Dr. Michael Noonan has been sharing his enthusiasm for animal behavior and neuroscience with Canisius students for 37 years. On campus, he serves as chair of the Animal Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation Department; director of the Institute for the Study of Human-Animal Relations, and chair of the Faculty Senate. While his active participation in service activities is praiseworthy, Noonan’s true strength lies in teaching. Noonan’s classroom persona is dynamic, engaging, and knowledgeable. So despite his reputation as a demanding professor, his classes are routinely filled with students who are eager to learn.
Mike’s education of students transcends the classroom. His most influential program is the Canisius Ambassadors for Conservation. This program involves students traveling with Mike to study wildlife at the front lines of conservation, and then distributing educational materials based on their field studies. Mike’s research team has studied the cognitive and social behavior of captive marine mammals for decades, investigating communication, social interactions, and all mothering. Michael Noonan is the epitome of the teacher-scholar.
Did you know…Dr. Noonan recently completed his 100th out-of-town trip with students. Literally expanding their horizons, he has introduced more than 1,000 Canisius students to exotic field-study sites all over the globe.
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