Faculty, Staff, & Students in Our Lab
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Phillip Harris, Ph.D. Professor Curator of Fishes, The University of Alabama Ichthyological Collection Research Gate Google Scholar ORCID |
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Graduate Students
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Past Lab Members
Graduate Students
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Justin Bagley M.S. 2008 Non-thesis project title - Congeneric phylogeographical sampling reveals polyphyly and novel biodiversity within black basses (Centrarchidae: Micropterus) Current Position - Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Jacksonville State University. |
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Kebede Beshera Ph.D. 2012 Dissertation - Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, population structure and taxonomy of large barbine minnows (Labeobarbus: Cyprinidae) Current Position - Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University Eunice |
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Brook Fluker
Ph.D. 2011 Dissertation - Spring-adapted darters (Percidae: Etheostoma) as a model to understand factors that influence diversification, gene flow, and genetic variation in freshwater fishes Current Position - Associate Professor of Aquatic Ecology & Curator of Fishes, Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University |
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Jenjit Khudamrongsawat
Ph.D. 2007 Dissertation - Comparative study of life history and population structure of the endangered vermilion darter (Etheostoma chermocki) and its sister species, the Warrior darter (E. bellator) Current Position - Assistant Professor, Biology Department, Mahidol University, Thailand |
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Jacob Lamb M.S. 2023 Non-thesis project title - Review of heat shock proteins in fishes. Current Position - Ph.D. student, Colorado State University. |
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Ryan Lavoie M.S. 2019 Non-thesis project title - De novo assembly and annotation of four Vietnamese terrestrial gastropod transcriptomes Current Position - just graduated and seeking opportunities! |
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Matthew Piteo M.S. 2013 Non-thesis project title - Life History of Labidesthes vanhyningi (Atheriniformes: Atherinopsidae; Stout Silverside) in the Black Warrior River Drainage, Alabama Current Position - Biological Science Technician, Abernathy Fish Technology Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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Michael Sandel
Ph.D. 2012 Dissertation - Evolutionary relationships and historical biogeography of pygmy sunfishes (Percomorphacea: Elassoma) Current Position - Assistant Professor of Fisheries and Wildlife, Mississippi State University |
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Nathan Whelan Ph.D. 2013 Dissertation - Conservation, life history and systematics of Leptoxis Rafinesque 1819 (Gastropoda: Cerithioidea: Pleuroceridae) Current Position - Assistant Professor, US Fish and Wildlife Service Director, Southeast Conservation Genetics Laboratory, Auburn University |
Current and Recent Undergraduate Students
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I am always looking for dedicated, enthusiastic undergraduates to join my lab. Please contact me if you are interested in biodiversity, ecology, & evolutionary biology research projects on fishes, snails, or other aquatic taxa. Please go to the Prospective Student page for more information and how to apply.
