Students in my lab have worked on a variety of projects. Each has greatly helped the progress of our research program and went on to very successful, and varied, careers.
Graduate Students​
Student
Thesis
Castro, G.
working title: Effects of habitat quality on the development and survival of american horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) embryos. In progress
Kolb, A.
Bakker, A.
Govert, H
Effects of diet and housing proximity on oocyte production in adult female zebrafish (Danio rerio) 2016
Trace element accumulation in horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) egg, embryo, and larvae through maternal transfer and surrounding nesting substrate. 2016
Offspring retireval behaviors after brood loss in the convict cichlid. 2014
Westrick, B.
Hormonal modulation of female parental care behaviors in the convict cichlid, Amatitlania siquia. 2010
Employment post graduation
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Aquaculture specialist/Aquatic biologist, Boston Hospital, Division of Neurology
Data and Reporting Analyst (Nike)
Kentucky Department of Fish and Widlife
Undergraduate Students​
and Projects
Sukhjit Dhailwal
Hetherington, A.
Bastiani, I.
Fisenne, D.
Tawfik, C
Doughtery, S
Alavardo, M
Garnett, C.
Jaques, C.
Carson, E.
Patal, P.
Bougleux-Gomes, H.
Lang, L.
Nicolino, H.
Lackey, C.
Scherer, A.
Stump, A.
Hayes, B.
Watts, E.
Taulbee, A.
Robinson, M.
Craig, D.
Spangler, L.
Deerfield, S.
Thomas, B.
Wilkerson, A.
Snyder, C.
Cook, E.
Liu, W.
Wilks, A.
Hall, A.
Ratnamalala, N.
Wong, R.
DuRoos, C.
Fall 2018-present
Fall 2017 – Spring 2018
Summer 2017 – Fall 2018
Spring 2017
Fall 2016-Spring 2017
Fall 2016-Spring 2017
Fall 2015
Sumer 2015
Summer 2014- Spring 2017
Fall 2015 – Spring 2016
Fall 2015 – Spring 2016
Spring 2013 – Fall 2015
Summer 2014 – Spring 2016
Summer 2014; Spring 2015
Summer 2014- Fall 2014
Spring 2011 – Spring 2012
Spring 2011 – Spring 2012
Fall 2010 – Spring 2012
Fall 2010 – Spring 2011
Spring 2010 – Spring 2011
Spring 2010 – Spring 2011
Spring 2010 – Spring 2011
Fall 2009 – Spring 2010
Fall 2009 – Fall 2010
Fall 2009 – Fall 2010
Spring 2009 – Spring 2011
Spring 2009 – Spring 2010
Fall 2008 – Spring 2009
Fall 2008 – Spring 2009
Fall 2007 – Fall 2008
Spring 2007 – Spring 2009
Spring 2006 – Spring 2009
Fall 2006 – Spring 2006
Fall 2004 – Spring 2006
c. cichlid hormones + mating behavior
c. cichlid hormones + parental behavior
c. cichlid parental neural patterns
c. cichlid hormones + parental behavior
c. cichlid female neural patterns
c. cichlid hormones + parental behavior
c. cichlid endocrine disruptors
horseshoe crab spawning ecology
c. cichlid endocrine disruptors
octopus captivity enrichment
c. cichlid hormones + female neural patterns
fruit fly mutants vs wildtype courtship
c. cichlid parental neural patterns
c. cichlid neural phenotypes
c. cichlid neural phenotypes
breeding ecology of blackside dace fish
trout and bass assessment
c. cichlid behavior
c. cichlid parental behavior
c. cichlid parental behavior
c. cichlid behavior
c. cichlid behavior
c. cichlid male behavior
c. cichlid parental behavior
c. cichlid behavior
c. cichlid parental experience behavior
c. cichlid parental experience behavior
c. cichlid parental behavior
c. cichlid male / female behavior
c. cichlid male / female behavior
c. cichlid male / female behavior
c. cichlid parental behavior
spawning behavior
c. cichlid + damselfish hormones + behavior