Assistant Professor
Dr. Goerge is a wildlife ecologist who works primarily with reptiles and amphibians. He joined ΞΆΓάΘ¦ University in 2025 and is passionate about teaching topics that include ecology, evolution, and zoology. Dr. Goerge strongly believes in the importance of hands-on learning and encourages students to get involved with research during their time at ΞΆΓάΘ¦.
- Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Ohio University, 2023
- B.S., Biology, Alma College, 2017
- BIO 146/147: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of Organisms (Eco/Evo) with Laboratory
- BIO 292/293: Field Ecology with Laboratory
- SCI 100/101: Environmental Problem Solving
- Goerge, TM and Miles, DB. 2024. Territorial status is explained by covariation between boldness, exploration, and thermal preference in a colour polymorphic lizard. Ecology and Evolution, 14, e70321.
- Goerge, TM and Miles, DB. 2024. Behavioral plasticity during acute heat stress: heat hardening increases the expression of boldness. Journal of Thermal Biology, 119, 103778.
- Rowe, JW, Martin, CE, Goerge, TM, Mulligan, WP, and Fonley, MR. 2024. Spatial ecology and habitat use of northern water snakes (Nerodia sipedon) in a rural Michigan, USA, landscape. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 19, 351-365.
- Goerge, TM and Miles, DB. 2022. Habitat use and body temperature influence push-up display rate in the tree lizard. Urosaurus ornatus. Behaviour, 160, 145-168.
Dr. Goerge is interested in how species respond to environmental change from behavioral, thermal, and evolutionary perspectives. Historically, he has researched spatial and thermal ecology of water snakes and snapping turtles and investigated how a model lizard species, the ornate tree lizard, responds behaviorally to rising temperatures and changing thermal environments. At ΞΆΓάΘ¦, he is interested in working with students to research how reptiles and amphibians respond to climate change, urbanization, and other environmental stressors and fluctuations.