PROSPECTIVE GRADUATE STUDENTS

 I am considering applications for one or two graduate students to start Fall 2019. Would you like to work on behavior and/or morphology in the field or in the laboratory? If yes, please email me a statement including 1) the kinds of research questions that you would like to pursue, 2) how these fit in with current lab research, and 3) a brief overview of your previous academic and research experiences. Include a copy of your CV or resume, your GRE scores (if you have them), and an unofficial transcript. Students in my lab have been funded through research assistantships, teaching assistantships, and University of Florida Graduate Student Fellowships. I encourage students to send me these applications materials before July 2018, if possible. Sooner is better! I will sort through applications and hold interviews before students apply to the UF Graduate Program (to save students time and money). 

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

Undergraduate research positions are available for work on behavior, morphology, and evolution in the cactus bugs (Chelinidea vittiger and Narnia femorata) and many other related species. Much of this work is done in the greenhouse or the field at the Ordway-Swisher Biological Station (http://www.ordway.ufl.edu/). Academic credit is available. Many undergraduate students have achieved great success in the lab. For example, over fourteen undergraduate students have conducted research through the University Scholars Program, two have received the UF Howard Hughes Science for Life Awards, one student received the University-wide Journal of Undergraduate Research Best Paper Award for his independent project, and two students received the prestigious Turner Award that provides all-expense-paid trips to the national Animal Behavior Conferences to present their posters. We have high standards for our undergraduate researchers, and the sky is the limit in terms of undergraduate successes. This lab is a great place to start your scientific research career!

Successful applicants to our undergraduate research program are motiviated, hard-working, and inquisitive. Those applicants with previous work experience (in any kind of job) are favored.