Zachary Shaffer
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Mail code: 4501Campus: Tempe
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Zack Shaffer is a lecturer with the School of Life Sciences. With a background in science education, Shaffer completed his doctoral degree at Arizona State University in 2014. Since matriculating he has worked as a part-time instructor with the School of Life Sciences and beginning in the fall of 2017 became a full-time lecturer.
Shaffer's scientific interests are broad - with connections to the fields of animal behavior, evolution, and ecology. His primary research has thus far been in collaboration with ASU's Dr. Stephen Pratt - involving the collective behavior of insect societies (especially Temnothorax ants).
PhD, Biology, ASU, 2014
Masters Degree, Curriculum and Instruction, ASU, 2000
BA, Biology, University of Kansas, 1996
As a behavioral ecologist, Zack Shaffer's research interests range into fields including animal behavior, evolution, and ecology. Of special interest is the individual and collective behavior of animal societies, including ants, cockroaches, and chickens.
Publications:
Shaffer, Z., Sasaki, T., Pratt, S. 2013 Animal Behaviour. ‘Linear recruitment leads to allocation and flexibility in collective foraging by ants’.
Sasaki, T., Janssen, MA., Shaffer, Z., Pratt, SC 2016 Current Zoology ‘Exploration of unpredictable environments by networked groups’.
Sasaki, T., Penick, C., Shaffer, Z., Haight, K., Pratt, S., Leibig, J., 2016 American Naturalist. ‘A simple and general model of dominance hierarchy formation’.
Shaffer, Z, Sasaki, T., Haney, B., Janssen, M., Pratt, S., Fewell, J. 2016 Scientific Reports ‘The Foundress’s dilemma: group selection for cooperation among queens of the ant, Pogonomyrmex californicus’.
Courses
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 182 | General Biology II |
BIO 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 181 | General Biology I |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 432 | Why People Steal,Cheat,and Lie |
BIO 432 | Why People Steal,Cheat,and Lie |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 182 | General Biology II |
BIO 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 182 | General Biology II |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 181 | General Biology I |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 432 | Why People Steal,Cheat,and Lie |
BIO 432 | Why People Steal,Cheat,and Lie |
BIO 181 | General Biology I |
BIO 181 | General Biology I |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 345 | Evolution |
BIO 345 | Evolution |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
LIA 194 | Special Topics |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 182 | General Biology II |
BIO 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 181 | General Biology I |
BIO 181 | General Biology I |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
BIO 194 | Special Topics |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 432 | Why People Steal,Cheat,and Lie |
BIO 432 | Why People Steal,Cheat,and Lie |
BIO 181 | General Biology I |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 282 | ConceptualApproachBioMajors II |
BIO 282 | ConceptualApproachBioMajors II |
BIO 282 | ConceptualApproachBioMajors II |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 182 | General Biology II |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
BIO 281 | ConceptualApproachBioMajors I |
BIO 281 | ConceptualApproachBioMajors I |
BIO 100 | The Living World |
BIO 100 | The Living World |
BIO 100 | The Living World |
BIO 100 | The Living World |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 181 | General Biology I |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
BIO 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
BIO 181 | General Biology I |
BIO 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 181 | General Biology I |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 181 | General Biology I |
BIO 181 | General Biology I |
BIO 181 | General Biology I |
BIO 112 | Discovery - Why Sex? |
BIO 112 | Discovery - Why Sex? |
BIO 181 | General Biology I |
2019 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 112 | Discovery - Why Sex? |
BIO 112 | Discovery - Why Sex? |
BIO 181 | General Biology I |
BIO 181 | General Biology I |
2019 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 181 | General Biology I |
BIO 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 181 | General Biology I |
BIO 112 | Discovery - Why Sex? |
BIO 112 | Discovery - Why Sex? |