Previous Students

GASP 2022
From left to right: Mon Nash, Dillon Monroe, Caitlin Gabor, Kyndal Irwin, Meg Flanagan, Amanda Bryant, Saeed Panahi, Enrique Romero, Hannah (missing Andrea Aspbury)

GASP 2021

Caitlin and Elek, Annika, Andrea, Olivia, Jade, Enrique, Kyndal (not shown Dillon, Mel, Amanda)

GASP COVID lab 2020Jonatan Salinas, Caitlin Gabor, Emily Blumentritt, Amanda Bryant
Andrea Aspbury, Olivia Miller, Mel Villatoro, Enrique Romero
Dillon Monroe, Abraham Perez

GASP 2019GASP 2019 (summer)- L-R-Zach Forsburg, Mel Villatoro, Krystie Miner, Arseniy Kolonin, Robert Molina, Alex Guzman, Andrea Aspbury, Caitlin Gabor

GASP 2018 IMG_9799Gasp lab 2016GASP 2017 above and 2016 below

Gasp 2015GASP2013GASP 2013 above and 2012 below

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Kristen Epp, Richard Dawkins, Donelle Robinson, Caitlin Gabor (lft-rt)GaborAlbericibus
Laura Alberici da Barbiano & Caitlin Gabor (on left portion)

Prior Grad student and outcomes

  • Kyndal Irwin, MS (she/her) -Affects of microplastics on stress and behavior of mosquitofish
    Meg Flanagan, MS (she/her) – Consequences of anthropogenic noise on behavior and hormones of tadpoles
    Saeid Panahi, MS (he/him) – Role of maternal stress in livebearers on hormones, behavior and cognition.
    Sklyer Shibuya, MS (he/him)-Role of anthropogenic stressors on sperm quality in live-bearing fish
  • Dr. Dillon Monroe, (PhD) – The consequences of fire ants on stress in Gulf Coast Toads (Assistant Professor Southern Utah University)
  • Mel Villatoro, (MS)  – Consequences of environmental alterations on the gut microbial communities of Rana berlandieri tadpoles. (LTER staff)
  • Dr. Zach Forsburg (PhD) -Effects of artificial light at night (ALAN) on the physiology, growth, and behavior of two common Texas anurans (Archibald Research Station)
  • Arseniy Kolonin (MS)- The consequences of urbanization on stress and reproductive allotment in fish. (Mountain G Enterprises)
  • Krystie Miner (MS) – The consequences of light at night on reproduction and stress in Gambusia (Project coordinatorBats Conservation International)
  • Dr. Cory Goff (PhD) – The role of conservation physiology and environmental change in amphibian declines (Liberty University, Assistant Professor)
  • McKenna Bristow (MS) – Use of pheromones in species recognition and mating in mollies
  • Dr. Diana (Son Young) Kim (PhD) -An Integrative approach to the ecology and evolution of alternative reproductive tactics in male sailfin mollies Poecilia latipinna
  • Dr. Chelsea Blake (PhD)- Adjunct Professor Webster University
  • Megan Mondelli (MS)-left science
  • Kristina Zabierek (MS)- Research technician and High school teacher
  • Sophia DeColo/Snell (MS) – Sea World – Beluga trainer
  • Dr. Laura Alberici da Barbiano (PhD and Postdoc & MEd) – High school AP Biology teacher
  • Dr. Drew Davis (MS)-  PhD, Univ. of South Dakota now Assistant Professor Eastern New Mexico University
  • Dr. Kristen Epp (PhD)- Associate Professor Eastern Connecticut State University
  • Jim Muraco (MS)- High School AP biology teacher
  • Lily Swanbrow-Becker (MS)- Science coordinator at FSU’s Florida center for research-STEM
  • Jacqueline Ma (MS)- left science
  • Dr. Donelle Robinson,(MS)- PhD, Ohio University – US Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist, Austin
  • Celeste Espinedo, (MS)-Veterinary Assistant
  • Rosie Gonzalez,(MS) – Physician Assistant
  • Dr. Jenny Gumm (MS)- PhD, Lehigh University now USFW head of Devil’s minnow research center
  • Dr. Maria Thaker (MS)-PhD, Indiana State University now Assistant Professor at the Center for Ecological Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science

