Diara Spain, Ph.D.
Dr. Spain joined the faculty of the department as an assistant professor in 2002. Currently, her research focuses on functional morphology and locomotion of invertebrates.
Assistant Professor
Email: dspain@dominican.edu
Office: Science Center # 128
Phone: (415) 257-1343
Fax: (415) 482-1972
Academic Area
Biology
Educational Backgound
- B.S. Biology Education, 1992, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC
- Ph.D. Biology, 2002, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
Teaching and Research Interests
...coming soon
Professional Organizations
- National Council of Undergraduate Research
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) – Division of Animal Behavior and Division of Invertebrate Zoology
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Selected Publications
- Visiting National Parks for Health: A Case Study at Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California, USA. Diara D. Spain, Steven Borish, Mietek Kolipinski, John Dell’Osso4 David Ramirez III, Moyukh Ghosh, Manuel Montalban, Peg Henderson, William King, and Sibdas Ghosh. Proceedings from International Healthy Parks Healthy People Congress. Melbourne, Australia (June 2010) - in press
- Parks Promoting Physical Activity: Synthesis of Findings From Interventions in Seven National Parks Christine M. Hoehner, Ross C. Brownson, Diana Allen, James Gramann, Timothy K. Behrens, Myron F. Floyd, Jessica Leah , Diara Spain, Daniel R. Tardona, Nicholas Ruthmann, Rachel L. Seiler, Byron W. Yount. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. Volume 7, Supplement 1 (March 2010) pages S67–S81
- Spain, D. and Kier, W.M. 2003. Peristaltic locomotion in holothuroids. SICB. Toronto, Canada. American Zoologist. 39: 34.3.
- Spain, D. and Kier, W. M. 2001. Peristaltic locomotion and habitat in holothuroids. Gulf of Mexico Science. Vol. 19(2): 176
- Spain, D. and Kier, W. M. 2000. Links between dermal morphology, locomotor mode and lifestyle in holothuroids. SICB. Atlanta, GA. American Zoologist. 39: 39A.
Presentations
- Spain, D. and *Scott, C. 2005. A Preliminary Investigation into the Ossicle Density of the Body Wall of Sea Cucumbers. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. San Diego, CA.
- *Peralta, M., *Batres, S., and *Leon, A.(Spain, D.) 2004. The Burrowing Behavior of the Sea Cucumber Thyonella gemmata (Phylum Echinodermata). National Conferences for Undergraduate Research, Indianapolis, IN.
- *Scott, C. and *Maravilla, J., (Spain, D) 2004. Mutable Collagenous Tissue of Sea Cucumbers and the Effects of Ossification. National Conferences for Undergraduate Research, Indianapolis, IN.
- Spain, D., *Scott, C., *Nguyen Hong, L., and *Swanson, J. 2004. Peristaltic Locomotion in Holothuria hilla (Phylum Echinodermata: Class Holothuroidea) SICB, New Orleans, LA
- Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (1/05, 1/04, 1/03, 1/00)
Other Interests
Reading science fiction, Middle Eastern and Latin dancing, Snorkeling, Traveling
