Luther College's Beth Lynch named faculty research fellow

Luther College Associate Professor of Biology Beth Lynch has been named as the college's Center for Ethics and Public Engagement's faculty research fellow. She will spend the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years conducting research on the topic of how human-caused environmental changes affect the emergence and spread of disease. Her project will culminate in the creation of a new course titled "The Ecology of Emerging Zoonotic Diseases."

Lynch joined the Luther faculty in 2001. She regularly teaches courses in ecology, evolution and botany, as well as interdisciplinary courses. She holds a Bachelor of Science in biology from Trent University in Ontario and a Doctor of Philosophy in ecology, evolution and behavior from the University of Minnesota.