{"id":975,"date":"2017-12-11T16:12:38","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T16:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/?page_id=975"},"modified":"2025-07-05T12:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T17:16:37","slug":"internships-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/internships-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research &amp; Internships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;\">STUDENT &amp; FACULTY COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;border-color:#d6d6d6;border-style:solid;padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"283\" alt=\"Dr. Jason Baker\" title=\"Dr. Jason Baker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Bakerresized.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Bakerresized-200x177.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Bakerresized.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. Jason Baker<br \/>\n<\/strong>Protein biochemistry, bacteriocin discovery and characterization, science education and literacy, industrial and applied microbiology<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>816-271-4380<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:jcbaker@missouriwestern.edu\"><strong>jcbaker@missouriwestern.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-lightgray button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-jason-baker\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text fusion-button-text-right\">Research Opportunities<\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-right\"><i class=\"fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;border-color:#d6d6d6;border-style:solid;padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Dr. Csengele Barta\" title=\"Dr. Csengele Barta\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Bartaresized.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Bartaresized-200x180.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Bartaresized.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. Csengele Barta<\/strong><br \/>\nEffect of global climate change on photosynthesis and volatile compound synthesis and emission, faculty co-sponsor for Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>816-271-4334<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:cbarta1@missouriwestern.edu\"><strong>cbarta1@missouriwestern.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-lightgray button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-csengele-barta\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text fusion-button-text-right\">Research Opportunities<\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-right\"><i class=\"fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;border-color:#d6d6d6;border-style:solid;padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"321\" height=\"286\" alt=\"Dr. Cary Chevalier\" title=\"Dr. Cary Chevalier\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Chevalierresized.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Chevalierresized-200x178.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Chevalierresized.jpg 321w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. Cary Chevalier<\/strong><br \/>\nVertebrate physiological ecology, evolutionary ecology, conservation biology, wildlife management &amp; ecology, mammalogy, wildlife diseases<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>816-271-4252<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:cchev@missouriwestern.edu\"><strong>cchev@missouriwestern.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-lightgray button-3 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-cary-chevalier\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text fusion-button-text-right\">Research Opportunities<\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-right\"><i class=\"fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;border-color:#d6d6d6;border-style:solid;padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"318\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Dr. Todd Eckdahl\" title=\"Dr. Todd Eckdahl\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Eckdahlresized.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Eckdahlresized-200x181.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Eckdahlresized.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. Todd Eckdahl<\/strong><br \/>\nSynthetic biology, BioMath connections, using molecular cloning techniques to program bacterial computers for the optimization of metabolic pathways<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>816-271-5873<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:eckdahl@missouriwestern.edu\"><strong>eckdahl@missouriwestern.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-lightgray button-4 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-todd-eckdahl\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text fusion-button-text-right\">Research Opportunities<\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-right\"><i class=\"fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;border-color:#d6d6d6;border-style:solid;padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Dr. Todd Eckdahl\" title=\"Dr. Ashley Elias\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/11\/elias.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/11\/elias-200x180.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/11\/elias.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. Ashley Elias<\/strong><br \/>\nThe mechanisms and adaptive significance of complex traits in fishes (behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, ichthyology, genomics, and bioinformatics)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>816-271-4381<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:aelias1@missouriwestern.edu\"><strong>aelias1@missouriwestern.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-lightgray button-5 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-ashley-elias\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text fusion-button-text-right\">Research Opportunities<\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-right\"><i class=\"fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;border-color:#d6d6d6;border-style:solid;padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Dr. Carissa Ganong\" title=\"Dr. Carissa Ganong\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/xGanong-051r.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/xGanong-051r-200x180.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/xGanong-051r.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. Carissa Ganong<\/strong><br \/>\nAquatic ecology, entomology, invertebrate biology, tropical ecology, biogeochemistry<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>816-271-4520<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:cganong@missouriwestern.edu\"><strong>cganong@missouriwestern.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-lightgray button-6 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-carissa-ganong\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text fusion-button-text-right\">Research Opportunities<\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-right\"><i class=\"fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;border-color:#d6d6d6;border-style:solid;padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"321\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Dr. Michael Grantham\" title=\"Dr. Michael Grantham\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/xGrantham-057r.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/xGrantham-057r-200x179.