Michael Hoggarth, Ph.D
Department of Biology and Earth Science
Professor
Education
The Ohio State University, Ph.D. in Zoology, 1988
University of North Alabama, M.S. in Biology, 1980
Seattle Pacific College, B.S. in Biology, 1977
Research and Teaching Interests - Life history, Systematics, and Ecology of freshwater mussels
- The interactions mussels have with other aquatic organisms
- Mussels, other invertebrates and fish as indicators of water resource integrity
Professional Affiliations and Awards - Ohio Academy of Science
- Fellow Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society
Publications Freshwater Mussels of Ohio, The Ohio State University Press, 2009
Personal Note to Students
My personal teaching philosophy is to provide students with the knowledge and experience of being a biologist. Science is all about discovery and that can happen in the class, the laboratory and the field.
Personal Bio
Michael teaches several biology and zoology courses and serves as
advisor for students doing independent research and internships. He is
interested in Malacology, Ecology and Field Biology, and is an aquatic
ecologist and a specialist on the life history and ecology of mussels in
the family Unionidae. His research deals with the abundance and
distribution of aquatic animals, especially mussels and fish. Michael's
interests encompass all aquatic animals and the biological assessment
methods developed to assess water resource integrity based on these
animals, such as the Invertebrate Community Index. He and his students
work on projects as varied as the development of a Mussel Index of
Biotic Integrity, Muskrat predation on mussels, and an assessment of
electroshocking and seining methods in regards to fish diversity
assessment.