A.B., Vertebrate Zoology, the University of California, Berkeley (1978)

Dr. Jefferey Kaufmann joined the faculty of the School of Life Sciences and Technologies as an adjunct faculty member in 1989 and as a full-time instructor in 1996. His current interests include vertebrate evolutionary ecology, endangered species, urban wildlife planning, population viability analysis, science education, and, of course, teaching at IVC.  Prior to coming to IVC, he worked as an applied wildlife scientist and as a science educator at the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley.

Currently, Dr. Kaufmann teaches Principles of Biology lecture and lab (Bio 1/1L),  Bio 1 Online, Zoology (Bio 5), and Organisms to Ecosystems lecture and lab (Bio 94/94L).  In addition, Dr. Kaufmann has conducted field studies courses to the California coast (Bio 103), the Mojave Desert (Bio 104), and southeastern Utah (Bio 109).

Dr. Kaufmann will almost never turn down a conversation on evolution, the environment, the deserts of the Southwest, ants, old jeeps, photography, the conundrum of space-time, and apple trees.