Advisor: Dr. Shimada
Thesis: Fossil vertebrates from a unique marine bonebed of the Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Chalk, western Kansas, U.S.A.: new insights into the Niobrara vertebrate paleoecology
Graduated: 2021
After Graduation: Ph.D. Program University of Louisiana
Advisor: Dr. Bystriansky
Thesis: Muscle Na+/K+ ATPase isoform regulation in rainbow trout (
Oncorhynchus mykiss) following burst and sustained swimming challenges.
Graduated: 2013
After Graduation: PhD Program at University of California Berkeley
Advisor: Dr. Silliker
Thesis: Developing a transfection method for
Didymium iridisGraduated: 2019
After Graduation: Research Associate Exicure
Advisor: Dr. Sparkes
Thesis: Effects of abiotic and biotic stress on patterns of energy storage and use in two species of crustacean:
Gammarus pseudolimnaeus and
Caecidotea intermedius.
Graduated: 2002
After Graduation: Faculty at DePaul University (Biology)
Advisor: Dr. Heneghan
Thesis: Effects of the Manipulation of Aboveground Plant Diversity in Restoration Management on the Diversity of Belowground Arthropod Assemblage
Graduated: 2012
After Graduation: Faculty at DePaul University (Biology)
Advisor: Dr. Aguirre
Thesis: Phylogeography of the Neotropical Fish Genus
Rhoadsia (Teleostei: Characidae) in Ecuador
Graduated: 2019
After Graduation: Ph.D. Program University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Advisor: Dr. Aguirre and Dr. McMahan
Thesis: Niche overlap in sympatric
Rocio (Teleostei: Cichlidae) of Guatemala.
Graduated: 2022
After Graduation: Ph.D. Program University of Illinois Chicago
Advisor: Dr. LaMontagne
Thesis: Changes over time in tree cavity availability across habitats in a highly urban area.
Graduated: 2022
After Graduation: NA.
Advisor: Dr. Kozlowski
Thesis: A clinically relevant closed-head model of single and repeat concussive injuries in the adult rat using a controlled cortical impact device.
Graduated: 2015
After Graduation: Research technician at Rosalind Franklin University
Advisor: Dr. Silliker
Thesis: Assembly of the
Didymium iridis mitochondrial genome by genome walking
Graduated: 2012
After Graduation: Ph.D. Program Penn State University
Advisor: Dr. Shimada
Thesis: A new pachyrhizodontid fish (Actinopterygii: Teleostei) from the Tarrant Formation (Cenomanian) of the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Group of Texas, U.S.A.
Graduated: 2019
After Graduation: Research Technician Field Museum of Natural History
Advisor: Dr. Shimada
Thesis: Geometric morphometric analysis of the pedal claw of the Early Cretaceous bird
Confuciusornis sanctusGraduated: 2017
After Graduation: Ph.D. Program University of Alberta
Advisor: Dr. Gilliland
Thesis: Effects of mad2 deficiency on chromosome segregation in
Drosophila female meiosis
Graduated: 2014
After Graduation: AbbVie Inc.
Advisor: Dr. Aguirre
Thesis: Effects of temperature and water Flow on morphology of
Astyanax mexicanus (Teleostei: Characidae)
Graduated: 2015
After Graduation: Ph.D. Program McGill University
Advisor: Dr. Bell
Thesis: Effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on mood and motivated behaviors in adolescent rats.
Graduated: 2022
After Graduation: Medical School Central Michigan University
Advisor: Dr. Silliker
Thesis: Zygote gene expression and plasmodial development in
Didymium iridisGraduated: 2019
After Graduation: Ph.D. Program University of New Hampshire
Advisor: Dr. Bystriansky
Thesis: Physiological Effects of Aquatic Hypercarbia on Seawater Acclimation in the White Sturgeon (
Acipenser transmontanus)
Graduated: 2015
After Graduation: Ph.D. Program at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Advisor: Dr. Shimada
Thesis: Body forms in sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii), and their functional, ecological, and evolutionary implications
Graduated: 2019
After Graduation: Ph.D. Program University of California Riverside
Advisor: Dr. Sparkes
Graduated: 2019
Thesis: Modification of host behavior and transmission in the acanthocephalan
Acanthocephalus dirus: effects of development, intraspecific conflict, and host sex
After Graduation: Ph.D. Program Un
iversity of Virg
inia
Advisor: Dr. Kozlowski
Graduated: 2003
Thesis: Gene delivery of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) prior to traumatic brain injury: differential effects on anatomy and behavior.
After Graduation: Behavioral Research Associate II, PsychoGenics Inc.
Advisor: Dr. Shimada
Thesis: Patterns of torso morphology in extant quadrupedal amniotes and their paleontological applications
Graduated: 2021
After Graduation: Middle School Resident Science Teacher at KIPP Academy Boston