- Phone:
- 765-455-9303
- Email:
- lrifai@iu.edu
- Campus:
- IU Kokomo
Hunt Hall (SM), Room 139B
Hunt Hall (SM), Room 139B
Education: University of Louisville, Ph.D.
Hobbies: Scuba diving, motorcycle riding, yoga, photography and being outside as much as possible.
Teaching
Courses taught at IU Kokomo
Introductory Biology for Biology Majors, Human Anatomy, Evolutionary Medicine, Developmental Vertebrate Anatomy, Evolution and Diversity, Ornithology (Biology of Birds).
Co-instructor for Yellowstone Field Experience
Research
Research Interests: Behavioral Ecology, Animal Ecology, Desert Ecology, Vertebrate Biology, Sexual Dimorphism
Past and Present Undergraduate Student Research Projects:
- Effects of desertification on lizard communities in Jordanian Deserts
- Effects of food and light on the behavior of freshwater jellyfish (Craspedacusta sowerbyi)
- Sexual dimorphism of the American Toad (Bufo americanus)
- Sexual dimorphism and behavior of the Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simpliciollis)
- Activity patterns and social interactions of chukars (Alectoris chukar) at the Dana Nature Reserve, Jordan
- Sexual selection in a damselfy (Caloptery maculata): How wing spots affect reproductive success of females.