Mary Beck

Department Chair

Office: 130 P&A
Phone: (864) 656-2570
Fax: (864) 656-3131

I grew up on a small family farm in Maryland. My BA is in English from Westhampton College in Richmond, VA; and my MS and PhD degrees are in avian physiology from the University of Maryland. From 1980-2007, I was a faculty member in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where I trained 16 MS and 10 PhD students.

Recently I received a 3-year, $350,000 USDA NRI grant on “Neural Plasticity and Behavior: A New Method for Assessing Hen Welfare." I’ve also had extensive involvement in undergraduate education, teaching courses in animal welfare, introduction to companion animals, women and gender in science, advanced avian physiology; and coordinating and team-teaching the avian physiology course offered through the Midwest Poultry Consortium’s Center of Excellence in Madison, WI, where I’m a visiting scientist in the animal science department at UW.

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