Professors Seeking Fellows
These professors are seeking fellows: see form below
Dr. Allison Pease
Department: Natural Resources Management
E-mail address: allison.pease@ttu.edu
Office phone: 806-742-2841 ext. 231
Personal web address: http://myweb.ttu.edu/apease/
General research interests: Fish ecology, stream community ecology, impacts of aquatic invasive species, environmental change impacts on aquatic systems, and conservation of freshwater ecosystems in the southwestern U.S. and Mesoamerica. All projects involve field data collection and lab work for taxonomic identification, dissections, trait measurements, and sample preparation for ecosystem analyses.
Description of Specific Projects:
Project #1: Structure of aquatic communities and food-webs along multiple environmental gradients in the Pecos River, Texas.
Project #2: Using fish functional traits to assess impacts of land use, flow regime alterations, climate change, and other environmental changes.
Project #3: Ecology of Rio Grande cichlids and Mexican tetras in native and non-native stream environments. Background/experience required: Specialized experience with fishes and stream ecology is not necessary. Prior coursework in ecology, natural resources, or related field is preferred. Students must have a strong interest in ecology and conservation.
Dr. David Klein
Department: Environmental Toxicology
E-mail: david.klein@tiehh.ttu.edu
Office Phone: 806-885-0254
Personal Website: http://www.tiehh.ttu.edu/david_klein.html
General Research Interests: I am a chemist with a wide range of interests. My projects include work with isolation and indetification of natural products, the investigation of enocrine-discrupting compounds, measurement of toxic metals in the environment and food, and analysis of clinical samples for toxins and metabolites.
Description of Specific Projects:
Project 1: Isolation and identification of metabolites from drugs of abuse in wastewater.
Project 2: Determination of the efficiency of wastewter treatment. This includes many types of compounds.
Project 3: Isolation and identification of compounds in medicinal tea.
Preferred Background/Experience: There are many types of research experiences available in my lab. It is important to match interests with training. At TIEHH for instance, we offer a combined degree of Masters in Environmental Toxicology with a Juris Doctorate at the Law School. A fellow in my lab could do anything from laboratory chemistry to research of the effectiveness of laws regulating discharge permits.
Additional Information: My work is mostly applied research. Much of it is analytical chemistry to measure specific compounds. But there are opportunities for students in all areas including those interested in Environmental Law. If a student is interested, I encourage them to contact me and see if we have mutual interests that can lead to high quality research and publication.
Dr. Robin M. Verble-Pearson
Department: Natural Resources Management
E-mail: robin.verble@ttu.edu
Office Phone: 806-742-2841
General Research Interests: insect ecology, effects of wildland and managed fire on insect community structure and insect community physiology, flammability and combustibility of fuels.
Description of Specific Projects: My laboratory currently has several opportunities for students examining before/after control/experimental effects of fire on a variety of organisms, including microbes, plants, insects and soil chemistry. Students will have the ability to select study organisms in which they have a particular interest. There are also opportunities to examine insect behavioral and physiological responses to high temperatures.
Preferred Background/Experience: The ideal candidate for this position will be a sophomore or junior with a strong interest in laboratory and field research. Students from all disciplines are welcome to apply, but preference will be given to students with a major or minor in natural sciences. Applicants should demonstrate motivation, willingness to follow instructions, reliability, a self-starting attitude, and strong communication skills.
Dr. Sybil Hart
Department: Human Development and Family Studies
Email: sybil.hart@ttu.edu
Website: http://www.webpages.ttu.edu/shart/
This project aims to develop a photo and/or video presentation for professional and non-professional audiences on infants’ behavioral and emotional responses to a newborn sibling's arrival. It is part of a larger project on developing intervention methodology for preventing sibling conflict.
Student researchers will be provided with a large library of video files from which they will be tasked with compiling a photo or video collage. This will involve multiple types of tasks: 1) identifying appropriate footage 2) creating stills or clips, and 3) editing and compiling images.
This study will help students build a repertoire of creative and research skills in an area that bridges science and art.
We are seeking a student interested in photo or broadcast journalism, photography, film, communication or documentary film. Some experience using photo and vide software (PHOTOSHOP, PREMIERE PRO) on a MAC or PC is helpful. Hours are flexible.
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