Steve Carey
Associate Professor of Biology

Classes taught: introduction to geology, environmental geology, environmental regulations, introduction to biology, field botany, ecology and field biolgy, special topics, mammalogy, herpetology

Steve Carey believes experience is an excellent teacher. That’s why you’ll find his students raising a net in the woods at dusk to catch bats for a bat census, or identifying plants and installing markers at a nature trail at the university’s Harrigan Learning Center.

Carey brings his own experiences to the classroom. His idea of fun is chasing tornadoes in the Great Plains, observing active volcanoes in Hawaii, climbing cliffs in the Mohave Desert, exploring caves in south Alabama to locate bat habitats, or consulting with business and government agencies on environmental impacts on endangered species. “I like to apply in the classroom what I’ve done in the real world,” Carey says.

“I want my students to develop an appreciation for the natural world and a sense of responsibility to take care of it,” he adds. “When you begin to see how miraculous life is, you have a better understanding of God and his creation.”