Dr. Bret Kuss, a vertebrate biologist, was invited to join the Cumberland College faculty in 1989. He attended the Southwest Baptist University, earning a B.S. in Biology and Chemistry in 1980. In 1986, he earned a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Arkansas.

Dr. Kuss is a member of Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, and the Herpetologist’s League. His research focuses on the distribution, habitat selection, behavior, and ecology of salamanders.

Courses Taught

BIOL 245 Introduction to Population Biology

BIOL 348 Vertebrate Embryology

BIOL 442 Comparative Anatomy

BIOL 443 General Animal Physiology

BIOL 447 Histology

Publications, Presentations, and Research

1998. Evaluation of a method of sampling for relative densities of larval salamanders in stream communities. Poster. Highlands Conference on Plethodontid Salamanders.

1998. Testing the assumption that satiated salamanders are less likely to risk nocturnal movements. Poster. Joint meetings of SSARCHL.

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Dr. Brett Kuss, Department Chair
Phone: 606.539.4381
Email: bkuss@ucumberlands.edu