Dr. Michael L. Cain got his A. B. from Bowdoin College in Biology and Mathematics and he was awarded a summa cum laude. Dr. Cain did his M. Sc. from Brown University in the Division of Applied Mathematics and his Ph. D. from Cornell University in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

His Teaching Interests include introductory biology (for nonmajors and majors), evolution, ecology, botany, biostatistics, and mathematical biology. Dr. Cain’s research interests include ecology and evolution of plants, ecological and evolutionary dynamics in hybrid zones, long-distance dispersal, and spatial spread and search behavior in plants and animals.