Alex Kingston PI/Assistant Professor Google Scholar I received my B.S. from Arizona State University studying biology and investigating coloration in butterflies in the lab of Ron Rutowski. I earned my PhD at UMBC where I studied extraocular photoreception in crustaceans, cephalopods, and fish with Tom Cronin. I did my postdoctoral training with Dan Speiser at the University of South Carolina where I explored the evolution of visual systems in molluscs and the co-evolution of complex traits in crustaceans. While at UofSC, I discovered a love for and kinship with snapping shrimp. Bekah Hansen
Master's Student I graduated in the spring of 2021 with a B.S. in Biology from The University of Tulsa. Currently, I am studying the neuroanatomy and cuticular organization of the snapping shrimp Alpheus heterochaelis. I plan to pursue a PhD once completing my masters. I am an enthusiastic (but also sleepy) girl who loves puzzles, Red Bull, and napping in the animal room. Tanner Mierow
PhD Student I graduated in the spring of 2022 from the University of Minnesota with a B.S. in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior. As an undergraduate, I worked on the visual system of Giant Water Bugs (commonly known as toe biters!), a charismatic ambush predator that has a special place in my heart. Currently, I am primarily working on two projects: 1. How the visual system of aquatic insects functions both in air and water, and 2. The neuroethology of snapping shrimp-goby mutualisms. When I am not in ponds dip netting for toe biters, I can be found running with my partner or at home playing with my australian shepherd, Archie. |
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