Dr. Nancy Muleady-Mecham
Biography
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Dr. Nancy Muleady-Mecham is anAdjunct Professor here at Columbia College.
I am also an Adjunct Professor atNorthern Arizona University with a Ph.D. in Biology. I teach subjects inbiology, anatomy and physiology and medicine, pathology, astronomy, andforestry and conduct research on Giant Sequoia ecology. My passion isteaching and when I was approached by Columbia College, welcomed theopportunity to teach locally.
I am a Fulbright Scholar, where Itaught and conducted research in Siberia at Gorno-Altaisk StateUniversity. I did research in protected areas throughout Siberia, taughtbiology, pathology and medicine, and evolution. I taught a bilingual class inAstronomy for the community and created the very first Astronomy Club in the Altaiof Siberia. I have also been the Biology Professor as a Visiting Lecturerfor the Semester At Sea program where I taught Biology, Conservation, andMedicine around the world.
I am a retired National Park Rangerfollowing almost 30 years in America's national parks as a naturalist andprotection ranger. I have served for over 30 years as a National RegistryCertified Paramedic, a Flight Nurse, and as a Board certified (in EmergencyMedicine) RN and as a Registered Nurse in Level One Trauma Center EmergencyRooms. I am a MICN (Mobile Intensive Care Nurse) and an EMS (EmergencyMedical Services) Instructor. I served as a Search and Rescue Specialist(SAR) using High Angle Rescue, Swift Water, and Short Haul skills. Iserved as a Structural Firefighter, Engineer, and Fire Captain on StructuralFire Brigades. I also worked as a Wildland Firefighter and on an initialattack PTO Wildland Fire crew, and a Federal Law Enforcement Officer. Iam a State of California Emergency Response Team Member.
I have been appointed by theSecretary of the Interior of the United States to the Central CaliforniaResource Advisory Council for the Bureau of Land management.
When not working on her research on Giant Sequoias she lovesto backpack. She leads High Sierra backcountry seminars on horseback for RockCreek pack Station. She has completed solo hikes of the John Muir and HighSierra Trails through the Sierra Nevada, hiked through the Alps on The HauteRoute from Chamonix to Zermatt, and is a Pacific Crest Trail sectionhiker. She is the author of severalbooks and peer-reviewed scientific research papers. She lives in the SierraNevada with her family.
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