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Principal Investigator<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Philip J. Bergmann<\/span><\/h4>\n

Chair of Biology Department<\/span><\/p>\n

Professor of Biology<\/span><\/p>\n

Chair of IACUC<\/p>\n

E-mail: pbergmann@clarku.edu<\/a><\/span>
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Current Students<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Maxwell<\/span><\/td>\n\n

Max Olson<\/span><\/h4>\n

PhD Student<\/span><\/p>\n

August 2021 – Present<\/span><\/p>\n

Max is interested in the evolutionary functional morphology of amphisbaenian burrowing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Evan<\/span><\/td>\n\n

Evan Hubbs<\/span><\/h4>\n

PhD Student<\/span><\/p>\n

August 2026- Present<\/span><\/p>\n

Evan is interested in herpetology and how predator-prey interactions are influenced by biomechanics.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Achyuthan Srikanthan<\/span><\/h4>\n

PhD Student<\/span><\/p>\n

January 2021 – Present<\/span><\/p>\n

Achyuthan is interested in the evolution and diversity of skin microstructures of squamate reptiles, and is particularly interested in snakes and skinks.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Maddie<\/span><\/td>\n\n

Maddie McInnis<\/span><\/h4>\n

January 2026 – Present<\/span><\/p>\n

Maddie is planning to do an accelerated Master’s degree, studying how lizard body proportions are evolutionarily related to locomotor performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Hannah<\/span><\/td>\n\n

Hannah Butler<\/span><\/h4>\n

August 2026 – Present<\/span><\/p>\n

Hannah is planning to do an accelerated Master’s degree, studying how skinks navigate horizontally-arranged clutter in their habitats.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Luna<\/span><\/td>\n\n

Luna Pagan<\/span><\/h4>\n

August 2026 – Present<\/span><\/p>\n

Luna is an undergraduate student studying how legless lizards swim.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Jake<\/span><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

Jacob Kaufman<\/span><\/h4>\n

August 2026 – Present<\/span><\/p>\n

Jake is an undergraduate student studying lizard locomotion.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Graduate Student Alumni<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Ella Incantalupo, MS:<\/strong> 1\/2023 to 4\/2026 – Thesis “How structurally cluttered environments affect locomotion in the lizard, Mochlus fernandi<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Alyssa Hopper, MS:<\/strong> 8\/2023 to 4\/2026 – Thesis “Evolution of vertebral ontogenetic allometry in giant salamanders”<\/p>\n

Brennan Hare, MS:<\/strong> 5\/2022 to 6\/2026 – Thesis “Jumping performance, body condition, and structure of frog communities along an urbanized watershed”<\/p>\n

Max Leslie, MS<\/strong>: 1\/2022 to 11\/2024 – Thesis “Ontogenetic allometry of the vertebral column in gigantic and non-gigantic salamanders”<\/span><\/p>\n

Emma McLellan,<\/strong> MS: 8\/2021 to 5\/2024 – Thesis “Diversity of lizard swimming across species and the impact of morphology”<\/span><\/p>\n

Julia Beebe, MS<\/strong>: 2\/2021 to 5\/2024 – Thesis “Where land meets water: A performance and kinematic study on a water-running lizards\u2019 ability to transition between substrates”<\/span><\/p>\n

Amy Cheu, PhD<\/strong>: 8\/2015 to 5\/2022 – Dissertation “Performance and kinematic variation in multiple modes of lizard locomotion” – Amy’s Website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Izzy Tonelli-Sippel, MS<\/strong>: 9\/2018 to 5\/2021 – Thesis “How form function relationships affect trait evolution: A simulation study”<\/span><\/p>\n

Quincy Milton III, MS<\/strong>: 3\/2020 to 6\/2021 – Thesis “Locomotor determinants in a pike cichlid-guppy predator-prey interaction”<\/span><\/p>\n

Sara Mann, MS: <\/strong>9\/2017 to 5\/2020 – Thesis “Convergent evolution of snake-like body shapes in squamates: A comparison of locomotion”<\/span><\/p>\n

Samantha Reed, MS: <\/strong>5\/2017 to 6\/2020 – Thesis “Mechanisms determining performance of running on water in the quadrupedal lizard, Anolis sagrei<\/i>“<\/span><\/p>\n

Gen Morinaga, PhD: <\/strong>9\/2012 to 12\/2018 – Dissertation “The evolutionary functional morphology of snake-like body shapes in squamate reptiles”<\/span><\/p>\n

Marian Crockett, MS:<\/strong> 5\/2014 to 8\/2017 – Thesis “The effect of substrate unevenness and irregularity on locomotor performance and kinematics of curly-tailed lizards”<\/span><\/p>\n

Rob Holden, MS: <\/strong>5\/2015 to 7\/2017 – Thesis “Performance variation in basilisk lizards (Basiliscus vittatus<\/i>) during different aquatic modes of locomotion”<\/span><\/p>\n

Faye Harwell, MS: <\/strong>5\/2014 to 7\/2016 – Thesis “The effects of body temperature and hydration on thermal and moisture preferences, and jumping performance in three species of frog differing in niche use and degree of relatedness”<\/span><\/p>\n

Cynthia Alonso, MS: <\/strong>1\/2014 to 7\/2015 – Thesis “Standardization of phylogenetically independent contrasts and regression”<\/span><\/p>\n

