_____, 1983a. “Nest architecture and population of the honey ant, Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael (Formicidae), in Colorado.” The Southwestern Naturalist 28(1):21-31. 

_____, 1983b. Honey ant photograph – inside front cover of National Wildlife Magazine (U.S. and Japanese February issues). 

_____, 1983c. “A honey of an ant.” – centerfold poster – February issue of Learning Magazine.  

_____, 1983d. “Development of an interim biology course in the Virgin Islands.” Journal of College Science Teaching, 12(6):399-403. 

_____, 1983e. “A study of winged queens of the Colorado honey ant, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, in captivity.” Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 91(3):252-263. 

_____, 1983f. “Great balls of honey.”. National Geographic World, 99:14. 

_____, 1983g. “Honey ants.” Ranger Rick, 17(12):41-45. 

_____, 1984. “Upside down animals.” February issue of Your Big Backyard, p.15. 

_____, 1984a. “Miere wat byewerk doen.” May issue of Huisgenoot (South Africa), 325:70.

_____, 1984b. “Swollen sisters provide honeypots.” New Scientist (London) 102:33-38. 

_____, 1984c. “Honey ants.” Science and Children, 22(2):17-20 and cover photograph. 

_____, 1984- 85. “To be or not to be: cadavers for physiology classes.” Journal of College Science Teaching, 14(3):184-189. 

_____, 1985a. “Australiese inboorlinge se vreemde kos-wurms virsy ontbyt.” June issue of Huisgenoot (South Africa), pp. 70-71. 

_____, 1985b. Article and photograph on honey ants. July/August issue of Newscast, Newsletter of Chicago Academy of Sciences. 

_____, 1985c. “A honey of an ant.” The Living Museum, 47(3):39-43. 

_____, 1985d. “Honey ants, aborigines, and the Australian Outback.” The Living Museum, 47(4):53-55. 

_____, 1985e. Honey ant photo in Incredible Animals, National Wildlife Federation Book. 

_____, 1986. Revised articles on Leg, Skeleton, Spine, and Vertebra in World Book Encyclopedia. 

_____, 1986a. “The biology of honey ants.”. The American Biology Teacher, 48(6):335-343 and cover photograph. 

_____, 1987. “Using the abnormal and unusual to teach human anatomy and physiology.” The American Biology Teacher, 49(4):212-217. 

_____. 1987a. Australian honey ant expeditions and ant photographs. Earthwatch Magazine, 6(3):18-19, 49. 

_____, 1989. Ask a Scientist feature, “Why don’t caterpillars eat bugs?” Addison-Wesley Science Book, p.102. 

_____, 1989a. “Australian aborigines were my teachers.” Highlights for Children, 44(2):24-25. ( Science Article of Year). 

_____, 1990. “Notes on repletes, myrmecophiles, and predators of honey ant nests (Myrmecocystus mexicanus) in Arizona.” Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 98(1):103-107. 

_____, 1990a. “Honey ants and Australian Aborigines”: A Program Profile. The Food Insects Newsletter. Dept. of Entomology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 3(1):2. 

_____. 1990b. “Copping it sweet: the honey ant in Aboriginal culture.” GEO Australasia’s Geographical Magazine,12(3):54-61. 

_____. 1991. “The youngest to hike the Inca trail.” January issue of HELLO YOU (The Netherlands), pp.14-15. 

_____, 1991a. “The biology and aboriginal use of the honeypot ant, Camponotus inflatus Lubbock, in Northern Territory, Australia.” Australian Entomological Magazine,18(2):49-56. 

____, 1991b. “A honey of an ant.” Biology Digest,18(4):10-15, cover and inside cover photographs.

_____, 1992. “Notes on excavation of a nest of the red honey ant, Melophorus bagoti Lubbock, in the Northern Territory, Australia.” Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 31:247-248. 

____, 1992a. “Notes on a nest of the honey ant, Plagiolepis squamulosa Wheeler, in the Northern Territory, Australia.” Australian Entomological Magazine, 19(2):61-63. 

Sabalaske, T., J. Bridge, J. Conway, 1994. “Field and laboratory study of the Colorado thatch mound ant, Formica obscuripes.” Proceedings in Journal of Pennsylvania Academy of Science, 67:195-196. 

Conway, J.R., 1994. Revised article on Achilles Tendon. World Book Encyclopedia.  

_____, 1994a. “Honey ants.” American Entomologist, 40(4):229-234. 

_____, 1996. “Nuptial, pre-, and postnuptial activity of the thatching ant, Formica obscuripes Forel, in Colorado.” Great Basin Naturalist, 56(1):54-58. 

_____, 1996a. “A field study of the nesting ecology of the thatching ant, Formica obscuripes Forel, at high altitude in Colorado.” Great Basin Naturalist , 56(4):326-332. 

_____, 1997. “The value of off campus travel courses.” Bios, 68(1):50-52. 

_____, 1997a. “Foraging activity, trails, food sources and predators of Formica obscuripes Forel (Hymenoptera:Formicidae) at high altitude in Colorado.” Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 73(3):172-183. 

