David Hoekman

Dr. David Hoekman is an Associate Professor of Biology at Olivet Nazarene University and teaches the Insect Ecology course at Au Sable Institute's Great Lakes Campus. He holds a B.S. in Biology and Archaeology from Wheaton College and a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of Notre Dame.

His research examines arthropod food webs in aquatic and terrestrial systems. Teaching expertise includes field-based courses such as:

• Insect Ecology
• Marine Ecology
• Ornithology
• General Ecology
• Tropical Field Research (Costa Rica)

Dr. Hoekman has lived and worked in diverse locations including Ontario, Oklahoma, Colorado, Montana, Wisconsin, Iceland, Indiana, and Michigan, contributing to his broad ecological fieldwork perspective.