Dr. Chris Peterson
 I have been a full-time college instructor since 1982. I worked five years at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield and one year each at Northern State College in Aberdeen, South Dakota, Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, and Southern Missouri State College in Joplin.
I obtained a Ph.D. in biology at the University of Missouri, Columbia, in 1985, specializing in population ecology and vertebrate biology. I’ve been at Cottey College since 1991. I instruct Introductory Biology, General Botany, General Zoology, and a two-semester sequence of Human Anatomy and Physiology.
Laboratories in Introductory Biology involve microscope work (each student has access to a microscope) and models dealing with cell structure and plant biology and with elementary mathematics associated with inheritance and ecology. A small patch of woodland and a pond at nearby B.I.L. Hill provide an opportunity for field work during two laboratories in Introductory Biology. Laboratories in General Botany involve microscope slides, many models, and some living specimens.
In General Zoology, the laboratories deal with microscope slides, preserved specimens, and dissection of roundworm, earthworm, crayfish, sea star, sea cucumber, and fetal pig. Laboratories in Human Anatomy and Physiology involve numerous models and microscope slides, real human bones, and dissection of a cat.
Maximum class size for all the courses I instruct is twenty-four students. General Botany and Anatomy and Physiology usually have fewer than twelve students.
Email: cpeterson@cottey.edu
Department of Biology
Course Descriptions
For more information on Cottey's academic program, please contact the Office of Enrollment Management by email or by calling 1-888-5-COTTEY (1-888-526-8839).
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