Gary Loren McCallister, D.A.
University of Northern Colorado 1982
Office: Wubben 268
Phone: (970) 248-1939
Email: mccallis@mesastate.edu
Courses
- Parasitology
- Microbiology
- Epidemiology
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Methods of Teaching Science
- Technobiology
Research Interests
Vector Biology
- The effect of photodynamic dyes on the life cycle stages of Culex tarsalis
- Parasitic mites on mosquitoes of west central Colorado
- Parasitic mites on blackflies of west central Colorado
Entomopathogenic Nematodes
- Host preferences of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora
- Strain differences of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora
Artificial Life and Robotics
- Computer modeling mosquito host seeking behavior
- Modeling insect behavior with an autonomous robot
Science Education
- Bio-Lego=s I: using the Lego Mindstorms RCX brick as an environmental data logging device
- Bio-Lego=s II: using the lego Mindstorms RCX bricks data logging abilities to determine activity of mosquito larvae over time
Publications
- McCallister, G. L. 1976. Effect of Haloxon and Thiabendazole on the Free-Living Stages of Haemonchus contortus. Helm. Soc. of Wash. 43:89-80.
- McCallister, G. L. 1977. Efficiency of the Seinhorst Filter for the Recovery of Eimeria tenella Oocysts, from Feces. Helm. Soc. of Wash. 44:218-219.
- McCallister, Gary L. 1977. Intestinal Nematode Parasites of Cattle in West Central Colorado. J. of Parasitology, 93(3):527.
- McCallister, G. L. And G. D. Schmidt. 1978. Diurnal Migration of Female Thelastoma bulhoesi in the cockroach Periplaneta americana. 53rd Annual Meeting of Amer. Soc. of Parasitologists: Abstract 69.
- McCallister, G. L. 1980. Teaching Teachers to Teach. J. Of College Science Teaching. 9:211-214.
- Sears, B. W., J. C. Herideman and G. L. McCallister. 1980. Dirofilaria immitis in West Central Colorado. J. of Parasitology, 66:1070.
- McCallister, G.L. 1980. Soft Drinks as a source of Carbon Dioxide: Use in the Excystation of Coccidian Oocysts. J. of College Science Teaching 9:276-277.
- McCallister, G. L. And G. D. Schmidt. 1981. Diurnal Migration of Female Thelastoma bulhoesi in the cockroach Periplaneta americana. Helm Soc. of Wash. 48(2):127-129.
- McCallister, G. L. 1981. The Biology of Thelastoma bulhoesi, a nematode parasite of cockroaches. Dissertation, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley.
- McCallister, G. L. and G. D. Schmidt. 1983. Development of Thelastoma bulhoesi (Oxyurata: Thelastomatida) and the Effect of Thiabendazole on the Unembryonated Egg. J. of Nematology, Vol. 15, No. 2.
- McCallister, G. L. And G. Eastham. 1984. The Turbatrix t test. Carolina Tips. 47(7).
- Maleki, Mitra and G. L., McCallister. 1984. Incidence of the leech Helobdella stagnalis on the Colorado River in west central Colorado. Great Basin Naturalist. 44(2):361-362.
- McCallister, G. L. And G. D. Schmidt. 1984. The effect of temperature on the development of Thelastoma bulhoesi (Oxyurata,Thelastomatida) and other nematodes. J. of Nematology. 16(4):355-360.
- Orr, Thomas and G. L. McCallister. 1987. American swallow bug, Oeciacus vicarius Horvath (Hemiptera: Cimicidae), in Hirundo rustica and Petrochelidon pyrrhonota nests in west-central Colorado. Great Basin Naturalist 47(2).
- McCallister, G. L. 1988. The Effect of Thelastoma bulhoesi and Hammerschmidtiella diesing: on host size and physiology in Periplaneta americana. Helm. Soc. Wash. 55(1):12-14.
- Diers. J. And G.L. McCallister. 1989. Incidence of Cryptosporidium in day-care children in west central Colorado. J. of Parasitology. 75(4):637-638.
- McCallister, G. L. 1989. The Roles of the Laboratory in Teaching College Level Science. J. of the Colo. Wyo. Acad. of Sci. 21:19.
- McCallister, G. L. 1992. The use of degree days to predict Culex populations in the field. J. of the Amer. Mosq. Control Assoc. 8(1):63-66.
- McCallister, G. L. 1993. The effect of temperature, pH, sodium chloride, and glucose on the survival of female Thelastoma bulhoesi (Nematoda: Oxyurata). Helm. Soc. of Wash. 60(2): 170-173.
- McCallister, Z. G. and G. L. McCallister. 1996. Quantitative Phagocytosis. The American Biology Teacher 58(6):348-351.
