Kerrie Anne Loyd is a wildlife biologist lecturing for the biology and environmental science programs at ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City. Course instruction at ASU includes Biology for non-majors, General Biology II, Field Ecology, Vertebrate Zoology Animal Behavior and Environmental Science. She enjoys leading study abroad programs and spent three summers teaching in Tanzania and one in Ecuador. Loyd spent seven years as an environmental education professional in Atlanta, Georgia before attending graduate school and joining academia.
Loyd is particularly interested in urban and suburban ecology. Recent peer-reviewed publications focus on predation by domestic cats in residential and protected areas, risk factors associated with roaming and management options for populations of feral cats. Her graduate research was supported through a partnership with National Geographic and has been highlighted on NBC Nightly News, NPR All Things Considered and ABC’s 20/20.
For the past six years, Loyd and her undergraduate students have been monitoring nest success and productivity of urban burrowing owls in Lake Havasu City. She recently expanded research to study site fidelity, movement and behavior of Western burrowing owls. Loyd's research is supported by the Arizona Game and Fish Department and Arizona Field Ornithologists.
Dr. Loyd and undergraduate life science students are currently investigating the habitat preferences and nest success of western burrowing owls across the suburban desert landscape of Lake Havasu City. She is also assisting University of Georgia researchers with the next phase of the KittyCams project, examining the hunting activities of feral domestic cats on a coastal barrier island.
Spring 2022 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
BIO 331 | Animal Behavior |
BIO 370 | Vertebrate Zoology |
LSC 484 | Internship |
ENV 484 | Internship |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Fall 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 100 | The Living World |
BIO 320 | Fundamentals of Ecology |
LSC 322 | Fundamentals of Ecology Lab |
EED 411 | Science in Elementary Schools |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
PLB 310 | The Flora of Arizona |
BIO 331 | Animal Behavior |
ENV 484 | Internship |
LSC 484 | Internship |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 100 | The Living World |
BIO 320 | Fundamentals of Ecology |
LSC 322 | Fundamentals of Ecology Lab |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 331 | Animal Behavior |
BIO 370 | Vertebrate Zoology |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 100 | The Living World |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
ENV 201 | Environmental Science |
BIO 320 | Fundamentals of Ecology |
LSC 322 | Fundamentals of Ecology Lab |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PLB 310 | The Flora of Arizona |
BIO 331 | Animal Behavior |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 100 | The Living World |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
BIO 320 | Fundamentals of Ecology |
LSC 322 | Fundamentals of Ecology Lab |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 322 | Conservation of Biodiversity |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 331 | Animal Behavior |
BIO 370 | Vertebrate Zoology |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 100 | The Living World |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
BIO 320 | Fundamentals of Ecology |
LSC 322 | Fundamentals of Ecology Lab |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |