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Dr. Adam Hartstone-Rose
Principal Investigator
After graduating with a B.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University, Dr. Hartstone-Rose held many teaching positions before starting his Comparative Anatomy and Functional Morphology lab at NC State. He and his students study anatomical adaptation predominantly to dietary and locomotive specialization in mammals, especially primates and carnivores. Dr. Hartstone-Rose also has several funded projects focused on the effects of participation in STEM activities on students’ interest in, and career orientation toward, STEM professions.
~20 postdoctoral fellows and graduate students, along with over 100 undergraduate students, have trained in the Hartstone-Rose lab.Â
Below are our current and some of our recent trainees, as of Spring 2026.
Rachel Smith
Ph.D. Student
Rlsmit11@ncsu.edu
Ben Witt
Ph.D. Student
Alex Acker
Ph.D. Student
Arin Berger
Master's Student
Reece BrownÂ
Undergraduate Lab ManagerÂ
Louise Winter
Undergraduate Lab Manager
Ethan Price
Undergraduate Lab Manager
Olivia Reece
Undergraduate Lab Manager
Kat Way
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Elise Bush
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Bryson Gray
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Anah Ghafoor
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Leah Edwards
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Jordan Felipe
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Wyatt Harbaugh
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Emily Cepero
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Emily Heiges
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Ismail Waleed
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Marlena Lackey
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Madison Hollingsworth
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Recent Lab Alumni
Recent Lab Alumni
Dr. Ashley R. Deutsch
Former Ph.D. Student
Dr. Edwin Dickinson
Former Postdoctoral Researcher
Lara Martens
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Katherine Clark
Former Undergraduate Lab Manager
MJ Brewer
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Kylie Stroud
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Sarah Piersanti
Former Volunteer Research Assistant
Ana Carolina Faillace
Former Visiting Ph.D. Student
Nimi Vasipalli
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Claire Kim
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Riley Birkhead
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Janani Ambuga
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Ellie Whichard
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Maggie Funderburk
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Ameesha Hazariki
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
Savvy McCracken
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
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