Hannah Diebboll, MS: <\/strong>6\/2013 to 5\/2015 – Thesis “Environmental, behavioral, and size effects on the dehydration rates of amphibians”<\/span><\/p>\n

Allegra Mitchell, MS: <\/strong>1\/2011 to 5\/2014 – Thesis “The effects of body temperature and hydration on environmental temperature and moisture preferences and jumping performance in green frogs (Lithobates clamitans<\/i>)”<\/span><\/p>\n

Natasha Tchamitchian, MA: <\/strong>3\/2011 to 5\/2013 – Thesis “The effects of anthropogenic and natural acidification on Amphibians”<\/span><\/p>\n

Past Students<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Jin Yoo, BS:<\/strong> 9\/2024 to 5\/2026<\/p>\n

Mia Tewes, BS:<\/strong> 5\/2024 to 5\/2026<\/p>\n

Audrey Regulla-Wilkens, BS:<\/strong> 1\/2025 to 12\/2025<\/p>\n

Maya Senquiz, BS:<\/strong> 1\/2025 to 5\/2025<\/p>\n

Owen Nasi, BS:<\/strong> 1\/2023 to 8\/2024<\/p>\n

Bea Macalalag, BS:<\/strong> 9\/2022 to 5\/2023<\/p>\n

Julianne Liebow, BA: <\/strong>9\/2022 to 5\/2023<\/span><\/p>\n

Hannah Guss, BA: <\/strong>1\/2020 to 5\/2022<\/span><\/p>\n

Mayte Torres Zelaya, BA: <\/strong>1\/2020 to 5\/2022<\/span><\/p>\n

Nat Bickford, BA: <\/strong>2\/2021 to 5\/2022<\/span><\/p>\n

Biko Gayman, BA: <\/strong>2\/2021 to 5\/2021<\/span><\/p>\n

Sarah Charles, BA: <\/strong>1\/2020 to 12\/2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben McEvoy, BA: <\/strong>5\/2018 to 5\/2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Eric Cobert, BA: <\/strong>5\/2019 to 8\/2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Lana Le, BA: <\/strong>1\/2017 to 5\/2018<\/span><\/p>\n

Erika Schaper, BA: <\/strong>9\/2014 to 5\/2018<\/span><\/p>\n

David Berry, BA:<\/strong> 9\/2015 to 5\/2018<\/span><\/p>\n

Jordan Majka, BA: <\/strong>1\/2016 to 5\/2018<\/span><\/p>\n

Kristen Glennie, BA: <\/strong>1\/2017 to 5\/2018<\/span><\/p>\n

Muhaj Azeez, BA: <\/strong>5\/2015 to 5\/2016<\/span><\/p>\n

Verna Zhao, BA: <\/strong>5\/2015 to 12\/2015<\/span><\/p>\n

Kyle Pettinelli, BA: <\/strong>1\/2012 to 12\/2015<\/span><\/p>\n

Molly Provost, BA: <\/strong>5\/2013 to 5\/2015<\/span><\/p>\n

Sarah Kaufman, BA: <\/strong>5\/2014 to 5\/2015<\/span><\/p>\n

Becca Rood-Goldman, BA: <\/strong>8\/2013 to 5\/2014<\/span><\/p>\n

Leah Siegel-Reamer, BA: <\/strong>5\/2012 to 5\/2014<\/span><\/p>\n

Mandy Gaudreau – PhD Student, <\/strong>1\/2012 to 5\/2013<\/span><\/p>\n

Kelsey Giedymin, BA: <\/strong>9\/2011 to 5\/2012<\/span><\/p>\n

Meredith Hare-Drubka, BA: <\/strong>5\/2011 to 15\/2013<\/span><\/p>\n

David Opp, BA: <\/strong>1\/2011 to 5\/2011<\/span><\/p>\n

Simone Palladino, BA: <\/strong>9\/2011 to 5\/2012<\/span><\/p>\n

Daniel Rabinowicz, BA: <\/strong>1\/2011 to 8\/2012<\/span><\/p>\n

Katelyn Richer, BA: <\/strong>9\/2012 to 5\/2013<\/span><\/p>\n

Erika Roth, BA: <\/strong>5\/2012 to 5\/2013<\/span><\/p>\n

Sarah Schnur, BA: <\/strong>5\/2012 to 5\/2013<\/span><\/p>\n

Allyson Zelck, <\/strong>1\/2011 to 5\/2012<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our lab in tempore virus coronae<\/i>, 2021, Left to Right, Top to Bottom: Achyuthan Srikanthan, Philip Bergmann, Nat Bickford, Izzy Tonelli-Sippel, Mayte Torres Zelaya, Quincy Milton, Amy Cheu, Biko Gayman, Hannah Guss, and Julia Beebe (see below for details)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Our lab in 2019: (L to R) Philip Bergmann, Amy Cheu, Lana Le, Ben McEvoy, Samantha Reed, Sara Mann, and Izzy Tonelli-Sippel.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Our lab in 2015: (L to R) Philip Bergmann, Gen Morinaga, Faye Harwell, Verna Zhao, Erika Schaper, Marian Crockett, Muhaj Azeez, and Rob Holden.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u00a9 2005-2024 Philip J. Bergmann | Updated 11.15.2024<\/span><\/h6>\n

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