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Brian R. Warren


Personal Information

Address:
11548 East Black Oak Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Phone:
(225) 272-4776
E-mail:
bwarren2@dhh.la.gov
WWW:
http://www.angelfire.com/la3/sanitarian1281/

Age:
32

Height:
5' 9"

Weight:
approx. 180 lbs.

Marital Status:
Married

Birthplace:
Hammond, LA

 


Education

University of Southwestern Louisiana
Biology, 1990-1991

Louisiana State University
Zoology and Physiology, 1991-1994
Bachelor of Science (1994)

Southeastern Louisiana University
Biological Sciences, 1995-1999
Area of interest: ecology and conservation biology of amphibians and reptiles
Master of Science (1999)

 

Professional Experience

Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals/Office of Public Health
Sanitarian, 2003-present
perform inspections of retail food establishments, grocery stores, day care centers, and other venues to verify compliance with the Louisiana State Sanitary Code (now Title 51, L.A.C.)

Florida Department of Health, Gadsden County Health Department
Environmental Health Specialist I, 2001-2002
oversaw onsite sewage treatment and disposal system (OSTDS) program in Gadsden County; assisted in other programs

Auburn University
Contract Research Biologist, 2000-2001
installed a drift fence and monitored a funnel-trap array for the capture of flatwoods salamanders (Ambystoma cingulatum), a federally-listed species; purpose of the project is to ascertain what amount of capture effort is needed to determine whether flatwoods salamanders are present on a given piece of property

Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals/Office of Public Health
Sanitarian, 1999-2000
performed inspections of retail food establishments, grocery stores, day care centers, and other venues to verify compliance with the Louisiana State Sanitary Code

Southeastern Louisiana University
Research Associate, 1998-1999
maintained lab Macintosh computers and performed general labwork in a molecular phylogenetics lab

Southeastern Louisiana University
Teaching Assistant, 1995-1998
organized and taught introductory zoology labs

Contemporary Herpetology
Copy Editor, 1998-1999
responsible for editing manuscripts for grammatical and mechanical content

 

Web Pages

A Synopsis of Caiman Taxonomy
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/brittoncrocs/cbd-evo-1.htm
In conjunction with Dr. Adam Britton’s information project on crocodilians, I authored this non-peer reviewed article on the historical context of caiman taxonomy and the present state of affairs.

 

References

Mike Vidrine, sanitarian program manager
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Center for Environmental Health Services
6867 Bluebonnet Blvd, Box # 9
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
(225) 763-5553
mvidrne@dhh.la.gov

Dr. Mary E. White, molecular/developmental biologist
Southeastern Louisiana University
Department of Biological Sciences
SLU 10736
Hammond, LA 70402
(504) 549-3508
mwhite@selu.edu

Dr. Brian I. Crother, systematic herpetologist
Southeastern Louisiana University
Department of Biological Sciences
SLU 10736
Hammond, LA 70402
(504) 549-2162 
bcrother@selu.edu                             


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