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Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D., The influence of temperature on the physiology and feeding behavior of the invasive pike killifish, Belonesox belizanus, in South Florida., Florida Institute of Technology
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M.S., Ecomorphology and habitat utilization of Cottus species., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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B.S., Silaffin gene expression in two diatom species, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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External positions
Co-Chair, Union University
2022 → 2025
Professor of Biology, Union University
2021 → 2025
Special Projects Coordinator, Union University
2020 → 2022
Director of the UU Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Union University
2019 → 2024
Associate Professor, Union University
2015 → 2021
Assistant Professor, Union University
2009 → 2015
Biometry Teaching Assistant, Florida Institute of Technology
2008 → 2009
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Teaching Assistant, Florida Institute of Technology
2007 → 2008
Fish Biology Teaching Assistant, Florida Institute of Technology
2006
Research Associate, Kinectrics Inc.
2006 → 2007
Research Associate, Kinectrics Inc.
2005 → 2009
Conservation Technician, Environmentally Endangered Lands Program
2004
Biometry Teaching Assistant, Florida Institute of Technology
2004 → 2005
Marine Biology Teaching Assistant, Florida Institute of Technology
2003 → 2005
Aqualab Laboratory Coordinator, Florida Institute of Technology
2003 → 2005
Data Analysis Consultant, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
2002
Laboratory Coordinator, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
2002 → 2003
Research Associate, Genome Sequencing Center
2001 → 2002
Human Anatomy and Physiology Teaching Assistant, Southern Illinois University
2001 → 2002
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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DETECTING TRENDS IN ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SEAGRASSES IN LAKE WORTH LAGOON, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
Kerfoot, J. R., Jones, S. N., Schiebout, M. H. & Orlando, B., 2023, In: Gulf and Caribbean Research. 34, 1, p. 43-59 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Northward expansion leads to cold tolerance? Investigating thermal adaptation of the non-native pike killifish (Belonesox belizanus) in Florida
Kerfoot, J. R., Apr 2022, In: Environmental Biology of Fishes. 105, 4, p. 487-497 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Influence of Soil Saturation on Survival and Growth of Bottomland Oaks Six and Fourteen Years after Planting
Mercker, D. C., Schiebout, M. H., Bowden, J. S. & Kerfoot, J. R., May 1 2021, In: Southeastern Naturalist. 20, 2, p. 353-366 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analysis of radio frequency identification tagging of biological specimens prior to plastination
Vandezande, G. R., Wamble, R. A., Huggins, J. A., Kerfoot, J. R. & Bolyard, M. G., 2019, In: Journal of Plastination. 31, 2, p. 6-14 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How doth the little crocodilian: Analyzing the influence of environmental viscosity on feeding performance of juvenile Alligator mississippiensis
Kerfoot, J. R., Easter, E. & Elsey, R. M., Dec 2016, In: Biology. 5, 4, 36.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Press/Media
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Faculty Cohorts Foster Research and Community in Union Mentoring Program
6/5/25
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Union Faculty Mentoring Program Kicks Off With Weeklong Retreat
8/14/24
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