Education

1969-1973 The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
B.A. in Natural Sciences

1973-1976 Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
M.S. in Biology

1976-1980 University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
Ph.D. in Botany
Dissertation Title: The effects of fire and nutrient availability
on the pitcher plant Sarracenia flava L.

Winter 1978 Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica, C.A.
Tropical Biology Course.

Summer 1982 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
Computers in Bioeducation Short course.

Spring 1985 University of Georgia, Sapelo Island, Georgia
Ecological Dynamics of Marine Coastal Areas Course.

Spring 1989 Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts
Geology/Ecology: Inquiry Teaching in Field Sciences

Teaching Experience

1973-1976 Tulane University: laboratory preparation and instruction in Field Ecology, Plant Taxonomy, and Plant Morphology.

1976-1980 University of Georgia: laboratory preparation and instruction in General Biology, Honors Botany, Plant Physiology, and Environmental Physiology.

Summer 1980 University of Georgia: taught Plant Physiology

1980-  Christopher Newport College/University: teach General Biology, General Biology Laboratory, Plant Taxonomy, Soils, GIS, General Ecology, Field Trip Experience, Field Biology, Senior Seminar, and the Honors Program Senior-level Capstone Course.

Professional Employment

1973  The John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering: laboratory technician designing an experiment for a water chemistry laboratory manual

1975-1976 Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Department of Biology: research assistant in salt marsh vegetation analysis

1976  Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Department of Biology: field assistant collecting fungi in Mexico

1980-  Christopher Newport College/University, Newport News, Virginia
Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Science
Instructor/Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor

Selected Publications and Presentations

Cones, H. and T.E. Weiss.  1986.  Planning & execution of extended field trip courses. NABT Meetings, Baltimore, Maryland.

Cones, H. and E. Weiss. 1988.  Geography in the biology curriculum.  NABT Meetings, Chicago.

Weiss, E.  1988.  Extended field trip courses as part of the biology curriculum.  People to People Citizen Ambassador Biology Educators Delegation to China.  Wuhan, Hubei Province.

Cones, H., E. Weiss, and L. Lord.  1989.  Interdisciplinary Field Experience. National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Weiss, E. and R. Cheney.  1990.  Laboratory Manual for Biology 101L.  Burgess Edina, Minnesota.

Weiss, E. and R. Cheney.  1990.  Laboratory Manual for Biology 102L.  Burgess. Edina, Minnesota.

Weiss, E. and J. Harrison.  1992.  Taking Education Outdoors: The Environmental Ethic. Fifth Annual Mid-Atlantic Conference on College Teaching and Classroom Research. Salisbury State University.

Weiss, E. and H. Cones. 1993.  Taking Biology Beyond: A Multidisciplinary Field Experience.  ASB Meetings. Virginia Beach, Virginia. ASB Bulletin 40(2): 141.

Cheney, R., R. Mollick, C. Otts, and E. Weiss.  1993.  Laboratory Manual for Biology 107.  Burgess.  Edina, Minnesota.

Cheney, R., R. Mollick, C. Otts, and E. Weiss.  1994.  Laboratory Manual for Biology 108.  Burgess.  Edina, Minnesota.

Cheney, R., R. Mollick, C. Otts, and E. Weiss.  1996.  Laboratory Manual for Biology 109. Burgess.  Edina, Minnesota.

Cheney, R., R. Mollick, C. Otts, and E. Weiss.  1998.  Laboratory Manual for Biology 109.Burgess.  Edina, Minnesota.

Cheney, R., R. Mollick, C. Otts, and E. Weiss.  1999.  Laboratory Manual for Biology 109.Burgess.  Edina, Minnesota.