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Kirby Swenson
(478) 934-3051
Associate Professor of Biology
| Office Hours: | Spring 2026 (Cochran, Dillard 152) M 8:30-930 am; 11 am - 2 pm W 8:30-930 am (Dublin, Annex 203) TR 11 am - 12:45 pm |
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| Biography: | Mr. Swenson was born and mostly raised in South Dakota. He enjoyed growing up in the Midwest so much that he moved to Georgia 3 days after graduating High School. After working in a cotton mill for a year, he decided it was time to go to college and learn how to work with his mind, not his back. Mr. Swenson attended Jacksonville State University in Alabama, (Go Gamecocks, Whup Troy), from 1991-2000. He earned his BS in Biology in '96 and MS in '00. Two years of adjuncting later, Mr. Swenson was hired by Floyd College in Rome, GA and worked there for three years. Middle Georgia College picked up his contract late in '05 and he moved his growing family to Cochran. Mr. Swenson currently lives in Bleckley County with his lovely wife, Amanda, his game-addicted children, some chickens, and a fish named Kevin (edit: RIP Kevin Oct 2015 - Oct 2021). |
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| Courses: | BIOL 1001-1002 Introductory Biology BIOL 2108 Principles of Biology BIOL 3520 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy BIOL 4411 Animal Behavior SCIE 2999 Directed Studies in Science BIOL 4894 Senior Research |
| Education: (All institutions attended and degrees or credentials earned) | MS Biology 2000 Jacksonville State University BS Biology 1996 Jacksonville State University |
| CV: | Kirby Clarke Swenson Phone (478) 934-3051 E-mail: kirby.swenson@mga.edu Education: MS Biology Jacksonville State University (Alabama) December 2000 Thesis: 鈥淎 Study of the Responses of Three Salamander Species to Varying Wavelengths of Light.鈥 Advisor: Dr. George R. Cline BS Biology (Concentration Environmental/Ecology) Jacksonville State University (Alabama) May 1996 Experience 鈥 Instructional: Associate Professor of Biology 麻豆视频 2020 - Present Lecture/Laboratory Courses: Introductory Biology I and II; Vertebrate Zoology; Directed Studies; Senior Seminar; Perspectives on the Environment Assistant Professor of Biology 麻豆视频 2009 - 2019 Lecture/Laboratory Courses: Principles of Biology I and II; Introductory Biology I and II; Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II; Microbiology for Health Sciences; Directed Studies; Vertebrate Zoology; Senior Research. Instructor, tenure-track, Middle Georgia College 2005-2009 Lecture/Laboratory Courses: Principles of Biology I and II; Introductory Biology I and II; Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II; Microbiology. Instructor, full-time temporary, Floyd College 2002鈥2005 Lecture/Laboratory courses: Introductory Biology I; Zoology; Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II. Adjunct, full-time temporary, Jacksonville State University 2000鈥2002 Lecture courses: Freshman Biology I and II; Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II. Laboratory courses: Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II Graduate Teaching Assistant, Jacksonville State University 1998鈥2000 Laboratory courses: Freshman Biology I and II; Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II Courses Taught: Lecture/ Laboratory: BIOL 1001: Introductory Biology I for non-science majors BIOL 1002: Introductory Biology II for non-science majors BIOL 1005: Perspectives on the Environment BIOL 1114: Human Anatomy and Physiology I BIOL 1124: Human Anatomy and Physiology II BIOL 1134: Microbiology for Health Sciences BIOL 2107: Principles of Biology I for majors BIOL 2108: Principles of Biology II for majors BIOL 2999: Directed Studies: Micro Invertebrates BIOL 2999: Directed Studies: Bee Behavior BIOL 3520: Vertebrate Zoology BIOL 4894: Research in Tardigrada BIOL 4894: Research in Bee Pressure Reception |
| Professional Affiliations: | Georgia Beekeepers Association; 2015 Human Anatomy and Physiology Society; 2012 |
| Organizations: | Three County Beekeepers Club; Meetings are the first Tuesday of each month at 7 pm at the Bleckley County Extension Office, 165 Peacock St, Cochran, GA |
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