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photo by Nicholle Smith '06
Jill Yager
Professor of Environmental and Biological Sciences
B.S., Colorado State University; M.S., Florida Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Old Dominion University.
769-1182
Science Building room 323
jyager@antioch-college.edu
Teaching Responsibilities
Ecology, Invertebrate Zoology, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Marine Environments, Freshwater Environments
Scholarly Interests
Research with remipede crustaceans and their submerged cave ecosystem; conservation issues dealing with groundwater.
The focus of Jill’s research is on the ecology of submerged caves found along limestone coasts of the Bahamas, Mexico, Cuba, and other subtropical to tropical regions. She also studies the biology of remipedes, small cave-adapted crustaceans found only in certain submerged caves.
Little is known about the biology of remipedes. Jill has published descriptions of their reproductive systems and is working on more details of their internal anatomy. She recently described a new remipede species from Western Australia and a new one from the Bahamas.
Jill was named Cave Scientist of the Year for 2000. She is also one of a select group of women to be inducted into the women Divers Hall of Fame. In 2001, Jill was awarded a Fulbright-Garcia Robles Fellowship to study submerged caves in Quintana-Roo, Mexico for nine months. Part of her fellowship activities included environmental education with local school children, with special emphasis on the conservation of submerged caves and their unique animal life. She encourages students to enter the teaching profession and integrate the natural world into everyday lessons.
photo by Nicholle Smith '06
Other websites that feature Jill and her work:
Hobbies
kayaking and bird-watching