Swierk Lab - People

Swierk Lab Members

Dr. Lindsey Swierk

Principal Investigator
LSwierk@binghamton.edu

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences, 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 & Research Associates

Dr. Allie Martin

Research Associate

Ecophysiology of water anole diving behavior

Janelle Talavera

PhD Student

Sexual traits and speciation in water anoles (co-advised, Dr. Tom Powell)

Sophia Zaslow

PhD Student

Red backed salamander morph coloration

Undegraduate Students

Annabella Chen

Biological Sciences, Art

Insect behavior

Samantha Garnsey

Biological Sciences

Lizard visual acuity / cognition

Joseph Gonya

Environmental Studies

Salamander ecology

Moshe Metz

Biological Sciences

Visual modeling of lizard signals

Sophia Pietrzak

Environmental Science

Lizard diving behavior

Kira Sherman

Biological Sciences

Jumping bean team

Michela Volpe

Integrative Neuroscience

Jumping bean team

Wendy Weber

Biological Sciences, Japanese Studies

Jumping bean team

Lab Alumni and their last known whereabouts

Alexandra Martin (Biological Sciences PhD) Binghamton University - Research Associate
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) Binghamton University, Department of Biological Sciences - PhD Program
Collin Kapusinsky (Biological Sciences BS) Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, QA Investigation Specialist
Jaedyn Lalonde (Biological Sciences, Integrative Neuroscience BS) Penn State Ecology - MSc Program
Lyra Lu (Biological Sciences & Digital, Data Studies BS) Stonybrook University, Department of Ecology & Evolution - PhD 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
Betty Petatsky (Biological Sciences, Environmental Science BS) TBD
Ranali Ranasinghe (Biological Sciences BS) Brown University - Masters of Public Health
Andrés Rojo (Biological Sciences, Spanish BS) University at Albany - MS program
Justin Santiago (Environmental Science BS) Miami University, Project Dragonfly - MA Program
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) Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine
Kelly Wuthrich (Biological Sciences BS) Florida International University, Ecology - PhD Program