Kevin Bonine
Director, AIR Education Initiatives | Professor, Teaching/Learning and Sociocultural Studies | Adjunct Assistant Professor, Natural Resources | Member of the Graduate Faculty | Director, Education and Outreach - Biosphere 2 | Executive Director, Undergraduate Research and Scholar Development | Adjunct Assistant Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Professor, Environment / Resilience and Education in SNRE
About
Kevin Bonine is Director of Education Outreach at Biosphere 2 and on the science faculty at the University of Arizona. He has taught numerous EEB courses including Herpetology, Introductory Biology, Vertebrate Physiology, Conservation Biology, and Galapagos Marine Ecology; he is a strong advocate of the value of experiential field courses. Kevin received the UA College of Science Distinguished Early-Career Science Teaching Award in 2012. Recent research projects in Saguaro National Park focus on ecology and conservation of charismatic Gila monsters and canyon treefrogs. Kevin is a Faculty Fellow of the Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice, and serves on the boards of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Friends of Saguaro NP, and the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans CEDO) in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora.
Research Area
Undergrad Research Opp Paid, For Credit
Prerequisite Courses: Depends on opportunity. Majors: Seeking students from across campus to participate in research experiences under umbrellas of Arizona Institute for Resilience, Biosphere 2, and Vertically Integrated Projects. I have fostered and support student opportunities but did not mentor students directly in 2022.
Ecology & Natural History of the Sonoran Desert & Gulf of California
Research in Ecology and Evolution
Introductory Biology II
Conservation Biology
Sonoran Desert Discovery