Karl B. McKnight
Associate Professor of Biology

Karl McKnight is the current Outdoor Program director at St. Lawrence University. Recently he oversaw the development of the Adirondack semester. This fall program takes place off campus in the Adirondack region; and students learn about the area, engage in low-impact living, and study environmental issues and literature. McKnight earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Brigham Young University and the Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. In biology, he teaches courses in ecology, phycology and plant systematics. Prof. McKnight regularly directs student research projects and has manuscripts in preparation with student coauthors concerning plant succession in Bryce Canyon National Park, olfactory responses to the common cold, and computer-assisted measurement of reproductive surfaces of gilled mushrooms. He joined the St. Lawrence faculty in 1985 and has twice directed the University's program in Spain.
“Working with Karl has taught me a lot about life and about myself,” said Kara Kushmerek, an environmental studies major from Henniker, NH, and Adirondack Semester participant who graduated in 2002.