The majority of Biology faculty members are actively engaged in research and committed to providing our majors with opportunities to join them in the research process.
Submissions from 2025
Bacterial and Fungal Root Endophytes Alter Survival, Growth, and Resistance to Grazing in a Foundation Plant Species, Kylea Rose Garces, Torrie Hanley, Ron Deckert, Allison Noble, Christina Richards, Catherine Gehring, and Randall Hughes
Toxicity of 2,2’,4,4’-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) on oligodendrocytes during embryonic zebrafish development, Ryann Henry, Reagan Vander Heide, and Nicole M. Roy
Brain Transcriptomics of a Social Challenge and Maternal Aggression In Incubating Female Tree Swallows, Emily J. Levy, Elizabeth M. George, Douglas B. Rusch, Aaron Buechlein, and Kimberly A. Rosvall
Host Traits and Temperature Predict Biogeographical Variation in Seagrass Disease Prevalence, F.R. Schenck, J.K. Baum, K.E. Boyer, J.E. Duffy, F.J. Fodrie, J. Gaeckle, Torrie Hanley, C.M. Hereu, K.A. Hovel, P. Jorgensen, D.L. Martin, N.E. O’Connor, B.J. Peterson, J.J. Stachowicz, and A.R. Hughes
Submissions from 2024
Evaluating Multiple Oyster Reef Restoration Practices Across Space and Time in Coastal Rhode Island, Patrick D. Barrett, Eric G. Schneider, Jonathan H. Grabowski, Torrie Hanley, Conor McManus, William Helt, Heather Kinney, and Randall Hughes
Dietary Fatty Acids and Flight-Training Influence the Expression of the Eicosanoid Hormone Prostacyclin in Songbirds, Wales A. Carter, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Lisa Trost, Amadeusz Bryła, Maciej Działo, Edyta T. Sadowska, Ulf Bauchinger, Barbara J. Pierce, and Scott R. McWilliams
Network Modulation at Stable States, Ben Collins, Jason Shulman, Ethan Speakman, Hailey Martin, Jennifer Reiss, Jennifer Myers, Gregg Roman, and Gemunu H. Gunaratne
Tissue-Specific RNA-Seq Defines Genes Governing Male Tail Tip Morphogenesis in C. Elegans, Karin Kiontke, R. Antonio Herrera, D. Adam Mason, Alyssa Woronik, Stephanie Vernooy, Yash Patel, and David H. Fitch
Morphologically Defined Substages of Tail Morphogenesis in C. Elegans Males, Karin Kiontke, Alyssa Woronik, and David H. Fitch
Lighting Pathways to Success in STEM: A Virtual Laboratory Meeting Programme (LaMP) Mutually Benefits Mentees and Host Laboratories, Katie E. Lotterhos, Moisés A. Bernal, Megan Phifer-Rixey, and Torrie Hanley
Non-STEM Majors COVID-19 Vaccine Impressions Improve, and Misconceptions Resolve, After Podcast Assignment, Christina N. Morra, Sarah J. Adkins, M. Elizabeth Barnes, Obadiah J. Pirlo, Ryleigh Fleming, Sarah P. Glass, Michael L. Howell, and Samiksha A. Raut
Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP) Disrupts Neuromast Development in Embryonic Zebrafish, Evelyn Paquette, John Paul Giacalone, Michael Fumo, and Nicole M. Roy
Restricted Dispersal and Phenotypic Response to Water Depth in a Foundation Seagrass, Erik E. Sotka, Randall Hughes, Torrie Hanley, and Cynthia G. Hays
Submissions from 2023
Morphology, Evolution, and the Whole Organism Imperative: Why Evolutionary Questions Need Multi-trait Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics, Benjamin M. Auerbach, Kristen R. R. Savell, and Elizabeth R. Agosto
Mitochondrial Metabolism in Blood More Reliably Predicts Whole-Animal Energy Needs Compared to Other Tissues, Stefania Casagrande, Maciej Dzialo, Lisa Trost, Kasja Malkoc, Edyta T. Sadowska, Michaela Hau, Barbara J. Pierce, Scott R. McWilliams, and Ulf Bauchinger
Concerted Phenotypic Flexibility of Avian Erythrocyte Size and Number in Response to Dietary Anthocyanin Supplementation, Maciej Dzialo, Amadeusz Bryla, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Katherine M. Carbeck, Olivia Fatica, Lisa Trost, Barbara J. Pierce, Edyta T. Sadowska, Scott R. McWilliams, and Ulf Bauchinger
Conceptualizing the Construct of Ocean Identity, Miriah R. Kelly, Jo-Marie Kasinak, Emma McKinley, Caitlin McLaughlin, Jamie M.P. Vaudrey, and Jennifer Mattei
Di-butyl Phthalate Disrupts Muscle, Motor and Sensory Neuron Development in Embryonic Zebrafish, Evelyn Paquette, Alissa Rodrigues, Michael Fumo, John Paul Giacalone, and Nicole Roy
Coastal Environments in the West of Ireland: Sea, Land, and Spirit, John B. Roney ed. and Mark Beekey ed.
