Project Title: Species distribution and genetic diversity of the trilling chorus frogs (Pseudacris) in the State of Kentucky.

 

Project Title: Comparative landscape genetics of two pond-breeding amphibians in the Diablo Range of California and an evaluation of alternative analysis methods.

 

Project Title: Adaptive variation in tiger salamander populations in response to environmental change.

 

Project Title: The impacts of strip mining on pond breeding salamanders in Western Kentucky.

 

Project Title: The utility of molecular markers developed from various genomic resources.

 

Project Title: Consequences of two environmental stressors (UV-B radiation and glyphosate-based herbicide) on spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum).

 

Project Title: Landscape genetics of the marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum) at Mammoth Cave National Park.

 

Project Title: Site selection by the juvenile Ambystomatid salamanders based on substrate pH

 

Project Title: Analysis of landscape genetic data from Ambystoma opacum in Mammoth Cave National Park

 

Project Title: Genealogical history and admixture proportion of tiger salamanders in Black Lake, Mono County, California

 

Project Title: Genetic Analysis of a California Newt (Taricha torosa) metapopulation

Jessica was a WKU honors student at WKU and she received a Faculty-Undergraduate Student Engagement (FUSE) grant in 2015. Jessica participated in the 2015 trans-California Ambystoma californiense sampling. Jessica won the Biology Department's Gleason Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research in 2016 and the Outstanding Biodiversity Student Award in 2017.

 

Project title: The Effects of alternative herbicide formulations on salamander larvae

Katlyn was a WKU honors student in the Biology Department and helped with management of the captive amphibian colony. Katlyn participated in the 2016 trans-California Ambystoma californiense sampling. Katlyn won the Biology Department's Lancaster Award for Excellence in Pre-Medical Studies in 2017, and moved on to medical school at the University of Louisville.

Kaley was a WKU honors student in the Biology Department and helped with management of the captive amphibian colony and a substrate-choice experiment.

Jasen was a WKU honors student in the Biology Department and worked on a Bufo boreas landscape genetics project. Jasen went on to medical school at the University of Louisville.

Ryan was a Biology honors student at WKU. He received a Faculty-Undergraduate Student Engagement (FUSE) grant in 2013 and placed 1st in the Ecology and Environmental Science undergraduate poster competition at the Kentucky Academy of Sciences annual meeting. In 2014, Ryan won the Department of Biology award for Outstanding Biotechnology Student Ryan is currently a Research Associate at Insight Genetics.

 

Project title: Landscape genetics of the California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in the Los Vaqueros Watershed.

Kevin was a Gatton Academy of Math and Science student at WKU. He received a Biology Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (BSURE) Fellowship during the summer of 2013. Kevin is now an undergraduate at the University of Alabama.

 

Project title: The prevalence of Chytrid fungus in Bullfrog populations of South Central Kentucky.

 

Project Title: Comparisons of genetic diversity among disjunct populations of Magnolia tripetala.

 

Project Title: Landscape genetics of the Western toad (Bufo boreas).

 

Project Title: Gene flow within a California newt (Taricha torosa) metapopulation on a protected landscape.

 

Project Title: Morphological changes in induced axolotl metamorphosis

 

Project Title: Development of EPIC markers in cave salamanders (Eurycea lucifuga).

Andi was a Biology major at WKU. She worked on landscape genetics of the California newt (Taricha torosa). Andi went on to graduate school at the University of Georgia.

Sarah was a pre-med Biochemistry major at WKU. She worked on landscape genetics of the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) during the Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 semesters.

Stephen was a Gatton Academy of Math and Science student at WKU. He worked with us during the Fall 2011 semester.

Bonnie graduated with her BS in Biology from WKU. She worked on landscape genetics of the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) during the Spring and Summer of 2011. Bonnie completed her MS at the University of Manitoba in 2015.