Kevin Bonine

Kevin studied economics, ecology, and evolution during college. His Ph.D. research focused on evolutionary physiology in lizards. Recent research on reptiles and amphibians includes Gila monsters and canyon treefrogs, with emphasis on natural history, ecology, population genetics, and conservation. Kevin has taught many well-regarded UA courses and works to facilitate scientific communication and understanding broadly – including at Biosphere 2 which receives about 100,000 annual visitors. A believer in experiential education, Kevin teaches a popular three-week field course that explores our region from atop our sky-island mountains down to the Gulf of California. Other efforts are focused on equitably scaling undergraduate research engagement across the UArizona campus, including via the Vertically Integrated Projects program. Kevin has served on the boards of directors of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and Friends of Saguaro National Park.