Benjamin Navia
Benjamin Navia
Title: ProfessorOffice Location: Price Hall 318
E-mail: bnavia@andrews.edu
Phone: (269) 471-6527
Education
BS General Science, Catholic University of Puerto Rico
MS Biology, Ïã½¹ÊÓƵ University
PhD Biology, Loma Linda University
Biography
A native of Chile, Benjamin Navia received his Ph. D. from Loma Linda University and joined the Faculty at Ïã½¹ÊÓƵ University in 2013. Dr. Navia teaches Neurobiology, Foundations of Biology as well as Anatomy and Physiology. Prior to coming to Ïã½¹ÊÓƵ, Dr. Navia taught at Kettering College in Ohio.
Current Research or Professional Activities
I study the neural basis of auditory behavior in crickets. Auditory communication is essential to the survival of a number of organisms. For example, female crickets exhibit phonotaxis, which is the ability to locate and approach the source of a sound, in order to find the male producing a song. Such behavior which includes recognition and localization are controlled by specific underlying neuronal mechanisms. My research focuses on understanding what those neuronal mechanisms are and how they work.
- Phone: 269-471-3243
- Email: biology@andrews.edu