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Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Science

Faculty of the Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Science

 

Dr. Robert Atkinson, Associate Professor

Ph.D. Virginia Tech
B.S., M.S. James Madison University

 

Office:  Science Building, Room 110A
Phone:  (757) 594-7619
Email:   atkinson@cnu.edu
Dr.Rob Atkinson
 
CURRICULUM VITAE
 
TEACHING AREAS
Ecology, Wetlands, Environmental Restoration
 
AREAS OF RESEARCH
 

Rob Atkinson came to the department in 1995.  His out-of-school interests include canoeing, fishing, restoring his old farm house and working with teams of undergraduate and graduate students to understand ecosystems.  He has conducted over $1.2 million in externally-funded research and his former students work for the US Fish & Wildlife Service, the VA Dept. of Environmental Quality, the Natural Heritage Program, The Nature Conservancy, local environmental consulting firms and elsewhere.  He and his wife Leslie have a young son and daughter. 

Dr. Atkinson and Reed

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