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Dr. Jim Petranka, Professor. Ph. D., University of Kentucky. Before arriving at UNCA in 1988, Dr. Petranka held positions as a research professor from 1984-86 at the University of Kentucky and a National Science Postdoctoral Fellow from 1986-88 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His academic training has focused on general ecology, behavioral ecology, and evolution. His current research interests include restoration ecology of freshwater wetlands, community organization along hydrological gradients, and the conservation biology of amphibians.