His career at the University of Wyoming began as Assistant Professor of Entomology before becoming Professor of Natural Sciences and Humanities. He then transferred to the philosophy department and taught in the
Master of Fine Arts program in
creative writing. Lockwood has authored numerous articles, some licensed by government entities, such as the Wyoming Water Research Center. In 2000, he co-authored
Grasshoppers and Grassland Health for the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. His most recent science book,
Six-legged Soldiers: Using Insects as Weapons of War, is a historical account of entomological
bioterrorism from early days through the present, and the near future.
A guest of the world: Meditations is Lockwood's latest book on spirituality under
Skinner House Books, a book publisher run by the
Unitarian Universalist Association. Lockwood and other scholars at the
University of Wyoming have recently become locked in a debate with university administration and Wyoming business and energy leaders over what he and others have argued is a clear case of the infringement of academic freedom. According to emails and reports released under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the sitting university President, Tom Buchanan, ordered the destruction of
Carbon Sink, an artwork created by artist
Chris Drury, after Wyoming energy and business leaders considered it an untoward criticism of the industry that partly subsidizes the university though
severance tax. Although Wyoming industry leaders have called for a moratorium on the debate, the university administration's infringement of academic freedom has become the hot-button topic while the university seeks a replacement for Buchanan, upon his scheduled retirement in July 2013. ==Personal life==