Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

Chris Phillips
1816 S. Oak Street
Champaign, IL 61820
MC–652
Phone: 217-244-7077   Fax: 217-244-0802
Email: chrisp@inhs.illinois.edu
Title: Further Studies Coordinator, Herpetologist
Office Location: 185 NRB

Activities Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles; Herpetologist; Lord of the Dance.

Research
Research Interests: Using molecular markers to elucidate patterns of gene flow and historical biogeography; Ecology and Life History of the eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus); Ecology, behavior, and evolution of pond breeding salamanders.

Classes Taught: Herpetology & Diversity of Lower Vertebrates

Outreach Activities: Seminars and presentations featuring amphibians and reptiles for K-12 classrooms and adult groups.


Professional
affiliations
Herpetologists' League, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Sigma Xi, Illinois State Academy of Science

Selected
publications
A list of publications can be found by clicking on the following link:
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Program
Affiliates
Affiliate Associate Professor, Department of Animal Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign


Affiliate Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign


Affiliate Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign


Professional
society
involvement
and activities
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Board of Governors Class of 2007, Class of 2012

Herpetological Review, Associate Editor 2005 - 2009

Education PhD, Population Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1989

BS, Environmental Biology, Eastern Illinois University, 1983