| Jeffrey Alan Lockwood | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 |
| Occupation | Author; professor |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Ph.D. Louisiana State University |
| Genres | Science; meditations |
| Notable award(s) | Pushcart Prize John Burroughs Medal |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy |
| Children | Ethan; Erin |
"When I slow my pace of living so that I truly see the grassland, then my life comes into focus." (J.A. Lockwood, Prologue, Prairie soul: Finding grace in the earth beneath my feet)
Dr. Jeffrey Alan Lockwood (born 1960) is an award-winning author and University of Wyoming professor of Natural Sciences and Humanities.[2] He writes both nonfiction science books, as well as meditations. Lockwood is the recipient of both the Pushcart Prize and the John Burroughs Medal.[2]
Lockwood earned a B.S. degree in biology from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, where he was the 1982 recipient of the Brown Award.[3] He received a Ph.D. in entomology from Louisiana State University after his 1985 Ph.D. dissertation entitled, The behavioral ecology of the first instar southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula (L.).[4]
His career at the University of Wyoming began as Assistant Professor of Entomology before becoming Professor of Natural Sciences and Humanities, then transferring to the philosophy department and teaching in the Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing.[5]
Prior to writing books, Lockwood was the author of a number of articles for government entities, such as the Wyoming Water Research Center. In 2000, he co-authored Grasshoppers and Grassland Health for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.[6] His most recent science book, Six-legged Soldiers: Using Insects as Weapons of War, is a historical account of entomological bioterrorism from early days through the present, and the near future. A guest of the world: Meditations is Lockwood's latest book on spirituality under Skinner House Books, a book publisher run by the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Lockwood is married, and has a son and daughter. He is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Laramie, Wyoming, USA.[7]