Undergraduate Research

I am looking for interested undergraduate researchers to work on pilot projects both during the school year and over the summer. I currently have funding from the Missouri River Institute to support an undergraduate researcher in the summer of 2009.

I have mentored several undergraduates during my career and have had great success. Most recently, I am submitting a journal article with Alison Hart on research she designed and conducted. Alison recieved funding from the Center for Integrated Biology at Washington State University and presented her research as a poster (click here).

Please contact me if you are interested in working in my laboratory.

Several undergraduate projects I have mentored:

Alison Hart, Washington State University, December 2006 – Present. Effects of viral infection, predator cue, and pesticide exposure on salamander larvae. Awarded fellowship for research proposal from the University’s “Center for Integrated Biology”.

Rebecca Featherkile, Washington State University, August 2007 – Present. Interactive effects of pesticide and viral exposure on tiger salamander eggs and larvae.

Nicole Sinacore, Washington State University, July 2007 – Present. Comparative effects of pesticide exposure on metamorphs in three tiger salamander sub-species.

Christina Dressel, Washington State University, July 2006 – December 2006, Effect of insecticide and herbicide exposure on iridovirus virulence in larval Tiger Salamanders. Awarded fellowship from the University’s “Center for Integrated Biology”. Honors thesis awarded “with distinction.”

Brooke Eustis, UC Davis, January 2005 – June 2006, Substrate type alters pesticide effects in amphibians.

Neil Milan, UC Davis, January 2004 – June 2005, Using metabolomics to determine pesticide exposure in tadpoles.

Courtney Covington, UC Davis, January 2004 – June 2004, Pesticide water and egg-laying sites for female Pacific Treefrogs.

Risa Naito, UC Davis, January 2003 – June 2003. Predatory fish cue and pesticide effects on amphibian behavior.

Rachael Pommerening, Pepperdine University, March 1999 – August 2000. Crayfish distribution in the Santa Monica mountains.