Dr Heather Bowman-Cutway, Associate Professor

Joined Mercer 2003

office  WSC

phone  478.301.2495

fax  478.301.2067

email  cutway_hb@mercer.edu

BIO 211 Introductory Biology I

BIO 302 Plant Biology

BIO 381 Urban Ecosystems

BIO 370 Principles of Ecology

ENB 150 Introduction to Environmental Science

SCI 105 Scientific Inquiry

UNV 101 First Year Experience

Plant Ecology, Invasive Species, Plant Dispersal, Urban Ecology, Restoration

Dr. Bowman-Cutway’s main areas of research interests are in urban ecology, plant population ecology, and invasive species biology. Specifically, she focuses on the ecology of urban areas and plant population movement within urbanized regions. She is concerned with how residential, commercial, and industrial urban development affects the persistence and movement of exotic and native plant populations in natural areas. Dr. Bowman-Cutway’s Ph.D. dissertation was a study of the invasion of forested wetlands by exotic species in an urbanized watershed and the impact of urban development on seed dispersal. At Mercer, she is beginning a long term restoration project at the Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon to explore the changes in plant species diversity and movement before and after removal of invasive species like privet and Japanese honeysuckle.