_____, 1997b. “A field study of the thatching ant, Formica obscuripes, in Colorado.” Biology Digest, 24(1):10-18, cover and inside cover photographs. 

_____, 1998. Three honey ant photographs in Exploding Ants, Amazing Facts About How Animals Adapt, by Joanne Settel. 

_____, 1998a. “Namibia-a unique biological treasure trove.” Biology Digest, 25(2) 10-17, cover and inside cover photographs. 

_____, 1999. “The biological bounty of the Belizean barrier reef.” Biology Digest, 25(9):11-20. 

_____, 2000. “The rainforests of Belize and Guatemala – repositories of biological diversity and medicinal plants.” Biology Digest, 26(5):11-23, cover & inside cover photographs. 

_____, 2001. “Adventures of a biologist in Africa: searching for the mountain gorilla and scaling Kilimanjaro.” Biology Digest. In Press.

PAPERS PRESENTED: 

“Biology of the honey ant, Myrmecocystus mexicanus” Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Science. University of Colorado (1976). 

“Foraging behavior of the honey ant, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, in Colorado” – Illinois State Academy of Science. Illinois Benedictine College (1980). 

“Nest architecture and population of the honey ant, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, in Colorado” – Illinois State Academy of Science. Illinois Wesleyan University (1981). 

“Biology of the honey ant, Myrmecocystus mexicanus” – National Association of Biology Teachers Convention. Las Vegas (1981). 

“Development of an interim tropical biology course in the Virgin Islands” – Illinois State Academy of Science. Millikin University (1982).  

“Development of an interim tropical biology course in the Virgin Islands” – National Association of Biology Teachers Convention. Detroit (1982). 

“Development of a cadaver dissection laboratory at a liberal arts college” – Illinois State Academy of Science. Western Illinois University (1983). 

“The biology of the honey ant, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, in Colorado” – Poster Session. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Detroit (1983).  

“Development of a cadaver dissection laboratory at a liberal arts college” – National Association of Biology Teachers Convention. Philadelphia (1983). 

“Development of an interim marine biology and ecology course in the Hawaiian Islands” - Illinois State Academy of Science. Northern Illinois University (1984). 

“A honey of an ant” – National Association of Biology Teachers Convention. Purdue University (1984). 

“Using anomalies and pathologies to teach human anatomy and physiology and embryology” –National Association of Biology Teachers Convention. Orlando, Florida (1985). 

“The biology of honey ants in Colorado, Arizona and Australia” – Pennsylvania Academy of Science. Champion, PA (1986). 

“The biology of honey ants in Colorado, Arizona and Australia” – AIBS. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (Aug. 1986). 

“The honey ants of the Australian Outback” – Earthwatch Principal Investigators Conference. Watertown, MA (March 1987). 

“The biology of the honey ants of North America” – American Entomological Society. Philadelphia, PA (April 1987). 

“Honey ants, Aborigines and the Australian Outback” – Seminar – Department of Entomology & Applied Ecology. University of Delaware. Newark, Delaware. (October 1987). 

“Honey ants of the western United States and central Australia” Second Annual Organismal Biology Symposium. Villanova University. Villanova, PA
(April 1990). 

“An educational field experience-teaching tropical biology in Belize and Guatemala” – AIBS. San Antonio, TX (August 1991). 

“Honey ants of the western United States and the Australian Outback” Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of American. Reno, Nevada (Dec. 1991). 

“Honey ants” 63rd Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Conference of Entomologists. Woodland Park, Colorado (August 1992). 

“The biology and Aboriginal use of the honeypot ants in Australia” and “Teaching biology at the United States Air Force Academy: Reflections of a Visiting Professor” - National Association of Biology Teachers Convention. Boston, MA (Nov. 1993). 

“Field and laboratory study of the Colorado thatch mound ant, Formica obscuripes, in Colorado.” Sabalaske, T., Bridge, J., and J.R. Conway. Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science. Mt. Pocono, PA
(April, 1994). 

“Field experiments on the thatch mound ant, Formica obscuripes, at high altitude in Colorado.” Rohan, J. and J.R. Conway. Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science. White Haven, PA (April, 1995). 

“Field study on the western thatching ant in Colorado.” Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Las Vegas, Nevada (December, 1995). 

Technology Fair on Web-Based Instruction. University of Scranton
(March 2000)

CONSULTING: 

Consultant on World Book Encyclopedia section on “Ants” (1979). 

Consultant on filming honey ant segment in Colorado Springs for television show “That’s Incredible” (1981). 

Visiting Scientist – Chicago Academy of Sciences – exhibits on Galapagos Islands and Dinosaurs (Summer 1985). 

Consultant on Cincinnati Zoo Collecting Expedition to the Southwestern Research Station in Arizona (July 1985). 

Consultant on filming honey ants for BBC (Summer 1986). Used in “The Body Snatchers,” a National Geographic Explorer program on ants (April, 1988).

Consultant for honey ant information in National Geographic Magazine article "A harsh awakening: Australia" (July 2000).

Consultant for Collectors Card on honey ants in National Geographic World Magazine (September 2000).

REVIEWING:  

Reviewer for The American Biology Teacher (1988- present). 

Reviewer for Science books & Films (1983 – present). 

