Biography

Dr. Jon Bossley earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Science at the Ohio State University. He is currently an Associate Professor of Biology and Coordinator of the Environmental Biology program at Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU), where he teaches several courses including Freshwater Ecology, Principles of Ecology, Field Zoology, two Botany courses, and Tropical Ecology (in Belize). Additionally, he has taught Taxonomy and Behavior of Aquatic Invertebrates at the OSU Stone Lab. He has been a volunteer and associate with the Triplehorn Insect Collection since 2014.

Recent Publications 

• Bossley, J.P. and Smiley, P.C., Jr. 2019. Impact of student-induced disturbance on stream macroinvertebrates differs among habitat types. Scientific Reports, 9. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-38210-1
• Bossley, J.P. and Smiley, P.C., Jr. 2018. Effects of Student-Induced Trampling on Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in Agricultural Headwater Streams, Water, 10, 77.
• Bossley, J.P. and Smiley, P.C. Jr. 2017. Effects of outdoor education stream classes on substrate movement and macroinvertebrate colonization. Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 32:1, 727-740.
• Bossley, J.P. and Smiley Jr., P.C. 2017. Short-Term Disturbance Effects of Outdoor Education Stream Classes on Aquatic Macroinvertebrates. Journal of Environmental Protection, 8, 1333-1353.
• Bossley, J.P. Environmental Impact from Outdoor/Environmental Education Programs: Effects of Frequent Stream Classes on Aquatic Macroinvertebrates. 2017. Dissertation published in The Ohio State University online database.
• Yoder, J., Benoit, J., Nelson, B., Main, L., and Bossley, J. 2014. Behavioral correction to prevent overhydration and increase survival by larvae of the net-spinning caddisflies in relation to water flow. Journal of Experimental Biology.