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Oscar Gonzalez
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Environmental Science Coordinator and Associate Professor of Biology
ogonzalez@andersonuniversity.edu
(864) 231-2435
Watkins Hall 211
Academic Background
Dr. Oscar Gonzalez is the coordinator of Environmental Science and an Associate Professor of Biology. He is a Biologist born and raised in Peru. He researches the ecology of birds in several environments. In addition to birdwatching as a profession, he enjoys exploring ecological interactions in all sorts of organisms. He divides his time between Peru, where he does research with Peruvian colleagues, and the US to get immersed in teaching. Dr. Oscar and his wife enjoy going outdoors and riding bikes everywhere.
BS in Biology, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (Peru)
MS in Zoology, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Peru)
MS in Tropical Biodiversity Management, Universidad San Pablo CEU (Spain)
Ph.D in Interdisciplinary Ecology, University of Florida
Fast Facts
AU is a high-learning institution that takes scholarship seriously. It is also a Christian university where faith and learning go hand in hand.
The environment is worth protecting. The world desperately needs wildlife biologists and environmental scientists. We will provide solutions for a better coexistence of people and nature.
I organized the first academic meeting on ornithology in Peru and edited the first photographic guide to the birds of Lima, Peru. The results of my doctoral dissertation were used to justify the creation of a protected area in the Peruvian Rainforest.
The freedom to praise God anywhere, anytime. The faculty and staff here do their best to give the students a proper environment to learn.
Ornithology, Plant-Animal Interactions, Network theory, Conservation biology
- First description of the nest of the Coppery Metaltail, with observations of hummingbird nestling obesity. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 132(4): 984-990
- Longevity estimates of urban birds from Lima, Peru. Cotinga 43:62-65.
- Viral diseases and the neglected commandment of creation care. Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith. 73(4):202-207.
- Distribution of the Tumbes tyrant and influence of marginal records. Ornitologia Neotropical 132:131-140.
- See more of my scientific publications in ResearchGate and Academia.edu