Although I am retired, I am still active with Science Outreach - Athabasca (a committee within the Faculty of Science and Technology). I am also still working on some arachnological and other projects.
Research interests
Ecology and behaviour of arthropods, especially arachnids
Science education
Educational credentials
Ph.D. 1979. Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia
M.Sc. 1971. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Honours degree. 1970. University of Saskatchewan
B.A. 1967. University of Saskatchewan
Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor at 星空影视in Edmonton and Athabasca. 1974-2007. Associate Dean, Arts and Sciences, half-time 1988-90. Occasional Acting Chair for the Centre for Science, 2004-06.
Canadian Program Manager/Advisor, Universitas Pattimura. 1993-95. Eastern Indonesian Universities Development Project, Ambon, Indonesia. Funded by Canadian International Development Agency.
Refereed Publications: 15 on arthropods, science education
Non-refereed Publications: 12 on biology, science education, etc.
YouTube videos: 24 for Science Outreach - Athabasca
University Reports: >15
Newspaper and Magazine Articles: 12
Cokendolpher, J.C. and R.G. Holmberg. 2018. Harvestmen of the family Phalangiidae (Arachnida, Opiliones) in the Americas. Occasional Papers of the Texas Tech University, Number 67, 44 .()
Bragg, P.D. and R.G. Holmberg. 2009. The harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones) of British Columbia. Proceedings British Columbia Entomological Society 106: 29-37. ()
Holmberg, R.G. 2006. Harvestmen. Canadian Encyclopedia. ()
Holmberg, R.G. and J.C. Cokendolpher. 1997. Re-description of Togwoteeus biceps (Arachnida, Opiliones, Sclerosomatidae) with notes on its morphology, karyology and phenology. Journal of Arachnology 25(3): 229-244. ()
Holmberg, R.G. and T.S. Bakshi. 1992. Postmortem on a distance education course: successes and failures. American Journal of Distance Education 6: 27-39. ()
Tsurusaki, N. and R.G. Holmberg. 1986. Chromosomes of Leiobunum japonicum japonicum and Leiobunum paessleri (Arachnida, Opiliones). Journal of Arachnology 14(1): 123-125. ()
Holmberg, R.G. 1986. The scent glands of Opiliones: a review of their function. p. 131-133. In: Proceedings of the Ninth International Congress of Arachnology, Panama, 1983. W.G. Eberhard, Y.D. Lubin and B.C. Robinson, editors. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
Holmberg, R.G., N.P.D. Angerilli, and L.J. LaCasse. 1984. Overwintering aggregations of Leiobunum paessleri in caves and mines (Arachnida, Opiliones). Journal of Arachnology 12(2): 195-204. ()
Holmberg, R.G. and J.M. Hardman. 1984. Relating feeding rates to sex and size in six species of grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Canadian Entomologist 116: 597-606. A 49 p. appendix is deposited in the Canadian National Library. ()
Holmberg, R.G. and E.G. Kokko. 1983. A blind Homolophus biceps (Arachnida, Opiliones). Entomological News 94: 49-52. ()
Holmberg, R.G. and T.S. Bakshi. 1982. Laboratory work in distance education. Distance Education 3: 198-206. ()
Holmberg, R.G. and A.L. Turnbull. 1982. Selective predation in a euryphagous invertebrate predator, Pardosa vancouveri (Arachnida, Araneae). Canadian Entomologist 114: 243-257. ()
Bragg, P.D. and R.G. Holmberg. 1975. Platybunus triangularis and Paroligolophus agrestis: two phalangids introduced to North America (Arachnida, Opiliones). Journal of Arachnology 2(2): 127. ( )
Holmberg, R.G. and D. Troffimenkoff. 1968. Aedes melanimon in Saskatchewan. Mosquito News 26: 651-652. ( )
Professor for >13 biology and science courses at AU
External referee or on supervisory committees for 7 graduate students at 4 universities
>1,000 contributions to Digital Teaching Resource Library for Biology (University of Alberta) and Athabasca River Basin Image Bank (AU), 7 exhibits, various websites
Conferences on Science Education: 16 on biology
Lectures at Universities and Colleges >75 on biology
Presentations to Schools and Organizations: >300 on spiders, other biological topics, photography
AU: administrative and planning committees, initiation of Athabasca River Basin Research Institute
External: local and provincial committees concerning biology and education