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Jacob Heiling

Jacob Heiling

Assistant Professor

College of Arts and Sciences

Biology

Contact Information

Email: jheiling@wcu.edu
Office: 528 Apodaca Science Building
Personal Website:

Biography

I completed my B.S. at the University of Texas at Austin in 2013 and 鈥媏arned my PhD at 鈥婲orth Carolina State University in 2019. I 鈥媓eld 鈥媝ositions as a postdoctoral scholar at Florida State University and Clemson University from 2019-2023, and 鈥媕oined the 鈥嬏切腣log 鈥婤iology Faculty as an assistant professor in 2023.

Education

  • Ph D, North Carolina State University at Raleigh
  • BS, University of Texas Austin

Teaching Interests

I enjoy teaching courses related to ecology and evolution and plant biology. I combine lecture, 鈥媓ands-on, discussion, and writing-based modalities. <br><br>Courses that I currently teach include:<br><b>General Ecology</b> (BIOL 304)<br><b>Methods in Ecology and Evolution</b> (BIOL 375 and 675)<br><b>Species Interactions</b> (BIOL 493)

Research Interests

I am interested in the evolution of floral traits and reproductive strategies among animal-pollinated plants.