Rate My Professor Brian Greene

Dr. Brian D. Greene serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Missouri State University, formerly Southwest Missouri State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from Texas A&M University, earned in 1993. Greene's research specializes in herpetology, focusing on snake ecology and conservation. His work examines the ecology and conservation of reptiles, particularly snakes, including demography, life history traits, spatial patterns, and habitat selection. Current projects include studies on water snakes in Lake Springfield. His research group emphasizes herpetology, snake ecology, and conservation efforts.

Greene has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals. Key publications include "Sexual size monomorphism of a Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) population in southwestern Missouri, USA" (2023), "Spatial ecology and microhabitat Selection of the Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) in southwestern Missouri" (2022), "Filling in the Gaps: Natural History and Conservation of Bolitoglossine Salamanders in Central Panama" (2016), "Spatial Ecology and Habitat Use of the Western Foxsnake (Pantherophis vulpinus) on Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge (Missouri)" (2012), "Population Dynamics of the Concho Water Snake in Rivers and Reservoirs" (2008), "The Effect of Reproductive Condition on Thermoregulation in Female Agkistrodon piscivorus Near the Northwestern Range Limit" (2008), "Movement Patterns and Home Range Use of the Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon)" (2006), and "Reproductive Ecology of the Concho Water Snake, Nerodia harteri paucimaculata" (1999). His scholarly output has garnered 248 citations. Greene chairs the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and has received the 2017 Faculty Service Award for eight years of service in that role, along with a recognition for 15 years of commitment to service. He contributes to public understanding of herpetology through media discussions on snake species and ecology.