Jeanette Wyneken, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at Florida Atlantic University.
Dr. Wyneken earned a B.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University and her Ph.D. from
the University of Illinois in 1988. She was a research associate at the University of
Illinois from 1988 through 1989, then took a position at Florida Atlantic University
in 1990 where she became a research assistant professor until assuming her current
position in 2000. Dr. Wyneken has successfully mentored seven masters students
while at Florida Atlantic University. She developed and has taught the Biology of
Sea Turtles course at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution since 1996. Along
with Selina Heppell and Larry Crowder, she helped develop and teach Duke University’s Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles course. She maintains professional
affiliations with Duke University Marine Laboratory and Mote Marine Laboratory.
Dr. Wyneken is a former president of the Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology
and Conservation (now the International Sea Turtle Society). As a functional and
evolutionary morphologist, Dr. Wyneken has studied a variety of lower vertebrates;
much of her attention is focused on the integration of anatomy, physiology, and
behavior in understanding marine turtle biology. Her work emphasizes the integral
roles these play in the conservation and management of marine turtles. She has
authored more than 20 research papers and one book. She is a member of a number
of professional organizations, including the IUCN Marine Turtle Specialists Group,
the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Sigma Xi, and the Association
for Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians.
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Dr. Wyneken earned a B.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University and her Ph.D. from
the University of Illinois in 1988. She was a research associate at the University of
Illinois from 1988 through 1989, then took a position at Florida Atlantic University
in 1990 where she became a research assistant professor until assuming her current
position in 2000. Dr. Wyneken has successfully mentored seven masters students
while at Florida Atlantic University. She developed and has taught the Biology of
Sea Turtles course at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution since 1996. Along
with Selina Heppell and Larry Crowder, she helped develop and teach Duke University’s Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles course. She maintains professional
affiliations with Duke University Marine Laboratory and Mote Marine Laboratory.
Dr. Wyneken is a former president of the Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology
and Conservation (now the International Sea Turtle Society). As a functional and
evolutionary morphologist, Dr. Wyneken has studied a variety of lower vertebrates;
much of her attention is focused on the integration of anatomy, physiology, and
behavior in understanding marine turtle biology. Her work emphasizes the integral
roles these play in the conservation and management of marine turtles. She has
authored more than 20 research papers and one book. She is a member of a number
of professional organizations, including the IUCN Marine Turtle Specialists Group,
the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Sigma Xi, and the Association
for Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians.
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