Lab Alumni

All of our amazing work could not be done without our dynamic team of undergraduate researchers and lab technicians!

Undergraduate Researchers

SAM AFSHARI (2017-2019) Testosterone and muscle physiology in anole lizards.

ETHAN BAILEY (2018-2021) Evolution of lizard tail musculature.

ANDREW BATTLES (2010-2012) Effects of human land use on lizard abundance and body condition. Personal Website

TERRIN BLACKMON (2012-2014) Thermal ecology of lizard behavior.

JORDAN BUSH (2012-2014) Ranking algorithms and lizard dominance. (Co-advised with Dr. Cabral Balreira.)

MARY CAMP (2010-2011) Development of neuroendocrine traits and social behaviors in anole lizards.

ISABELA CARSON (2018-2021) Intraspecific variation in testis morphology in anoles.

DIEGO CASTRO (2010-2013) Androgen receptor protein expression and display behavior in anoles.

BAILEY CHARLES (2018-2019) Testosterone and muscle physiology in anole lizards.

ELLEE COOK (2011-2013) The effects of parasites on dewlap color in anole lizards.

ABBY DENNIS (2019-2020) Egg oviposition site choice in anoles.

ALISA DILL (2010-2011) Morphological and behavioral development of lizards across habitats.

LAUREN DAVIS (2013-2015) Behavioral and neural correlates of invasion success in lizards.

FAITH DECKARD (2015-2018) Muscle fiber type and size in anole lizards.

ALYSSA FINK (2013-2015) Population genetic diversity of Texas spiny lizards (Co-advised with Dr. David Ribble.)

HANNAH HALL (2015-2018) Evolution of testis and sperm morphology in anole lizards.

DAISY HORR (2017-2019) Sexual dimorphism in body color in green anole lizards.

SHELBY IRWIN (2018-2020) Thermal stress and social behavior in hatchling anole lizards.

MARIA JARAMILLO (2014-2017) Visual information processing in the lizard brain.

LAUREN JOHNSON (2020-2021) Testosterone, behavior, and muscle physiology in anoles.

ROXANA KHOZEIN (2010-2012) Evolution of muscle fiber types in anole lizards.

MARIA VERONICA LOPEZ (2009-2010) Evolution of copulatory neuromuscular morphology in anole lizards.

NORIA MCCARTHER (2011-2012) Evolution of muscle fiber types in anole lizards.

TARICK MEGAHED (2010-2011) Evolution of brain morphology and behavior in anole lizards.

JAMAL MURRAY (2013-2016) Comparative reproductive physiology of green anoles.

MICHELLE OBERNDORF (2013-2015) Muscle fiber type in lizard forelimbs.

MICHAEL PATTON (2012-2013) Laterality of visual aggressive behavior in lizards.

AMY PAYNE (2016-2019) Tail movements in lizard display.

MCKENZIE QUINN (2012-2015) Mathematical model of lizard metabolism (Co-advised with Dr. Cabral Balreira.)

CHRIS ROBINSON (2011-2014) Brain morphology and communication modality in lizards.

MARZIEH ROUZBEHANI (2016-2017) Evolution of lizard jaw musculature.

LEAH SELZNICK (2014-2016) Jaw muscle morphology and diet in lizards.

PATRICK SHIN (2011) Mathematical models of lizard metabolism. (Co-advised with Dr. Cabral Baleira.)

MICHELLE SPARKS (2010-2011) Associations between parasite abundance and territory size in lizards.

CHELSEA STEHLE (2010-2013) Effects of food supply on intrasexual behavior of green anole lizards.

JAKE STERCULA (2014-2016) Lizard temperature and brain lipid composition.

LAURA TAYLOR (2019-2020) Artificial light at night and lizard behavior.

DIVINA VARGHESE (2011-2012) Mathematical models of lizard metabolism. (Co-advised with Dr. Cabral Balreira.)

JESUS VEGA (2016-2019) Testosterone and muscle physiology in anole lizards.

MIGUEL ANGEL WEBBER (2015-2017) Androgen receptor expression in lizard brain and muscles.

ADAM ZEB (2015-2018) Neuromuscular junction size and density in anole muscles.

Lab Technicians

ALISA DILL (2011-2012)

BRITTNEY IVANOV (2014-2018)

BONNIE KIRCHER (2012-2014)

MICHAEL PATTON (2013)

TARA WHITTLE (2009-2011)