About
Don Dearborn is an evolutionary biologist in the Biology Department at Bates College. Working at research sites on remote islands and in Central America, the Middle East, and New Zealand, he has explored how evolution shapes host-parasite interactions and animal behavior. His research on wild animal populations sometimes conveniently intersects with his love of trail running, whitewater kayaking, and mountain biking. A native of North Carolina, he lives in Lewiston, Maine, with his wife and daughter.
NOTE: As of summer 2022, I am serving as Associate Dean of Faculty and am not currently teaching or mentoring research students.
CURRENT POSITIONS
- Associate Dean of Faculty, Bates College
- Professor of Biology, Bates College
- Associate Editor, Ornithology
- Affiliated Scientist, Cardiff University, Wales
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
- Sabbatical Fellow, Roux Institute of Northeastern University
- Interim Director, Bowdoin Scientific Station on Kent Island
- Visiting Scholar, Kenyon College
- Visiting Scientist, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)
- Chair, Biology Department, Bates College
- Associate Professor & Herbert L. Spencer Chair, Bucknell University
- Sabbatical Visitor, University of Auckland
- Sabbatical Visitor, Smithsonian Institution
- Lady Davis Fellow, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Assistant Professor, Bucknell University
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Southwestern University
EDUCATION
- Postdoctoral Associate, University of Texas, Mike Ryan & Ulrich Mueller
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Ohio State University, Patty Parker
- PhD Biology, University of Missouri (1997), John Faaborg
- BS Biology, University of North Carolina (1990), Haven Wiley