Prior Undergrad student and outcomes
Hannah Stottlemyre, 2021 (she/her)- Hop behavior in relation to pelvic size and using forensic science to determine frog sex. MS Anthropology
Thomas Clark , 2022 (he/him)- Affects of chronic stress on waterborne hormones in amphibians- Med school
Mon Nash, 2022 (she/her)
Emily Edgar, 2022 (she/her)-affects of urbanization on mosquitofish life history traits
Enrique Romero, 2020 (he/him)- affects of urbanization on life-history traits of mosquitofish, SURE grant, URF grant
Olivia Miller, 2020 (she/her)- Consequences of temperature on cognition in mosquitofish, URF grant
Ariel Newton, 2021 (she/her)
Abraham Perez, 2020 (he/him) – How does behavior change across levels of urbanization?, SURE student
Shelby Chester, 2020 (she/her) – How do life history traits vary across levels of urbanization?, SURE student
Emily Blumentritt, 2020 (she/her) – Relationship between urbanization and toad behavior, URF grant
Jessica Randal (2019-2020) – affects of fluoride on cognition in offspring, Francis Rose Grant
Alex Guzman (2019-2020)- life history traits in Gambusia, NSF GRFP, Francis Rose Grant, SURE program, SURF grant
Hannah Bailey (2020)
Robert Molino (2019-2020) – Affects of urbanization on behavior in Gambusia, SURE program
Shante Williams (2017- 2019)- Chemical cues and mate choice in mollies, Francis Rose Grant
Joey Robicheaux (2018-2019) – Stress response and recovery in frogs, Francis Rose Grant
Isaac Cantu 2018- consequences of predation stressors on mating behavior, SURE and SURF grant
Hannah Perkins 2017-2019 – stress and pesticides in tadpoles, SURE and SURF grant, Dental School
Grayson Almond 2017 – 2019 – Effects of housing on stress in frogs, SURF grant
Pilo Cavillo 2018 – Reproductive allotment across populations of fish, SURE scholarship
Austin Heitmann -2015- 2018, STAR grant and Honors thesis
Christian Chavera -2015- 2018, SURF, Best Undergraduate Poster Biology Colloquium
Armando Toral – 2016 – 2017, SURF
Dominique Brasel – 2016 – 2017, SURF. Texas A & M vet school
Jose Reyes – 2013- 2017, Animal Behavior Society Turner Award, Best Honors Undergraduate poster, Best Undergraduate talk Biology Colloquium, Francis Rose, REU stipend, SURF award, Best poster presentation in Physiology, Biomedical Research Conference for Minorities, TSU undergraduate representative at Texas Capitol Undergraduate Research Day. Attends Johns Hopkins Medical School
Connor Tremallo – 2015 – 2017, SURF
Erin Gorishek – 2016 – 2017, SURF, High school teacher
Collin Garoutte – 2014- 2015, Francis Rose Award, REU stipend, SURF award
Josue Gold – 2013
Amelia Stinson – 2013, Francis Rose
Jessica Guenther- 2012 – 2014, SURF
Michael Edwards – 2012- 2013, Francis Rose Award for Excellence
Kristyn Cunningham – 2012-present- Francis Rose Award for Excellence
Cory Scanes – 2012- 2013 – got MS in Aquatic Biology
Katherine Pena -2011-2013, REU stipend
Reginald Robinson-2011
Pablo Gonzalez – 2011, Dominic DeSantis – 2010- 2013; GRFP, Francis Rose Award for Excellence, SURF, TAS, Turner Award from Animal Behavior Society, Texas Herpetology society
Bei Devolld – 2010 – 2011 (Francis Rose Award for Excellence), Adam Contreras – 2010- 2011(Francis Rose Award for Excellence, Animal Behavior Society Turner Award; REU stipend, 3rd place Honors Poster session),
Lorena Rangel 2009-2010 (Francis Rose Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, Animal Behavior Society Turner Award),
Mark Vanderslice 2008,
Nick Bertrand 2008,
Julia Coyle 2007-2008 – (Francis Rose Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research), Michelle Parmley 2007-2009 – (Francis Rose Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, Durrenberger Scholarship for Women in Science, Turner Award to present at Animal Behavior Society),
Tamira Konkin-Garcia 2007 (Francis Rose Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, Durrenberger Scholarship for Women in Science, Runner up Mitte Honors Poster Presentation),
Holly Brewer 2006,
Celeste Espinedo (Turner Travel Award for Minorities to present at ABS conference 2005; Durrenberger Scholarship for a Women Undergraduate in College of Science. 2006 Outstanding undergraduate presentation TSU Department of Biology Colloquium, REU stipend),
Rosie Gonzalez 2005, Ray Gonzales 2005-2006, Paul Phillips IV 2004, Tami Tarbox 2003, Andrew Dullnig 2003 – Dentist school,
Rebecca Fields 2003-2004, Vet School,
Danielle King  –Turner Travel Award for Minorities to present at ABS conference 2003, Field Biology Award, and Smith-Wilms Biology Scholarship from TSU,
Carlene Worthington 2001

Previous Summer Colleagues  (High school teachers)

    • Marty Wise and Matt Holmes
      – Behavior of sailfin and Amazon mollies in their natural environment.