Chris Smith is an associate professor of biology at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, United States. In 2013 he received a grant for his work studying the relationship between yucca moths and yucca trees.
Background In 2013, Smith received a National Science Foundation CAREER award of $850,000Willamette University June 09, 2014 Biology professor Emma Coddington awarded NSF CAREER grant by University Communications for his work studying the co-evolution of yucca trees and their pollinators, yucca moths.Oregon Live June 15, 2014 Willamette University biologists pull in some big bucks for science: science roundup By Susannah L. Bodman He had the distinction of being the university's first faculty member to receive a CAREER award.Willamette University September 04, 2013 Biology professor Chris Smith awarded NSF CAREER grant by University Communications
With Emily Drew, Smith also teaches the interdisciplinary course "Race, Racism, and Human Genetics",Willamette Collegian Nov 18th, 2014 Non-white faculty at 17%, Faculty diversity remains a priority By Andres Oswill Mixed Race Studies Breast cancer and racialized medicine which examines how scientific endeavors had been affected by racial outlooks. The course originated from a discussion Smith and Drew had on the topic in 2012.Portland Mercury Modern Science and the Legacy of Scientific Racism When: Mon., Oct. 8, 7 p.m. 2012
Study of yucca and joshua trees Smith has studied the northward migration of yucca and joshua trees, and the possible hybridization of the Eastern and Western varieties, either of which may be related to climate change.Nothing In Biology Makes Sense Apr 17 Notes from the field: What’s Chris doing to that Joshua tree? by Jeremy YoderHigh Country News April 28, 2014 Joshua trees may be migrating north in response to climate change
Challenging views on race Smith is an advocate for the dismantling of racist pseudoscientific beliefs.Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Scientists at work among the Joshua trees by Jeremy Yoder On October 8, 2012, he and fellow Willamette associate professor Emily Drew, an anti-racism workshop facilitator, led a discussion on the misrepresentation of race and racial differences, presented at the Bagdad Theater and Pub in Portland, Oregon.Meetup.com Center for Enquiry, Scientific Racism - Bagdad Theater, Oct 8Portland Mercury Modern Science and the Legacy of Scientific Racism When: Mon., Oct. 8, 7 p.m. 2012
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