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/xGrantham-057r.jpg 321w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. Michael Grantham<\/strong><br \/>\nHuman flu virus<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>816-271-5603<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"mailto:mgrantham@missouriwestern.edu\">mgrantham@missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-lightgray button-7 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-michael-grantham\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text fusion-button-text-right\">Research Opportunities<\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-right\"><i class=\"fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;border-color:#d6d6d6;border-style:solid;padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-8 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Dr. Julie Jedlicka\" title=\"Dr. Julie Jedlicka\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Julie41.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Julie41-200x180.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Julie41.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. Julie Jedlicka<br \/>\n<\/strong>Wildlife conservation, ornithology, entomology, predator-prey interactions, agroecology and sustainable food systems<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>816-271-4552<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jjedlicka@missouriwestern.edu\"><strong>jjedlicka@missouriwestern.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-lightgray button-8 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-julie-jedlicka\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text fusion-button-text-right\">Research Opportunities<\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-right\"><i class=\"fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;border-color:#d6d6d6;border-style:solid;padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-9 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"284\" alt=\"Dr. Karen Koy\" title=\"Dr. Karen Koy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Koyresized.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Koyresized-200x178.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Koyresized.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. Karen Koy<\/strong><br \/>\nIchnology, behavioral evolution, gastropod evolution, taphonomy, foraging ecology<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>816-271-4436<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:kkoy@missouriwestern.edu\"><strong>kkoy@missouriwestern.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-lightgray button-9 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-karen-koy\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text fusion-button-text-right\">Research Opportunities<\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-right\"><i class=\"fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;border-color:#d6d6d6;border-style:solid;padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-10 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"322\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Dr. Mark Mills\" title=\"Dr. Mark Mills\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Millsresized.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Millsresized-200x179.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Millsresized.jpg 322w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. Mark Mills<\/strong><br \/>\nHerpetology, vertebrate ecology, aquatic ecology, ichthyology, faculty co-sponsor for Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>816-271-4384<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:mmills3@missouriwestern.edu\"><strong>mmills3@missouriwestern.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-lightgray button-10 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-mark-mills\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text fusion-button-text-right\">Research Opportunities<\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-right\"><i class=\"fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;border-color:#d6d6d6;border-style:solid;padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-11 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Dr. Tilottama Roy\" title=\"Dr. Aracely A. Newton\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/11\/newton.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/11\/newton-200x180.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/11\/newton.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. Aracely Newton<\/strong><br \/>\nBehavioral genetics, developmental biology, evolution, neurobiology<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>816-271-4383<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:anewton4@missouriwestern.edu\"><strong>anewton4@missouriwestern.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-lightgray button-11 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-aracely-newton\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text fusion-button-text-right\">Research Opportunities<\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-right\"><i class=\"fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;border-color:#d6d6d6;border-style:solid;padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-12 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"287\" alt=\"Dr. Tilottama Roy\" title=\"Dr. Tilottama Roy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/TilottamaMWSU320.288-2.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/TilottamaMWSU320.288-2-200x179.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/TilottamaMWSU320.288-2.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. Tilottama Roy<\/strong><br \/>\nUnderstanding evolutionary origins and relationships among plants, as well as other organisms, with ecological and economic importance, including investigating their systematics\/phylogenetics, speciation, and diversification processes<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>816-271-4382<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:troy1@missouriwestern.edu\"><strong>troy1@missouriwestern.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-lightgray button-12 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-tilottama-roy\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text fusion-button-text-right\">Research Opportunities<\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-right\"><i class=\"fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:30.6666%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px;border-color:#d6d6d6;border-style:solid;padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-13 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"321\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Dr. Kristen Walton\" title=\"Dr. Kristen Walton\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Waltonresized.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Waltonresized-200x179.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/12\/Waltonresized.jpg 321w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dr. Kristen Walton<\/strong><br \/>\nIntestinal physiology and disease, inflammatory bowel disease, interactions between normal microbiota and the host, biology education research<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>816-271-5613<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:kwalton1@missouriwestern.edu\"><strong>kwalton1@missouriwestern.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-lightgray button-13 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-kristen-walton\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text fusion-button-text-right\">Research Opportunities<\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-right\"><i class=\"fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.12);padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;\">RESEARCH FAQ<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">#accordion-975-1 .fusion-panel:hover, #accordion-975-1 .fusion-panel.hover{ background-color: #f9f9f9 } #accordion-975-1 .fusion-panel { border-color:#cccccc; border-width:1px; background-color:#ffffff; }.fusion-accordian  #accordion-975-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: #ffffff;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-975-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 13px; width: 13px;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-975-1 .panel-title a{font-size:18px;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-975-1 .