Mark V. Barrow, Jr.

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I am a historian of wildlife, the environment, and American culture and the author of _A Passion for Birds: American Ornithology after Audubon_ (Princeton University Press, 1998), _Nature's Ghosts: Confronting Extinction from the Age of Jefferson to the Age of Ecology_ (University of Chicago Press, 2009), and _Gator!: The Making of America's Iconic Reptile, from First Encounters to Florida Man_ (University of Chicago Press, forthcoming).

Experience

  • 1992–present
    Professor of History, Virginia Tech

Education

  • 1992 
    Harvard University, Ph.D. in History of Science
  • 1986 
    University of Florida, B.A. in History

Publications

  • 2026
    Gator!: The Making of America's Iconic Reptile, from First Encounters to Florida Man, University of Chicago Press
  • 2009
    Nature's Ghosts: Confronting Extinction from the Age of Jefferson to the Age of Ecology, University of Chicago Press
  • 1998
    A Passion for Birds: American Ornithology after Aubudon, Princeton University Press

Professional Memberships

  • American Society for Environmental History
  • History of Science Society

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  • Research supervision