Ms. Diana Seecharran

  • Senior Lecturer


  • Department of Biology
  • Turkeyen Campus

About Ms. Diana Seecharran


Diana Seecharran, Lecturer II, Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Turkeyen Campus, University of Guyana
Diana Seecharran has a BSc in Biology and an MSc in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development. She has taught several courses including Ecology, Natural Resources Management, Coastal Zone management, Parasitology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology.
Her research includes work on how cultural practices and beliefs influence environmental perceptions and attitudes and affect resource use, sustainable tourism development, local wildmeat trade, farmers adaptations to climate change, turtle conservation and mushroom cultivation on various substrates.

Expert Areas

Natural Resource & Environmental Management

Population and community ecology, coastal zone management, natural resource management

Religion, Culture and Environment/Environmental Humanities

Relationship between religion and culture and environmental perception and attitude

Qualifications

Qualification Specialization Institution Country Year
B.Sc. Biology University of Guyana Guyana 2008
M.Sc. Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in the Caribbean University of Belize 2015
D.Phil. Innovation in Global Development Arizona State University 2023

Courses Taught

Course Code Course Name
MTH2103 Analysis I
BIO2104 Biochemistry I - Introduction to Biochemistry
BIO2210 Biochemistry I-Introduction to Biochemistry
BIO3110 Biochemistry II
BIO3104 Biochemistry II - Intermediary Metabolism
UGC1102 Biology for Non-Science Majors
BIO6902 Biometrical Work Sheets
BIO4200 Capstone Research Project
BIO4214 Climate Change Biology
MLS4103 Clinical Mycology
BIO4215 Coastal Zone Management
BIO4202 Coastal Zone Management
CMS9000 Dissertation 1
BIO4113 Entomology
BIO2110 Fundamentals of Ecology
BIO1202 Genetics and Evolution
BIO4205 Internship
BIO1102 Introduction to the Biology and Ecology of Living Organisms
BIO1101 Introductory Biology I
BIO1201 Introductory Biology II
BIO1100 Laboratory and Field Biology I
BIO1200 Laboratory and Field Biology II
BIO3119 Marine and Coastal Ecology
BIO3108 Natural Resources, Population and Conservation
BIO3204 Parasitology
BIO6901 Research Papers
BIO4100 Research Project
BIO6900 Research Proposal.
BIO6903 Seminars
MST4102 Survey Methodology
BIO2202 Survey of the Animal World II - The Vertebrates
BIO7000 Thesis
BIO3105 Vertebrate Zoology I - Ornithology & Herpetology

Research

Title Year Completed Research Type Status
Investigation of the effect of Temperature, Light and Companionship on the first Calls and Songs of Birds 2010 Individual Completed
Occurrence of River Otters on the Berbice River with an Assessment of the Local Threats and Pressures 2010 Individual Completed

Presentation

Date Seminar / Conference Location Title

Publications

TItle Details
Investigation of the effect of Temperature, Light and Companionship on the first Calls and Songs of Birds Book Title: Investigation of the effect of Temperature, Light and Companionship on the first Calls and Songs of Birds
Publication Type: Publication
Publication Item: Abstract
Publication Status: Work Completed but not Submitted /Accepted for Publication
Occurrence of River Otters on the Berbice River with an Assessment of the Local Threats and Pressures Book Title: Occurrence of River Otters on the Berbice River with an Assessment of the Local Threats and Pressures
Publication Type: Publication
Publication Item: Paper
Publication Status: Work Completed but not Submitted /Accepted for Publication