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Dr. Milton Love's Reasons to Become a Marine Biologist (or in our lab's case, a Fish Evolutionary Anatomist):
Reason 1: "You can dress and act almost any way you want."
Reason 2: "If you like it, just do it."
In the field in Wyoming, looking for Early Devonian fish plates. Photo by Kelly Matsunaga
Allison Bronson, PhD
Lecturer & Research Associate, Department of Biological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University Humboldt
Research Associate, American Museum of Natural History
BronsonCV_Jan30_2023.pdfAllison's work focuses on the cranial anatomy and systematics of chondrichthyans, primarily Paleozoic sharks, though she's not opposed to the occasional osteichthyan. Her research utilizes CT scanning, electron microscopy, and traditional histology.
Allison teaches numerous courses at Cal Poly Humboldt - almost always Evolution and Introductory Zoology.
As an alumna of Humboldt herself (Zoology & Marine Biology, 2014) , Allison is committed to providing hands-on lab and field opportunities for highly motivated undergraduates.
Current Students
Nicole Rahman Garnier
Current Graduate Student,
Thesis Research:
Olfactory anatomy of resident and anadromous Oncorhynchus
Spring 2024 Undergraduate Researchers
Ear Shape Variation of Chondrichthyans
Taylor Cawthon, Malcolm Edwards-Silva Angel Palomera, Madeleine Pierce
Olfactory Anatomy of Taricha granulosa
Regan O'Rourke
Fishes of the Beartooth Butte Formation
Patience Brennan
Lab Alumni
Jordyn Neal
Undergraduate Alumna (2022)
Now a Master's Student the FABB Lab at CSU Fullerton!
Research:
Morphology of the inner ear of extant sharks using CT scanning
Melody Tew
Master's Graduate (2023)
Congratulations, Melody!
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Thesis Research:
Neural crest cell fate in white sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus
Directed Study Alumni
Preparation of Cartilaginous Skeletons
Alyssa Arington, Alex Halter, Allegra Recknor, Carly Stiverson
Histology of Sturgeon Scutes
Jamie Clough and Maxwell Rivera
Shape Variation in Shark Ears
Monayjia Brown, Elyse McKinney, Ethan Nash, Samantha Rodrigues, Kristina Suster