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Principal Investigator
Kevin W. Conway Ph.D.Associate Professor and Curator of FishesDept. of Ecology and Conservation BiologyBiodiversity Research and Teaching CollectionsTexas A&M University534 John Kimbrough Blvd, TAMU 2258College Station, TX 77843Office: 246 WFES BuildingLab: 514/516 WFES BuildingEmail: kevin.conway@tamu.edu Google scholar pagePrincipal Investigator
Graduate Students
Graduate Students
Tiffany Inbody
Ph.D. student, ECCB
Tiffany’s interest in fishes stems from the aquarium hobby. She is currently investigating the development of sexually dimorphic features of poeciliid fishes, including the gonopodium.
Email: t-inbody@tamu.edu
Wesley A. Arend
M.S. student, ECCB
Wesley obtained his B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from TAMU. His undergraduate research on sexual dimorphism in suckermouth catfishes was recently published in the North American Journal of Fisheries Management. Wesley's masters work will focus on taxonomic problems relating to TX darters.
Email: wesleyarend7@tamu.edu
Darcae Holmes
M.S. student, ECCB
Darcae obtained his B.S. in Biology from Chicago State University. His undergraduate research focused on the evolution of toxin resistance in horned owls and he spent several years volunteering in the fish collection at the Field Museum. Darcae's masters work will focus on taxonomic problems relating to skilletfishes (Gobiesox).
Email: darcae.holmes@tamu.edu
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Liliana Rogers
Senior, ECCB
Liliana is currently investigating sexual dimorphism in two federally endangered shiners of the genus Notropis (N. buccula and N. oxyrhynchus) as part of a larger project (funded by the Texas Comptroller). Fun-fact about Liliana: she maintains a colony of dermestid beetles at home and enjoys preparing skeletons in her spare-time (what a hobby!). After graduation, Liliana hopes to pursue a masters degree in ichthyology.
Previous Lab Members
Previous Lab Members
Doctoral Students
Dr. Amanda Pinion - 2017-2024. Dissertation Title: Phylogeography and Systematics of the Sand Shiner Notropis stramineus (Cope, 1865). Collections Manager, Ichthyology, Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden, Germany. Google Scholar.
Dr. Kole Kubicek - 2015-2021. Dissertation Title: Ontogeny of the catfish skeleton: descriptive osteology, homology, and heterochrony. Assistant Professor, Dept. Biology, Lamar University, TX, USA. Google Scholar.
Dr. Eric T. Tsakiris - 2011-2016. Dissertation Title: Reproductive ecology in conservation and management of freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae): relocation, non-invasive techniques and environmental cues. US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV, USA. Google Scholar.
Masters Students
Rebecca Castro - 2020-2022. Non-Thesis.
Cragen King - 2015-2017. Thesis Title: Multilocus molecular phylogenetic investigation of the clingfishes (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae)
Iliana Mock - 2014-2017. Thesis Title: Ontogeny of the buccal and pharyngeal cavities in the algivorous and federally endangered Devil’s River minnow, Dionda diaboli, with an overview of trophic adaptations for algivory in North American minnows (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)
Patricia Echo-Hawk - 2014-2015. Thesis Title: Growth and Survival of Devils River Minnow (Dionda diaboli) fed different diets.
Nicholas Bertrand - 2010-2014. Thesis Title: Distribution and evolution of heterodonty in the ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Kole Kubicek - 2012-2014. Thesis Title: Developmental osteology of two species of economically important sciaenids, Sciaenops ocellatus and Cynoscion nebulosus (Teleostei: Sciaenidae). Google Scholar.
Dae-Min Kim - 2011-2013. Thesis Title: Phylogeography of Rhinichthys cataractae (Teleostei: Cyprinidae): Pre-glacial colonization across the continental divide and Pleistocene diversification within the Rio Grande drainage. Google Scholar.
Undergraduate Students
· Abigail Birdsell. Spring 2022 - Spring 2024.
· Cameron Olsen. Spring 2022 - Summer 2023.
· Emily Chandler. Fall 2019.
· Chloe Dennenfelser. Summer/Fall 2019.
· Marina Conner. Summer 2018. Research published in Conner et al. (2014) Living World, Journal of the Trinidad and Tobago Naturalists’ Club.
· Audrey Carlos. Spring 2019.
· Rebecca Castro. Spring 2019, Fall 2019.
· Mindy Dang. Fall 2016, Spring 2017.
· Verlon Chad Baize. Fall 2016, Spring 2017.
· Wendy Diaz. Summer 2016, Spring 2017.
· Erin McGrew. Spring 2015 - Spring 2017.
· David Broussard. Fall 2015.
· Grace Cunningham, Lauren Fann, Nicholas Gill, Katrina Keith & Erin McGrew. Summer 2015.
· Amanda Pinion. Spring 2015.
· Ryan O’Hanlon. Fall 2014.
· Kathleen Koenig. Spring/Summer/Fall 2014.
· Kaitlyn Forks, Melissa Hopkins, Sarah Veillon & Whitney Ward. Summer 2014.
· Christopher Hemingson. Fall 2013/Spring 2014. Google Scholar.
· Alyssa Rush. Fall 2013.
· Ryan Cohen. Fall 2013.
· Alyssa Rush, Ryan Cohen, & Macaulay White. Summer 2013.
· Macaulay White. Fall 2012/Spring 2013. Research published in Conway et al., 2014. Plos one.
· Daniel Lay. Fall 2012.
· Laci Jezisek. Fall 2011/Spring 2012. Research published in Conway et al., 2013. Zootaxa.
· Justin Bond, Colton McKee & Kole Kubicek. Spring 2011.
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