- Mon/Wed/Fri: (10 – 11:50 p.m.) (2 – 2:30 p.m.)
- BIO 327 (Mon/Wed/Fri: 2:40 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
- BIO 494 (Mon/Wed/Fri: 8:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.)
- Ph.D. in Zoology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1983
- M.A. in Biology, Boston University, 1977
- B.A. in Biology, Princeton University, 1973
Special Interests
- Comparison of stream salmander diversity in disturbed and non-disturbed habitats in central Kentucky.
- Captive husbandry and breeding of selected snakes in the family Colubridae
- Choreography using the dance vocabulary of ballet, modern, and jazz.
Professional Affiliations
- American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
- Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
- Herpetologist’s League
- Kentucky Academy of Sciences
Publications
Weckman, J. and R. Scudder-Davis. 2005. Teaching Natural Science to Nonmajors: A Comparison of Two Different Course Formats – The “Team of Experts” Versus The “Individual Instructor” Approaches. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching 16(1):149-169.
Scudder-Davis, R. M. and G. M. Burghardt. 1996. Ontogenetic changes in growth efficiency in laboratory-reared water snakes of the genus Nerodia. The Snake 27:75-84.
Scudder-Davis, R. M. and G. M. Burghardt. 1987. Diet and growth in juveniles of the garter snakes Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis and Thamnophis radix radix. Growth 51:74-85.
Scudder, R. M. and G. M. Burghardt. 1985. The role of feeding regimens in the growth of neonate broad-banded water snakes, Nerodia fasciata confluens, and possible effects on reproduction. Dev. Psychobiol. 18:203-214.
Scudder, R. M. and G. M. Burghardt. 1983. A comparative study of defensive behavior in three sympatric species of water snakes (Nerodia). Z. Tierpsychol.63:17-26