Evidence for a Single, Ancient Origin of a Genus-Wide Alternative Life History Strategy, Kalle Tunström, Alyssa Woronik, Joseph J. Hanly, Pasi Rastas, Anton Chichvarkhin, Andrew D. Warren, Akito Kawahara, Sean D. Schoville, Vincent Ficarrotta, Adam H. Porter, Ward B. Watt, Arnaud Martin, and Christopher W. Wheat
Submissions from 2022
Di-butyl Phthalate (DBP) Induces Defects During Embryonic Eye Development in Zebrafish, Sophie Barbagallo, Cassidy Baldauf, Emily Orosco, and Nicole M. Roy
Our Natural World, Jennifer Mattei
Conservation and Restoration of Estuaries and Coasts: Horseshoe Crabs as Flagship Species, Jennifer Mattei, Mark L. Botton, Satoquo Seino, Alfredo Quarto, Jaruwan (Ning) Enright, J. Vanitha, Hsu Chia Chi, Joe Cheung, and John T. Tanacredi
The Power of Citizen Science: 20 Years of Horseshoe Crab Community Research Merging Conservation, Education, and Management, Jennifer Mattei, Jo-Marie Kasinak, Samah Senbel, and Kirk A. Bartholomew
Hindbrain Defects Induced By Di-butyl Phthalate (DBP) in Developing Zebrafish Embryos, Evelyn Paquette, Naomi Mumper, Alissa Rodrigues, Morgan Voulo, Sierrah Rich, and Nicole M. Roy
Mixed Models for the Relationship Between Latitude, Temperature, and Human Postcranial Form, Kristen R. R. Savell, David C. Katz, Timothy D. Weaver, and Benjamin M. Auerbach
Radon (222Rn) as Tracer for Submarine Groundwater Discharge Investigation—Limitations of the Approach at Shallow Wind-Exposed Coastal Settings, Michael Schubert, Jan Scholten, Matthias Kreuzburg, Eric Petermann, Mariele Lopes de Paiva, Dennis Kohler, V. Liebetrau, John Rapaglia, and Michael Schlüter
International Horseshoe Crab Conservation and Research Efforts: 2007- 2020: Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs Species Globally, John T. Tanacredi ed., Mark L. Botton ed., Paul K. Shin ed., Yumiko Iwasaki ed., Sin Gin Cheung ed., Kit Yue Kwan ed., and Jennifer Mattei ed.
