Student Research
Current Student Research Projects
Biodiversity of freshwater sponges in unsurveyed Michigan watersheds.
Student Researcher: Roy Bowman |
Impacts of water parameters on biodiversity of freshwater sponges in the Black watershed.
Student Researcher: Elizabeth McLean |
Select Past Student Research Projects
Comparison of Freshwater Sponge Mitochondrial Genomes
Student Researcher: Tailey McCloskey | View Poster | View Presentation
Fall 2023
Phylogenetics of Michigan's freshwater sponges.
Student Researcher: Lucas Roff |
Fall 2023
A survey of freshwater sponges in historically unsurveyed Michigan watersheds
Student Researcher: Eric Somsky | View Poster (Best in school award winner)
Spicular malformation and heavy metal uptake in freshwater sponges
Student Researcher: Mallory McNulty | View Poster 1 - MIAFS2022 (Best in school award winner) | Presented at the 11th World Sponge Conference, Leiden, Netherlands 2022
Effects of black fly bites on the microbiome of wolf-dog ears
Student Researcher: Haven Borghi
Analysis of the CYP1A2 caffeine metabolism gene in the Lake Superior State University student population
Student Researcher: Rebekka Ranta
Histoplasma capsulatum and Its Potential Effects on The Soo Locks
Student Researcher: Sophie McConkey
Population Genetics of the Brook Trout in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Student Researcher: Brady Slater
eDNA Survey of Higher Eukaryotes in East Fish Lake at the Hunt Creek Field Station
Student Researcher: Cole Eastman
Differences in growth between Silver Carp and Bighead Carp and their hybrids in the Illinois River
Student Researcher: George Schaffer
Phylogeny of Michigan's freshwater sponges - Fall 2019 Genetics Class - Manuscript in prep
Bacterial microbiome of the white pine rhizosphere - Jared Emmack | view poster
Population Genetics of Michigan Elk - Kelly Mildebrandt | view poster
Microbiome of the grey reindeer lichen and its environment - Heather Gregg | view poser
Micro- and Necrobiome of the freshwater water sponge Ephydatia muelleri - Rebbeka Neelis | view poster
Genome and Population genetics of the grey reindeer lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) - Ian Mangold | view poster
Collaborative Student Research Projects With Other Faculty
With Dr. Garvon
Pathobiome of duck lice - Kyra Hill
Pathobiome of dog ticks in the UP - Nichole Proctor
Student Research Projects at Past Institutions
Ohio Northern University
3D-Morphometrics of carnivore skulls | view poster
Campus-wide Lichen Survey| view poster
Population genetics of the striped skunk in Ohio| view poster