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #333333;border-color: #333333;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-975-1 .panel-title a:hover, #accordion-975-1 .fusion-toggle-boxed-mode:hover .panel-title a { color: #3a3a3a;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-975-1 .panel-title .active .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian  #accordion-975-1 .panel-title a:hover .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #3a3a3a!important;border-color: #3a3a3a!important;}<\/style><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion-975-1\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"09057f3f54606ea6a\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-975-1\" data-target=\"#09057f3f54606ea6a\" href=\"#09057f3f54606ea6a\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What student research opportunities are available?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"09057f3f54606ea6a\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\">A variety of student research opportunities are available in molecular, cellular, organismal and ecological study as well as science education. The mission of the department is to provide a collaborative learning environment in which students and faculty can apply their biological exploration and discovery experiences as professionals and as informed citizens. For more information about their projects, please contact faculty members directly or click on any of the Current Research Projects links above.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"51e9c18e597bf4c6f\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-975-1\" data-target=\"#51e9c18e597bf4c6f\" href=\"#51e9c18e597bf4c6f\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Do students and faculty work together on research projects?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"51e9c18e597bf4c6f\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>Students and faculty collaborate on a variety of independent research projects in the Biology Department. Projects are conducted during the academic year and in the summer as part of PORTAL (Program of Research, Teaching, and Applied Learning). Students get ample opportunities for applied learning while conducting research, and their coursework becomes relevant to the research questions under study.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"8630a9b6898bed2db\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-975-1\" data-target=\"#8630a9b6898bed2db\" href=\"#8630a9b6898bed2db\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What are 大象传媒 Western's labs like?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"8630a9b6898bed2db\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>The department laboratories are well equipped. Along with the basic equipment, the labs have the capabilities to perform molecular cloning, DNA amplification, real-time PCR, and advanced microscopic imaging. Every classroom is a \u201csmart room,\u201d fully equipped with up-to-date technology.<\/p>\n<p>大象传媒 Western has a Global Positioning Systems base station located at Agenstein Hall with telemetry equipment and Global Positioning Systems\/Global Information Systems equipment and software that is used in field biology research.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"dc6cfe5912f4863c8\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-975-1\" data-target=\"#dc6cfe5912f4863c8\" href=\"#dc6cfe5912f4863c8\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What field study opportunities are there on campus?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"dc6cfe5912f4863c8\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>大象传媒 Western boasts a 180-acre field study area on campus called the Otoe Creek Nature Area. This land contains a network of trails that run through various habitats and along ponds and a stream. There are two outdoor amphitheaters within the study area.<\/p>\n<p>The 大象传媒 Department of Conservation\u2019s Northwest Service Center is located on the nature area with modern classrooms, research labs and a prep room for the Biology Department, along with an herbarium and the Biology Department\u2019s natural history collection, which contains museum specimens of vertebrates and invertebrates.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"3e21d0099aff877f0\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-975-1\" data-target=\"#3e21d0099aff877f0\" href=\"#3e21d0099aff877f0\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Do students present research findings?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"3e21d0099aff877f0\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>All students are encouraged to present their research, and students often present their projects at state, national or international professional meetings. Here are some recent examples.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regional and national meetings of the Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society<\/li>\n<li>Regional meetings of The Wildlife Society<\/li>\n<li>大象传媒 Natural Resource Conference<\/li>\n<li>Annual meeting of the 大象传媒 Academy of Science<\/li>\n<li>Federation of Associations for Experimental Biology<\/li>\n<li>Annual Conference of the Institute of Biological Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"195d8bac05af43bf8\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-975-1\" data-target=\"#195d8bac05af43bf8\" href=\"#195d8bac05af43bf8\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Do MWSU publications include undergraduate coauthors?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"195d8bac05af43bf8\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\">Faculty members in the Department of Biology are committed to the inclusion of undergraduate coauthors on our publications. In the past 5 years, we have 32 peer-reviewed publications that have included 53 student coauthors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"internships\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:31px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;\">INTERNSHIPS<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-15{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-15 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-15{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-15 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-15{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-15 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><div class=\"the_content the_content_wrapper\">\n<p>Practical hands-on experiences on and off campus give 大象传媒 Western students the competitive edge. Through internships and research projects, students get real-world experience beyond the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>大象传媒 Western students have landed internships at the 大象传媒 Department of Conservation, the 大象传媒 Department of Natural Resources, the Arizona Fish and Game Department, the U.S. National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the World Bird Sanctuary and the International Wolf Center, just to name a few. Students also complete internships at local hospitals and medical or veterinary clinics. In addition, the region&#8217;s dynamic life science industry provides internship opportunities in top-notch research labs, like Boehringer Ingelheim.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:15px;width:100%;\"><\/div><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.7;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-left-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-flex\"><h2>Experience in the field is vital. 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