Long-Distance Vocal Signaling in White-Handed Gibbons (Hylobates lar), Thomas A. Terleph, Chanpen Saralamba, and Ulrich H. Reichard
Using Optimal Transport to Improve Spherical Harmonic Quantification of Complex Biological Shapes, Zexuan Wang, Wenxi Yang, Katharine Ryan, Sumita Garai, Benjamin M. Auerbach, and Li Shen
Laser Microdissection for Species-agnostic Single-tissue Applications, Alyssa Woronik, Karin Kiontke, Raya S. Jallad, R. Antonio Herrera, and David H. Fitch
Submissions from 2021
Design Process in the Urban Context - Mobility and Health in Special Flood Hazard Area, Virginia Grace Barros, John Rapaglia, Maiko B. Richter, and Jean F. Andrighi
Variability of 222Rn in the Sandy Aquifer of Buenos Aires Coast, Silvina Carretero, John Rapaglia, Leandro Rodrigues Capítulo, and Eduardo Kruse
Dietary Linoleic Acid, Antioxidants, and Flight Training Influence the Activity of Oxidative Enzymes in European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), Wales A. Carter, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Barbara J. Pierce, and Scott R. McWilliams
Flight and Dietary Antioxidants Influence Antioxidant Expression and Activity in A Migratory Bird, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Wales A. Carter, Barbara J. Pierce, and Scott R. McWilliams
Salad with Clams: Prey Choice of an Intentionally Carnivorous Turtle, Kayleigh R. Erazmus, Luca Luiselli, and Russell L. Burke
Flight Training And Dietary Antioxidants have Mixed Effects On The Oxidative Status of Multiple Tissues In A Female Migratory Songbird, Abigail E. Frawley, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Katherine M. Carbeck, Lisa Trost, Amadeusz Bryla, Maciej Dzialo, Edyta T. Sadowska, Ulf Bauchinger, Barbara J. Pierce, and Scott R. McWilliams
Season, Anthocyanin Supplementation, and Flight Training Have Mixed Effects on the Antioxidant System of Migratory European Starlings, Abigail E. Frawley, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Katherine M. Carbeck, Lisa Trost, Amadeusz Bryła, Maciej Dzialo, Edyta T. Sadowska, Ulf Bauchinger, Barbara J. Pierce, and Scott R. McWilliams
Gephyrin-Lacking PV Synapses on Neocortical Pyramidal Neurons, Dika A. Kuljis, Kristina D. Micheva, Ajit Ray, Waja Wegner, Ryan Bowman, Daniel V. Madison, Katrin I. Willig, and Alison L. Barth
How Birds During Migration Maintain (Oxidative) Balance, Scott R. McWilliams, Wales A. Carter, Clara Cooper-Mullin, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Abigail E. Frawley, Barbara J. Pierce, and Megan Skrip
A Random Forest Regression Model for Predicting the Movement of Horseshoe Crabs in Long Island Sound, Samah Senbel, Jo-Marie Kasinak, and Jennifer Mattei
A Complex Interplay Between Balancing Selection and Introgression Maintains a Genus-Wide Alternative Life History Strategy, Kalle Tunstrom, Alyssa Woronik, Joseph J. Hanly, Pasi Rastas, Anton Chichvarkhin, Andrew D. Warren, Akito Kawahara, Sean D. Schoville, Vincent Ficarrotta, Adam H. Porter, Ward B. Watt, Arnaud Martin, and Christopher W. Wheat
EUAdb: A Resource for COVID-19 Test Development and Comparison, Alyssa Woronik, Henry W. Shaffer, Karin Kiontke, Jon M. Laurent, Ronald Zambrano, Mariah Daley, Jef D. Boeke, and David H. Fitch
Submissions from 2020
The Effects of Dietary Linoleic Acid and Hydrophilic Antioxidants on Basal, Peak, and Sustained Metabolism in Flight‐trained European Starlings, Wales A. Carter, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Barbara J. Pierce, and Scott R. McWilliams
Dietary Antioxidants Attenuate the Endocrine Stress Response during Long-duration Flight of a Migratory Bird, Stefania Casagrande, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Lisa Trost, Barbara J. Pierce, Amadeusz Bryła, Maciej Dzialo, Edyta T. Sadowska, Ulf Bauchinger, and Scott R. McWilliams
Flight Training in a Migratory Bird Drives Metabolic Gene Expression in the Flight Muscle but not Liver, and Dietary Fat Quality Influences Select Genes, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Wales A. Carter, Barbara J. Pierce, and Scott R. McWilliams
A Naïve Population of European Oyster Ostrea edulis with Reduced Susceptibility to the Pathogen Bonamia ostreae: Are S-strategy life Traits Providing Protection?, Sian Egerton, Sharon A. Lynch, Maria Prado-Alvarez, Grace Flannery, Elaine Brennan, Tristan Hugh-Jones, David Hugh-Jones, and Sarah C. Culloty
Pollen Composition Significantly Impacts the Development and Survival of the Native Small Carpenter Bee, Ceratina Calcarata, Sarah P. Lawson, Kiley B. Kennedy, and Sandra M. Rehan
The Energy Savings-Oxidative Cost Trade-Off for Migratory Birds During Endurance Flight, Scott R. McWilliams, Barbara J. Pierce, Andrea Wittenzellner, Lillie A. Langlois, Sophia Engel, John R. Speakman, Olivia Fatica, Kristen J. DeMoranville, Wolfgang Goymann, Lisa Trost, Amadeusz Bryla, Maciej Dzialo, Edyta T. Sadowska, and Ulf Bauchinger
Evolvability in Human Postcranial Traits Across Ecogeographic Regions, Kristen R. R. Savell
