Professional Background
Professor of Natural Sciences
Educational Background
B.A. in Botany, Washington
University, St. Louis (1959)
M.A. in Biological
Education, Washington University (1961)
EdD in Biology and
Education, Washington University (1964)
Scholarly Interests
Neurocognitive theory applied to science learning. Electron microscopic and physiological ecological studies of eukaryotic microbiota.
Selected Publications
Actinopoda: Classes Polycystina and Phaeodaria (= Radiolaria) D. Boltovskoy and O. R. Anderson In: Margulis, L., et al. (Ed.) Handbook of Protoctista. (In Press).
Isolation of a non-phage-like lytic virus infecting Aureococcus anophagefferens. J. M. Rowe, J. R. Dunlap, C. J. Gobler, O. R. Anderson, M. D. Gastrich and S. W. Wilhelm. Journal of Phycology. 44:71-76. 2008.
Characterization, dynamics, and ecological impacts of harmful Cochlodinium sp. blooms on eastern Long Island, USA. Christopher J. Gobler, O. Roger Anderson, Dianna L. Berry, Amanda Burson, Florian Koch, Brooke Rodgers, Lindsay Koza-Moore, Jennifer Goleski, Bassem Allam, Paul Bowser, Yingzhong Tang, Robert Nuzzi.. Harnful Algae 7:293-307. 2008.
Identification of students’ content mastery and cognitive and affective percepts of a bioinformatics mini-unit: A case study with recommendations for teacher education. S. Wefer and O. R. Anderson. Journal of Science Teacher Education, Springer-Verlag. Published on-line. 2008.
Phylogenetic placement of diverse amoebae inferred from multigene analyses and assessment of clade stability within ‘Amoebozoa’ based on rate corrected SSUrDNA analysis Y. T. Tekle, J. Grant, O. R. Anderson, Thomas A. Nerad, Jeffrey C. Cole, David J. Patterson, and Laura A. Katz. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 47:339-352. 2008.
The Role of amoeboid protists and the microbial community in moss-rich terrestrial ecosystems: Biogeochemical implications for the carbon budget and carbon cycle, especially at higher latitudes. O. R. Anderson. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 55:145-150. 2008.
Legionella Eukaryotic-Like Type IV Substrates Interfere with Organelle Trafficking. K. De Felipe, R. Glover, X. Charpentier, O. R. Anderson, M. Reyes, C. Pericone, H Shuman. PLoS Pathogens 4:1-16. 2008.
O. Roger Anderson
Professor of Natural Sciences
Phone: 212-678-3385
Email:
Office Hours: Mon: 5-6:30; Fri: 5:30-6:30 & by appt. Tues/Wed after 5.
Office Location: 321B Thompson