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Dr. Rebecca Pinder

Associate Professor, Environmental Studies Program Coordinator, Advisor of the Conservation Club

Office: Arts Center, Room 512A

Phone: 518.697.6496

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Associate Professor Rebecca Pinder, Environmental Studies Program Coordinator, Advisor of the Conservation Club

Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University at Albany
M.S. in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior (Biology) from John Carroll University
B.S. in Biology from SUNY Cortland

January 20, 2015

Dr. Pinder started working at the college in 2012 as an adjunct, then became full-time in 2015. When she is not in front of a class, she can be found searching the forest floor for earthworms and salamanders, or running along trails in the Catskill mountains.

Courses
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • General Ecology
  • Environmental Studies
  • River Ecology
  • Other biology classes as needed
  • Pinder, R. A., and G. R. Robinson. Niche-structured assemblages of exotic earthworms in headwater streambanks in eastern New York State, USA. Pedobiologia-Journal of Soil Ecology 75(2019): 15-23.
  • McCay, T. S., G. Brown, M. A. Callaham, C. Chang, A. Davalos, A. Dobson, J. H. Gorres, B. M. Herrick, S. W. James, M. R. Johnston, D. McHugh, T. Minteer, J. Moore, M. Nouri-Aiin, M. Novo, J. Ortiz-Pachar, R. A. Pinder, J. B. Richardson, B. A. Snyder, K. Szlavecz. Tools for monitoring and study of peregrine pheretimoid earthworms (Megascolecidae). Pedobiologia -Journal of Soil Ecology 83(2020).
  • McCay, T. S., R. A. Pinder, E. Alvarado, and W. C. Hanson.  Distribution and Habitat of the Endemic American Grey Soil Worm, Eisenoides lönnbergi (Michaelsen), in the Northeastern United States.  Northeastern Naturalist 24(3) (2017): 239-248
Students in a kayak on the Hudson River. The 2022 River Ecology Class paddles on the Hudson River after examining water chemistry and aquatic plants.

The 2022 River Ecology Class paddles on the Hudson River after examining water chemistry and aquatic plants.

The 2022 River Ecology Class at the Kaaterskill Falls Overlook. Students learn about the history of the region, including the Hudson River School of Art and the great mountain houses. Students gathered on a platform overlooking Kaaterskill Falls.

The 2022 River Ecology Class at the Kaaterskill Falls Overlook. Students learn about the history of the region, including the Hudson River School of Art and the great mountain houses.

Students stand on a platform using binoculars. The 2022 Environmental Studies Class examines a bald eagle at the Ramshorn-Livingston Audubon Sanctuary in Catskill.

The 2022 Environmental Studies Class examines a bald eagle at the Ramshorn-Livingston Audubon Sanctuary in Catskill.