Don Dearborn

Lewiston

Don Dearborn is an evolutionary biologist in the Biology Department at Bates College, a residential undergraduate college in Maine, USA. He also has research affiliations at Cardiff University, Wales. Working at research sites on remote islands in the Central Pacific, North Atlantic, New Zealand, and mainland North America, he explores how evolution and human activity shape the genetics and behavior of animals. Research themes include life history strategies, animal communication, and host-parasite interactions. Dearborn teaches courses on conservation genetics, ecology & evolution, animal behavior, and ornithology. His research on wild animal populations sometimes conveniently intersects with his love of whitewater kayaking, trail running, and mountain biking. A native of North Carolina, he lives in Lewiston, Maine, with his wife and daughter.