Daniel Moon
A first-generation college student, Dr. Moon received a B.A. in Biology with honors from Binghamton University in New York, and a M.S. in Zoology and Ph.D. in Biology from the University of South Florida. An award-winning teacher and scholar, he is widely published in the fields of coastal ecology and environmental biology. His work, which focuses on how environmental factors influence food web structure and dynamics, has been funded by the National Science Foundation, Nature Conservancy, Smithsonian Institution Environmental Research Center, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Dr. Moon has taught courses in subjects ranging from introductory environmental science to advanced biostatistical analysis. He is passionate about mentoring students both in and out of the classroom and fostering within them the curiosity, character, and intellectual independence needed to be next generation of leaders and problem solvers.