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Campuses Closed on Sunday, January 19, and Monday, January 20, Due to Weather

Due to the winter weather forecast, all classes and activities at Kean’s main campus in Union, Kean Ocean and Kean Skylands are canceled on Sunday, January 19, and Monday, January 20. Normal operations are expected to resume on Tuesday, January 21. Only personnel who are essential during weather emergencies should report to work as required on Sunday and Monday. Employees with questions about their status should consult their supervisors. Keanu’s Kitchen will be open for on-campus residents from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday and 9 a.m. to midnight on Monday.

Nancy LaFleur, Ph.D.

Lecturer
Office Location
GATE 217
Email
nlafleur@kean.edu
Phone
(908) 443-2432
Nancy Lafleur

I earned a B.S. in Biology from Eastern Connecticut State University in 1998, where I investigated the foraging behavior of gray squirrels in relation to the nuts of different species of hickory trees.  I then went on to earn a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of Connecticut in Storrs in January 2006.  As a graduate student, I investigated how participation in seed dispersal mutualisms regulates the distributions and abundances of participants. In addition to my interests in seed dispersal mutualisms, I have strong and enduring interests in the ecology, the biology and behavior of birds, animal cognition, and how feeding shapes species interactions.   Short-term research projects I have been involved with include an examination of adaptions to regional conditions in woody invasive plants, an investigation of Neotropical migrant birds as indicator species for rapid biological assessment, and a study examining the effects of breeding habitat fragmentation on Neotropical passerine populations. I am currently lecturer at Kean University’s Ocean County College Campus.  

Courses Taught

  • Biology and Ecology of Birds
  • Principles of Genetics
  • Zoology
  • Form and Function
  • Principles of Ecology
  • Principles of Genetics
  • Parasitology
  • Seminar in Integrative Biology

Publications

Merow, C., LaFleur, N., Silander, J., and M. Rubega (2011) Developing dynamic, mechanistic species distribution models: predicting bird-mediated spread of invasive plants across northeastern North America. American Naturalist 178: 30-43.

LaFleur, N., Rubega, M. and J. Parent* (2009).  Does frugivory by European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) facilitate germination in invasive plants? The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 136 (3): 332-341.

Ibañez, I., Silander, J., Wilson, A., LaFleur, N., Tanaka, N. and I. Tsuyama (2009).Multi-scale forecasts of potential distributions of invasive plant species. Ecological Applications 19: 359-375.

LaFleur, N., Rubega, M. and C. Elphick (2007).  Invasive fruits, novel foods, and choice: an investigation of frugivory in European starlings and American robins.The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119 (3): 429-438.

LaFleur, N. (2006).  Kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata.  Pages 66-67 in Invasive species in the Pacific northwest (P. D. Boersma, S. H. Reichard, and A. N. Van Buren, Editors). University of Washington Press, Seattle, Washington.