Terry Dial

Biology

Professional Practice Assistant Professor


Terry Dial

Contact Information

Email: terry.dial@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, 2016
PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, 2016
MS, Biology, University of Utah, 2010
MS, Biology, University of Utah, 2010
BS, Biology, Loyola Marymount University, 2007
BS, Biology, Loyola Marymount University, 2007

Biography

I am a native of Montana, where I grew up appreciating the outdoors and natural world.

Teaching Interests

Evolutionary Biology
Anatomy and Physiology
Comparative Vertebrate Morphology
Evolution, Ecology and Conservation of East Africa
Colorado River Science

Research Interests

Comparative Morphology
Biomechanics
Developmental Biology
Life History Evolution
Quantitative Genetics
Fish
Birds

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

  • Dial, T., (2026). Occurrence and Ecotoxicological Risks of Pharmaceuticals and Illicit Drugs in Effluent and Unsheltered Homelessness-Impacted River Systems. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 90:2, doi: 10.1007/s00244-025-01169-y
  • Sims, D., Dial, T., (2024). Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the rivers of the Western United States.. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
  • Dial, T., (2024). Trophic niche drives the evolution of craniofacial shape in Trinidadian guppies.. Evolution, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpae020
  • Dial, T., Mayerl, C.J, Mainwaring, M.C, Heers, A.M, German, R.Z, (2023). Birth and the Pathway to Adulthood: Integration across Development, Environment, and Evolution. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 63:3
  • Matthews, D.G, Dial, T., Lauder, G.V, (2023). Genes, Morphology, Performance, and Fitness: Quantifying Organismal Performance to Understand Adaptive Evolution. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 63:3
  • Dial, T., Phenotypic plasticity drives local adaptation by disrupting a genetically integrated jaw apparatus in Trinidadian guppies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Other

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Teaching

NR 6580 - Data analysis and programming for natural resource management, Spring 2026
BIOL 1625 - General Biology Laboratory II, Spring 2026
Human Physiology, Spring 2026
BIOL 2420 - Human Physiology Laboratory, Spring 2026
BIOL 1615 - Biology I Laboratory, Fall 2025
BIOL 2320 - Human Anatomy, Fall 2025
BIOL 2320 - Human Anatomy, Fall 2025
NR 6580 - Data analysis and programming for natural resource management, Spring 2025
NR 6580 - Data Analysis and Programming for Natural Resource Managers, Spring 2025
BIOL 2420 - Human Physiology, Spring 2025
BIOL 2420 - Human Physiology, Spring 2025
BIOL 2420 - Human Physiology, Spring 2025
BIOL 2320 - Human Anatomy, Fall 2024
BIOL 2320 - Human Anatomy, Fall 2024
BIOL, ENVS 4750, 4950, 6900 - Topics in Biology (Topic), Fall 2024
BIOL 2420 - Human Physiology, Spring 2024
BIOL 2420 - Human Physiology, Spring 2024
BIOL 2320 - Human Anatomy, Fall 2023
BIOL 2320 - Human Anatomy, Fall 2023
CEEN, ENVS, WATS 4950, 5700 - Special Topics, Fall 2023
NR 6580 - Data Analysis and Programming for Natural Resource Managers, Spring 2023
BIOL 2420 - Human Physiology, Spring 2023
BIOL 2420 - Human Physiology, Spring 2023
BIOL 2320 - Human Anatomy, Fall 2022
BIOL 2320 - Human Anatomy, Fall 2022

Graduate Students Mentored

Valerie Gil, Other, January 2022