Reviewed biology and anatomy and physiology textbooks for the Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company (1985); Wadsworth Publishing Co. (1986); Harper & Row Publishing Co. (1986); Little, Brown and Co. (1987); William C. Brown Publishers (1989); Prentice Hall (1989); Scott, Foresman & Company (1990); Addison, Wesley Longman (1997-1998).  

HONEY ANT
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXIBITS:

Tulsa Zoological Park. Tulsa, OK (1983). 

Illinois State Museum. Springfield, IL (1983-1984). 

Elmhurst Public Library. Elmhurst, IL (1984). 

World of Insects, Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati, OH (Summer 1985-present). 

Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA (Summer 1986). 

Garden of the Gods Visitor Center, Colorado Springs, CO (1989). 

New Garden of the Gods Visitor Center, Colorado Springs, CO (1995-present).

LECTURES:  

“The Galapagos Islands” – Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area (ACCA) Elmhurst College (Spring 1985). 

“Biology of honey ants in Arizona, Colorado and Australia” – Southwestern Research Station (July 1985). 

“Biology of honey ants in Arizona, Colorado and Australia” – Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences (Jan 1986). 

“Islands lost in time – the Galapagos Islands” – Island Biology lecture series –
The Chicago Academy of Sciences (Feb 1986). 

“The honey ants of Arizona, Colorado and Australia” – Lackawanna Audubon Society (Oct 1986). 

“Honey ants of the western United States and central Australia” – Spring Lecture Series –American Museum of Natural History (New York) (Mar 1990). 

“A honey of an ant” – Visiting Professor Lecture Series – U.S. Air Force Academy (Oct 1991). 

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS: 

The 28th Annual Premedical Conference – University of Iowa (1976). 

NSF Chautauqua Short Courses: “Food, energy and society” – University of Iowa (1977-78); “Rhythms in behavior and physiology” – Miami University (Ohio) (1979-80); “Science, the media, and the public” – University of Iowa (1982); “Data acquisition using microcomputers” – Hampshire College (1989); “Conservation biology considered” – Harvard University (1998). 

Faculty Workshops at Argonne National Laboratory: “Pesticides-types, separation and identification” (1977); “Particulate air pollutants – collection and analysis” (1978). 

Midwest Faculty Seminar – “Evolution” – University of Chicago (1979). 

ABLE Conference – University of Illinois (1980). 

Association of Midwestern Biology Teachers Convention – St. Xavier College,
Chicago (1984). 

Tropical Marine Biology at Centro de Investigaciones de Pesqueras Marine Laboratory – Isla Mujeres, Mexico (1984). 

Earthwatch Principal Investigators Conference – Watertown, Mass.
(March 1987).

ABLE Conference. University of New Brunswick (1989). 

Cultural Diversity Seminar. University of Scranton. (Fall 1995 – Spring 1996). 

“Strategies for Success Science Workshop.” West Chester University of Pennsylvania (1997). 

COMMITTEES: 

Marycrest College: Secondary Education Committee (1978). 

Elmhurst College: Experiential Learning Committee (1979-80), Fringe Benefit Committee (1980), Committee on Committees (1981), Faculty Development Committee (1980-1985), Interim Committee (1983-1985). 

University of Scranton: Lecture Series Committee, Middle States Evaluation Task Force, Teacher Education Committee, Technology in Teaching Committee, FAC Sub-committee on Post-Tenure Development. 

ADVISING:  

Evans Scholar House – University of Colorado (1967). 

Tri Beta Biological Honorary – Marycrest College (1976-78);
Elmhurst College (1984-1985); University of Scranton (1994-1997). 

Pre-Medical Advisor – Marycrest College (1976-1978). 

Biology Club – University of Scranton (1993). 

Gavigan Faculty Advisor - University of Scranton (1997-1998, 2001)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: (Past & Present) 

Entomological Society of America, Pacific Coast Entomological Society, Sigma Xi, AAAS, National Association of Biology Teachers, American Entomological Society, New York Entomological Society, Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Science, Illinois State Academy of Science, Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area, American Men and Women of Science. 

BIOLOGICAL STATIONS: 

Ohio State Stone Lab (Lake Erie) (1965)
Duke Marine Lab (1967)
Bermuda Biological Station (1967)
Southwestern Research Station (1982, 1985, 1986, 2000)
Centro de Investigaciones de Pesqueras Marine Laboratory –
Isle Mujeres (Mexico) (1984)
Hofstra Marine Station-Jamaica (1987)
Asa Wright Nature Centre-Trinidad (1992)
Bahamian Field Station – San Salvador Is. (1994)

TRAVEL:

Most of the United States, England, France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Mexico, Canada, Bermuda, Caribbean Islands (Bomono, Cayman Islands, Nassau,
san Salvador, etc.), Belize, Guatemala, Panama, Costa Rica, Hawaiian Islands, French Polynesia, Micronesia (Palau & Yap), New Zealand (North & South Islands), Australia, Peru, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaire, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Nepal, and Thailand. 

OUTSIDE INTERESTS: 

Photography, adventure travel, physical fitness, racquetball, tennis, hiking, snorkeling and scuba diving.