- Peterson, Rick; Tara McCallister, Bill Tiernan and Gary McCallister, 1998. Collecting Micrometeorites in Collaboration with Middle School Students. Proceeding of the Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 38 (1):50.
- McCallister, Gary L. 1998. Life as Information Processing: a biologist's point of view. Proceeding of the Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 38(1):51.
- McCallister, Gary L. 1998. The Origins of Disease. Proceedings of the Rocky Mountain Conference of Parasitologists 29: 4-7.
- McCallister, Gary L. 1998. The Response of Adult Female Mosquitoes (Aedes and Culex) to Several Types of Floral Attractants Over the Course of the Breeding Season in West-Central Colorado. Proceedings of the Rocky Mountain Conference of Parasitologists 29:7-8.
- McCallister, Zane G. and Gary McCallister. 1998. Can Culex Numbers Serve as an early Warning for Encephalitis Outbreaks? Proceedings of the Rocky Mountain Conference of Parasitologists 29:8-9.
- McCallister, G.L. 1999. A computer model of host seeking behaviors. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Utah Mosquito Abatement Association.
- McCallister, G.L., Gary Mullens and Zane McCallister. 1999. Acarine parasites of mosquitoes in west-central Colorado. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Utah Mosquito Abatement Association.
- McCallister, G.L. and Brett DeGooyer. 1999. The effect of a photodynamic dye, Rose Bengal, and light on first stage larvae of Culex tarsalis. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Utah Mosquito Abatement Association.
- McCallister, G. L. 1974. Play Gypsy Play. Clover Collection of Verse.
- McCallister, G. L. 1975. Wasted. Clover Collection of Verse.
- McCallister, G. L. 1980. Root Dip Boosts Yields. In Reader's Forum Organic Gardening, April, p. 22.
- McCallister, G. L. 1981. Thirty-Five. In the World's Great Contemporary Poems.
- McCallister, G. L. 1982. To Thelastoma bulhoesi: Upon Completion of my Doctoral Dissertation. In Para-Poems. C. Arme and S. Richards, eds. University of Keele, Staffordshire, England.
- McCallister, G. L. 1982. Notes on the Woods Cross Exit. In the Mesa College Literary Review, 1981-82. P. 14-15.
- McCallister, G. L. 1983. Book review of The Invertebrate World by R. H. Barth and R. E. Broshears. In J. Of College Sci. Teaching 13(5):452.
- McCallister, G. L. 1984. A Technical Analysis: doing Battle with Culex tarsalis. Outlook Magazine. Fall.
- McCallister, G. L. How to diagnose your own livestock for intestinal parasites. Mother Earth News, Fall 1984.
- McCallister, G. L. What's the Difference? Outlook Magazine. Winter 1985.
- McCallister, G. L. 1985. Song of Rescue (short story), Ensign, July.
- McCallister, G. L. 1985. Book Review of Science and Religion in the Nineteenth Century by Tess Cosslett, ed. In J. of College Science Teaching 15(2): 425-144.
- McCallister, G. L. 1985. A review of the Features section of the Journal of College Science Teaching, 1984-1985 in Report on the Journal of College Science Teaching, 1985. Edited by Jack L. Carter, JCST Advisory Board.
- McCallister, G. L. 1986. Would you like to see a nematode? Challenge 4(4) Iss. 19: 35-36.
- McCallister, G. L. 1986. Editorial: The role of the laboratory in teaching parasitology. ASP Newsletter 8(1): 7-8.
- McCallister, G. L. 1988. Book review of "The Light Microscope: Principles and practice for Biologists" by Ernst Fallenbach. Journal of College Science Teaching 17:303.
- McCallister, G. L. 1988. The Shot (poetry) Goal Post Scripts 7(1):9.
- McCallister, G. L. 1988. Rx for Mental Block - Take a Walk. Walkways 4(1):3.
- McCallister, G. L. 1989. Our Thanksgiving Cow (short story). The Friend (Nov.) 19:2-5.
- Van Orden, LaVonne, ed. 1989. Blessed by the Hymns. Chapter 14: Song of Rescue, Deseret Books, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- McCallister, G. L. 1991. I Hate That (short story) in The New Era.
- McCallister, G. L. 1992. Three poems: An Afternoon, Dan at 16, Daniel's Monolith. Zarahemla 1(4):5-6.
- McCallister, G. L. 1994. Taking exception to Jeremy Bernstein. Letter to the editor in J. of College Science Teaching. 23:199.
- McCallister, G. L. 1996. Logo As Science. ...lcs.www.media.mit.edu/groups/ logofoundation/profdev/happycamper.html.
- McCallister, G.L. 1999. The Kindergarten Model of Education Logo Update. Vol. 7 Fall.
- McCallister, G.L. 1999. In the Beginning. Mandolin Quarterly. 4(4) Dec.
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