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Daniel Hernández

Chair of Biology, Biology

Professor of Biology, Biology

Education & Professional History

University of Kansas, BS; University of Minnesota, PhD

2016- present: Program Faculty, UC Santa Cruz Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program

2008-09: Visiting Assistant Professor, Hamline University

2007-08: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Santa Cruz

2006: Visiting Instructor, St. Olaf College


At Carleton since 2009.

Organizations & Scholarly Affiliations

Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program, UC Santa Cruz (DDCSP)

Ecological Society of America (ESA)

Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)

Board Member: Sharing Our Roots

Current Courses

  • Fall 2022
    BIOL 394: Biology Research
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    BIOL 399: Critical Reading and Analysis of Primary Literature
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    BIOL 400: Integrative Exercise
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    ENTS 250: Food, Forests & Resilence
  • Winter 2023
    BIOL 394: Biology Research
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    BIOL 399: Critical Reading and Analysis of Primary Literature
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    BIOL 400: Integrative Exercise
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    ENTS 251: Field Study in Sustainability in Oaxaca
  • Spring 2023
    BIOL 126: Energy Flow in Biological Systems and Lab
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    BIOL 394: Biology Research
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    BIOL 400: Integrative Exercise
  • Fall 2023
    BIOL 321: Ecosystem Ecology
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    BIOL 322: Ecosystem Ecology Laboratory
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    BIOL 399: Critical Reading and Analysis of Primary Literature
  • Winter 2024
    BIOL 210: Global Change Biology
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    BIOL 399: Critical Reading and Analysis of Primary Literature
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    BIOL 400: Integrative Exercise