MARK BURTON DARLINGTON
11 Merryfield Ave
Waterville, ME  04901   
Cell 814-404 -0615
Home 207-873-7591
Darlington.mark@gmail.com


EDUCATION:


PhD, Biology, The Pennsylvania State University.                                              2000-2007 Area of specialization: Animal Behavior.  Advisor: Dr. James Marden.

M.S., Entomology and Applied Ecology, University of Delaware.                1996-2000
Area of specialization: Animal Behavior.  Advisor: Dr. Douglas Tallamy.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey                                1995-1996
Area of study: Ecology and Entomology.  Advisor: Dr. Michael May.

Burlington County College                                                                        1995-1996

B.A., Psychology, Lafayette College.                                1970-1974

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Teaching.  Adjunct.  Biology 1 Lecture and Lab, Human Biology Lab, Contemporary Biology Lecture and Lab.  Summer and Fall, 2008.  Northampton Community College, Monroe County Campus.

Lecturer.   Biology 129  Mammalian Anatomy.  Spring 2007  The Pennsylvania State University.


Teaching Assistantships. The Pennsylvania State University Department of Biology:
Biology 110 (including Honors) for 3 semesters, Biology 220W for 5 semesters. 
Won “Outstanding TA” Award.  University of Delaware:  Biology 207 for 3 semesters.   
 

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE:


Vice President, Joseph J. White, Inc.                    1975-1996
A cranberry and blueberry farm that has been in my family for 5 generations, a member of “Ocean Spray” Cranberries, Inc.  Served as President of the American Cranberry Growers for 1995.  



PUBLICATIONS:


“Sexual Selection in the Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Diabrotica umdecimpunctata howardi, (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae):  Male Traits Favored by Cryptic Female Choice”.  To be submitted early 2009.


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“Copulatory Courtship Signals Male Genetic Quality in Cucumber Beetles”.  Tallamy, D. W.,  M. B. Darlington, J. D. Pesek, B. E. Powell.  2003.  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London,  Series B, Biology.  Vol. 270,  #1510.  Jan. 7, 2003,  77 - 82.




PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES :


Denise Francois-Seeney,   DFrancois@northampton.edu     (570) 620-9221            Assistant Dean, Northampton Community College, Monroe County Campus

Carla Hass           cah19@psu.edu   (814) 863 5708        Biology Course Coordinator
Biology Department, The Pennsylvania State University

James Minesky    jjm26@psu.edu   (814)  865 8777        Biology Instructional Faculty
Biology Department, The Pennsylvania State University