Rebecca Eagle, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology, Natural & Health Sciences
Zoo and Wildlife Biology Program Co-Coordinator
About Rebecca Eagle
Rebecca Eagle is a Northeast Ohio native who has lived all over the country, but returned home to settle down. She has two sons, one daughter, two horses, and one dog. Eagle considers being part of the Malone community a great blessing and cherishes her relationships with the students and staff in this space. Her research focus spawns from work she did with Cleveland Metroparks Zoo at the intersection of wildlife conservation and psychology. She seeks to better understand people’s relationships with the natural world and to encourage more folks to take actions to protect wildlife and wild spaces.
Education
- Ph.D., The University of Akron
- B.S., The University of Akron
- A.S., Tidewater Community College
AWARDS
- 2022 Distinguished Faculty Award for Adjunct Teaching
Classes I Teach
- General Biology (Lecture and Labs)
- General Botany (Lecture and Lab)
- Environmental Sciences
- Vertebrate Zoology
- Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology
- Advanced Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology Lab
- Research Methods in Natural Sciences
- Animal Behavior (Lecture and Lab)
Signature Experiences
- 2022-present, Assistant Professor, Biology, Malone University
- 2022, Visiting Assistant Professor, Biology, Malone University
- 2020-2021, Adjunct Faculty, Biology, Malone University
- 2020-2021, Adjunct Faculty, Biology, University of Mount Union
- 2015-2020, Conservation Education Programmer, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and Miami University
Recent Scholarly Work & Publications
Eagle-Malone, R. (2024). [Review of the book Wild experiment: Feeling science and secularism after Darwin, by D. O. Schaefer]. Perspectives on Science & Christian Faith.
Nageotte, N., Eagle-Malone, R., & Searles, V. (2022). Uncovering zoo audience values necessary to create effective messaging about illegal wildlife trade. Journal of Interpretation Research, 27(2), 93–112.
Eagle-Malone, R. S. (2022). Connecting people with nature: An interdisciplinary approach in environmental education. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center.
Eagle-Malone, R. (2021). Biomimicry outside of the classroom. American Biology Teacher, 83(2), 120-124.