{"id":13558,"date":"2020-01-09T19:15:57","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T01:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/?page_id=13558"},"modified":"2020-10-29T16:32:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T21:32:16","slug":"dr-ashley-elias","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-ashley-elias\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Ashley Elias"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #000000;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:20px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: -50px;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\">.fusion-gallery-1 .fusion-gallery-image {border:0px solid #f6f6f6;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-3 fusion-columns-total-6 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1\" style=\"margin:-5px;\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/teach.jpg\" data-caption=\"Teaching elementary school students \u201cWeird Science\u201d at Super Saturday program.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/teach-460x295.jpg\" width=\"460\" height=\"295\" alt=\"Ashley Elias teaching young students\" title=\"teach\" aria-label=\"teach\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13247 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/research.jpg\" data-caption=\"Tagging rainbow trout in Alaska.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/research-460x295.jpg\" width=\"460\" height=\"295\" alt=\"Ashley Elias conducting research\" title=\"research\" aria-label=\"research\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13246 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/presentation.jpg\" data-caption=\"Giving a research talk, \u201cPhenotypic Versus Genotypic Sex: Characterization of Multiple Loci in a Complex Sex Determination System\u201d, at Genetics retreat.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/presentation-460x295.jpg\" width=\"460\" height=\"295\" alt=\"Ashley Elias presentation about genetic sex determination\" title=\"presentation\" aria-label=\"presentation\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13245 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/poster.jpg\" data-caption=\"Student poster presentation at Evolution conference in Portland.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/poster-460x295.jpg\" width=\"460\" height=\"295\" alt=\"Ashley Elias\" title=\"poster\" aria-label=\"poster\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13244 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/elias.jpg\" data-caption=\"Dr. Elias at the bench in the lab.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/elias-460x295.jpg\" width=\"460\" height=\"295\" alt=\"Ashley Elias in the lab at 大象传媒 Western\" title=\"elias\" aria-label=\"elias\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13243 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/creek-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Sampling brook trout in Canada.\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/creek-1-460x295.jpg\" width=\"460\" height=\"295\" alt=\"Ashley Elias - river research\" title=\"creek-1\" aria-label=\"creek-1\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13241 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #212121;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:50px;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-1 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;\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-first fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );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;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"280\" height=\"280\" alt=\"Elias\" title=\"elias-280&#215;280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/elias-280x280-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/elias-280x280-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/elias-280x280-1.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth\" style=\"width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );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;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h1 class=\"margin-bottom-half\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Dr. Ashley Elias, Assistant Professor<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"margin-top-half\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">(816) 271-4381 | aelias1@missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.5 ) );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;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Dr. Ashley Elias has been at MWSU since 2019. Her research interests include behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, ichthyology, genomics, and bioinformatics. In particular, she studies the genetic basis of complex traits in fishes (such as: behavior, sex determination, and limb development). The variety of approaches and techniques provide a range of research options for students.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(175,175,126,0.81);background-image: url(/gold-fridays-portal/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/13558/&quot;https:////www.missouriwestern.edu/gold-fridays-portal/wp-content/uploads/sites/151/2020/01/grantham-background.jpg&quot;);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;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );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;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );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;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\">From Viruses to Vertebrates: A Freshwater Biodiversity Survey<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">This research will use traditional and molecular tools to sample and categorize the biological entities in the freshwater environments that occur on the 大象传媒 Western State campus. Students that work on this project will gain lab and field experience as well as experience working with large, complicated sets of data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">This project is a collaborative effort between the labs of Dr. Elias, Dr. Ganong, Dr. Grantham, Dr. Mills, and Dr. Drake.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Requirements: Successful completion of at least one Biology course.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );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;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(175,175,126,0.81);background-image: url(/gold-fridays-portal/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/13558/&quot;https:////www.missouriwestern.edu/gold-fridays-portal/wp-content/uploads/sites/151/2020/01/elias-background.jpg&quot;);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;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );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;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );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;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\">Mechanisms and adaptive significance of complex traits in fishes<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">This research looks at the genetic basis of complex traits, including behavior, migration, and sex determination, in fishes. This research looks at the genetic basis of complex traits, including behavior, sex determination, and limb development, in fishes. Current projects are examining behavioral variation and associated gene expression in migratory salmonids (brook trout and rainbow trout), the origins of the vertebrate paired-appendage gene regulatory network in an (paddlefish), and the evolution of genetic sex determination (African cichlids). The aim is to understand the generation and maintenance of variation we can observe in nature through the use of behavioral experiments, comparative approaches, and genomic and bioinformatic tools. With these combined approaches, we are beginning to understand the number, identity, and expression of genes underlying the standing phenotypic variability among and within wild fish populations. This research looks at the genetic basis of complex traits, including behavior, migration, and sex determination, in fishes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Requirements: Interest in fish and ecology (such as behavior or development) OR molecular biology (such as wet lab work or analyzing genomic data).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );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;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.99);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:50px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:50px;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-8 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;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"579\" height=\"835\" alt=\"Ashley Elias\" title=\"elias-pic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/elias-pic.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/elias-pic-200x288.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/elias-pic-400x577.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/elias-pic.jpg 579w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/span><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\" 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;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 18pt;\">About Dr. Ashley Elias<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Purdue University<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">B.S., Integrative Biology, University of Florida<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-lightgray button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/11\/Elias-CV.pdf\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text fusion-button-text-right\">Curriculum Vitae<\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-right\"><i class=\"fa-file-pdf far\" 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-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;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ffffff;\">Contact Dr. Elias<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Agenstein 232C<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-contact-info margin-top-none\" data-carousel-extra=\"{\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-email\" data-carousel-extra=\"{\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"mailto:aelias1@missouriwestern.edu\">aelias1@missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-contact-info margin-top-none\" data-carousel-extra=\"{\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-email\" data-carousel-extra=\"{\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"tel:8162714381\">(816) 271-4381<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">4525 Downs Drive<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Saint Joseph, MO 64507<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">USA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13558"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13558"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13755,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13558\/revisions\/13755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}