Faculty
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Katherine MumaInstructorBiology
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Office Hours
- Monday & Wednesday: 10-11:00
- Tuesday: 11-12:00
Sign up for an appointment in an open slot (Please give me at least 24 hours notice).
Program Info, Awards, Etc.
Personal Tour of the Department:
- I am also an advisor for students interested in becoming a Biology or Biochemistry major. Parents and/or students are encouraged to make an appointment with me to get a tour of the department.
- There are many opportunities to receive awards and scholarships through the department and college. I can provide assistance to you.
- There are also a lot of opportunties to provide research outside of the department. I am able to provide further assistance to you.
KIT MUMA'S INTERESTS:
I have a variety of research interests all of which relate to behavioral ecology and evolution. During the summers I conduct research at the Queen's University Biological Station north of Kingston, Canada. I am on the Q.U.B.S. Executive Committee which oversees the operation of the research station. My research is conducted with a group led by James Fullard (Univ. of Toronto at Mississauga) studying the daily flight patterns of moths and butterflies and the defenses these insects have evolved against predation by bats. I have been supported by several grants from the Provost's office at Ithaca College. In the summer of 2007, Andrew Furfaro (I.C. Biology '08) participated in several research projects involving bat/moth interactions.
In the summer of 2005, I worked with Patrick Weatherhead (Univ. of Illinois, Champaign) collecting data for a long-term study of sex ratios and the effect of climate change on nesting in red-winged blackbirds. The research has since been published in the Journal of Field Ornithology(2007 Vol. 78:428-435).
I have also collaborated with Mark Forbes (Carleton Univ., Ottawa) on projects investigating the coevolution of parasitic water mites and their dragonfly hosts.