Dean of College of Arts and Sciences
Professor, Biology and Environmental Studies
- acoby@stmartin.edu
- 360-438-4564
Old Main 329
Areas of Expertise
- Climate change
- Student learning/metacognition
- Microbiology
- Microbial ecology
- Earth science
Education
Ph.D., Indiana University
M.S.E.S., ibid
M.P.A., ibid
B.S., Saint Xavier University
Select publications:
- Coby, Aaron. (2017) A Concept Triangle as a Metacognitive Device and Assessment Tool in a General Microbiology Course. 24rd annual asm conference for undergraduate educators (asmcue). J. Microbiol. Biol. Educ. 18(3): doi:10.1128/jmbe.v18i3.1479.
- Coby, Aaron. (2016) Use of a Concept Triangle to Align Assessment of Student Learning with Goals of Vision and Change Criteria. 23rd annual asm conference for undergraduate educators (asmcue). J. Microbiol. Biol. Educ. 17(2):309-323 doi:10.1128/jmbe.v17i2.1148.
- Coby, Aaron; Bode, R; Hartman, MJ; Olney M. (2015) All in, Biology Program Transformation. NWBio: Biology Instructors Conference. Vancouver BC.
- Coby, AJ; Picardal, FW; Shelobolina, E; Xu, H; Roden, EE. (2011) Repeated Anaerobic Microbial Redox Cycling of Iron. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. Vol 77. No 17. p. 6036-6042.
- Coby, AJ; Picardal, FW. (2006) Influence of sediment components on the immobilization of Zn during microbial Fe-(hydr)oxide reduction. Environ. Sci. Technol. Vol 40. No. 12. p 3813-3818.
- Cooper, DC; Picardal, FW; Coby, AJ. (2006) Interactions between microbial and metal geochemistry: Effect of redox cycling on transition metal speciation in iron bearing sediments. Environ. Sci. Technol. Vol 40. No 6. p 1884-1891.
- Coby, AJ; Picardal, FW. (2005) Inhibition of NO3- and NO2- reduction by microbial Fe(III) reduction: Evidence of a reaction between NO2- and cell-surface bound Fe2+. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. Vol. 71 No. 9 p. 5267-5274.
- Cooper, DC; Neal, AL; Kukkadapu, RK; Brewe, D; Coby, AJ; Picardal, FW. (2004) Effects of sediment iron mineralogy on microbially mediated changes in divalent metal speciation: importance of ferrihydrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. Vol. 69 No. 7 p. 1739-1754.
Areas of interest (professional / personal):
Aaron's research interests include anaerobic microbial ecology, bioremediation, and metal-microbe interactions. When he's not teaching or in the lab, Aaron enjoys spending time with his family camping, hiking and bike riding. He also enjoys experimenting with single-celled fungi in fermentation experiments at home (results vary). Most recently he has explored the scholarship of teaching and learning by exploring student metacognition and the learning experience.
American Society for Microbiology
American Society for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Education (ASMCUE)