DR. MATTHEW KLUKOWSKI
Associate Professor

CONTACT:
E-mail: Matt.Klukowski@mtsu.edu
Phone: (615) 904-8435
Fax: (615) 898-5093
Office Location:
Davis Science Building 120B
MTSU Box 60
Murfreesboro, TN 37132

EDUCATION:
B.S. (Biology), Loyola University Chicago; Ph.D. (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) Indiana University Bloomington

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Comparative and behavioral endocrinology, especially of reptiles and amphibians. Past research has focused on the influence of testosterone on Sceloporus lizard behavior, physical performance (sprint speed/stamina), and parasite loads.

PUBLICATION RECORD:
Author/co-author of five papers published in Physiological Zoology, Hormones and Behavior, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, and Copeia.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists; Tennessee Academy of Sciences

GRADUATE PROGRAM ROLE:
Serve on M.S. committees; I am currently looking for M.S. students to study in the areas of comparative endocrinology, physiology, or behavior. I will be teaching a graduate course in Ethology (offered every other spring).

OTHER:
Advisor to pre-medical students; Honors faculty