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Dr. Lindsey Swierk
Dr. Lindsey Swierk
Principal Investigator
Assistant Research Professor, State University of New York, Binghamton
Director of Scientific Research, The Morpho Institute
Associate Director of Research, Amazon Conservatory for Tropical Studies
Gaylord Donnelley Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University, 2015 - 2017
Vision and Change Postdoctoral Fellowship, Penn State, 2014
PhD in Ecology (NSF GRFP Fellow), Penn State, 2013
MS in Environmental Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 2008
BA in Biology and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 2007
Graduate Students
Graduate Students
Allie Martin
Allie Martin
PhD Candidate
Ecophysiology of water anole diving behavior
Janelle Talavera
Janelle Talavera
PhD Student
Sexual traits and speciation in water anoles (co-advised, Dr. Tom Powell)
Sophia Zaslow
Sophia Zaslow
PhD Student
Red backed salamander and invasive earthworm interactions
Undegraduate Students and Post-Bacs
Undegraduate Students and Post-Bacs
Lilia Bartolotta
Lilia Bartolotta
Post-bac researcher
Biological Sciences BS, 2024
Peruvian fisheries
Rachel Dominkowitz
Rachel Dominkowitz
Biological Sciences
Lizard body color and sensory drive
Samantha Garnsey
Samantha Garnsey
Biological Sciences
Lizard visual acuity / cognition
Lyra Lu
Lyra Lu
Biological Sciences (major), Digital & Data Studies (minor)
Temperature-dependent lizard color change
Moshe Metz
Moshe Metz
Biological Sciences
Visual modeling of lizard signals
Sophia Pietrzak
Sophia Pietrzak
Environmental Science
Lizard diving behavior
Justin Santiago
Justin Santiago
Post-bac researcher
Environmental Science BS, 2022
Arboreal tropical ecology
Jumping Bean Team
Jumping Bean Team
Gabriel Otero
Gabriel Otero
Integrative Neuroscience
Betty Petatsky
Betty Petatsky
Biological Sciences, Environmental Science
Ranali Ranasinghe
Ranali Ranasinghe
Biological Sciences
Kira Sherman
Kira Sherman
Biological Sciences
Michela Volpe
Michela Volpe
Integrative Neuroscience
Wendy Weber
Wendy Weber
Biological Sciences, Japanese Studies
Lab Alumni and their last known whereabouts
Lab Alumni and their last known whereabouts
Shola (Mohammed) Akinlolu (Biological Sciences MA) Albany Medical College - MD Program
Ryn Baker (Environmental Sciences BS) Weill Cornell Medicine
Lilia Bartolotta (Biological Sciences BS) Buzzards Bay Coalition - Research Assistant
Katie Bradbury (Biological Sciences BS) LIU College of Veterinary Medicine
Elizabeth Croft (Biological Sciences BS) University of Texas at Tyler - Biology MS Program
Nicholas Fasulo (Biological Sciences, PPL BS) Cornell Veterinary School
Vanessa Farrell (Integrative Neuroscience BS) Columbia University - Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
Fiddi Hilmi (Biological Sciences BS) Beckman Scholars Program, Sauer Lab, Binghamton University
Collin Kapusinsky (Biological Sciences BS) Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, QA Investigation Specialist
Jaedyn Lalonde (Biological Sciences, Integrative Neuroscience BS) Penn State Ecology - MSc Program
Jake McCarthy (Environmental Science, Biological Sciences BS) Stonybrook University, Microbiology and Immunology - PhD Program
Maxwell Meadow (Biological Sciences BS) University of Queensland-Ochsner MD Program
Andrés Rojo (Biological Sciences, Spanish BS) University at Albany - MS program
Justin Santiago (Environmental Science BS) Kwiáht (Center for the Historical Ecology of the Salish Sea)
Kelly Sisson (Integrative Neuroscience BS) Widener University Graduate School
Allison Squillante (Integrative Neuro / Biol Anthropology BS) SUNY Downstate - MD Program
Audrey Warburton (Biological Sciences BS) Pre-Vet
Kelly Wuthrich (Biological Sciences BS) Florida International University, Ecology - PhD Program
WALL OF FAME - Lizard Field Team Members and Summer Interns
WALL OF FAME - Lizard Field Team Members and Summer Interns
Jane Boyer, REU 2015
Determinants of anole color change
Maria Petelo, REU 2015
Sexual signal allometry
Amber Morgan, REU 2016
Camouflage in water anoles
Jennet Chang, REU 2016
Conspicuousness of anole sexual signals
Kimberly Guo, Yale Science & QR Fellow, 2016
Thermal constraints on anole locomotion
Diana Lopera, REU 2018
Anole responses to simulated climate change
Maegan Delfin, REU 2018
Microhabitat preferences and home ranges of water anoles
Austin Carriere, REU 2018 (co-mentored)
Intersexual differences in boldness
Andrea Fondren, REU 2018 (co-mentored)
Anole responses to anthropogenic colors
Denise Ortega, REU 2019
An ethogram for water anoles
Mykel Lizama, REU 2019
Sexual signaling in water anoles
Michael-Luca Natt, REU 2019 (co-mentored)
Antipredator behavior
Janelle Talavera, REU 2019 (co-mentored)
Boldness and predation risk
Kelly Wuthrich, Binghamton SSAP 2020/1
Social drivers of anole color change
Deborah Meleiseā, REU 2021
Diel variation in lizard performance
Jada Williams, REU 2021
Sex variation in lizard locomotion
Diane Cordero, REU 2022
Microhabitat and anole dive duration
Alva Mihalik, REU 2022
Thermoregulation and refuge use
Fiddi Hilmi, REU 2022
Lizard microbiomes
Lyra Lu, Binghamton SSAP 2023
Lizard color change
Roshan Marquez 2023
Sexual selection and speciation
Sam Garnsey, REU 2022, SSAP 2024
Visual ecology
Melina Jeune,
CSTEP 2024
Ecophysiology of diving behavior in anoles
Reba Booze,
REU 2024
Lizard microbiomes
Aleta Gross, Provost's Fellow 2025
Semi-aquatic anole adaptations
Nick Bronson,
Provost's Fellow 2025
Semi-aquatic anole adaptations
Alison Kryger, Provost's Fellow 2025
Semi-aquatic anole adaptations
You?
Interested in joining the water anole team? Contact the lab for summer fellowship opportunities.
The Swierk Lab is privileged to work on land that constitutes the the traditional territories of the Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga (Haudenosaunee) and Onundagaonoga (Onondaga) in the USA, the Tjer-di/Teribe Broram in Costa Rica, and the Maijuna and Kichwa del Río Napo in Perú.
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