Rate My Professor Jessica Beckham

Jessica Beckham is a Professor of Instruction in the Department of Biology, Health, and the Environment within the College of Sciences at the University of Texas at San Antonio, a position she has held since August 2017, following promotion from Lecturer II. As a Biology faculty member, she teaches courses including Environmental Systems I (ES 2013), Environmental Zoology (ES 1123), and Evolution (BIO 3323). Beckham earned her Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the University of North Texas in 2016, with a dissertation titled "Influence of Urban Green Spaces on Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)." She also holds an M.S. in Biology with a concentration in Teaching in the Life Sciences from the University of North Texas (2007) and a B.S. in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin (2005). Her academic career includes prior roles as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of North Texas Institute of Applied Science (2016-2017), where she assessed the distribution and taxonomic status of Bombus sonorus in Texas, and adjunct faculty positions at Southern New Hampshire University (2017-present) and the University of North Texas (2017). Earlier, she served as a secondary science teacher at L.A.S.A. High School in Austin Independent School District (2007-2010) and various teaching assistant roles at the University of North Texas.