Ogden Lab Contributors (2009-Present)
Principal Investigator
Dr. T. Heath Ogden
associate Professor - biology
My basic research interests are in bioinformatics, evolutionary biology, systematics,
phylogenetics, comparative genomics, entomology, biological pedagogy. My career goal for phylogenetic insect research is to develop well-supported hypotheses
using molecular and morphological data for higher-level basal pterygote and ephemeropteran
relationships, and then use these phylogenies to evaluate evolutionary processes.
I am also interested in pedagogy, specifically in the acceptance of evolution "flipped
classrooms", and online versus face to face instruction.
Lab Managers:
Jarod Meecham
biology major
Research Areas
Molecular Wetlab
Phylogenetics
Ernie Vilela
biology major
Research Areas
Bioinformatics
Insects
Current Research Students:
Jake Reed
biology major
Research Areas
Molecular Lab,
Phylogenetics.
Taylor Murphy
biology major
Research Areas
Phylogenetics
Avery Larsen
biology major
Research Areas
Molecular Wetlab, Phylogenetics,
Bioinformatics.
Tabitha Weir
biology major
Research Areas
Insect Lab,
Phylogenetics
Trevor Millar
biology major
Research Areas
Bioinformatics
Damilola Ogunbayode
computer science major
Research Areas
Bioinformatics
Sawyer Baum
biology major
Research Areas
Pedagogy:
Acceptance of Evolution
Former Student Researchers and Lab Members:
- Aaron Fairbourn
- Isaac Seal
- Ammy Nielsen
- Nick Newell*
- Joseph Summerhays
- Charles Pullen
- Jacob Delano*
- Curtis Hoffman*(UCASHSstudent)
- Angel Guerra*(UCASHSstudent)
- Nicholas Brian*
- Chad Talbot*
- CaBri Montero*
- Xavier Leiva
- Katie Peatross
- Austin Carter
- Ruben Jimenez*
- Hayden Kallis*
- IshaahTalker*
- Bryson Carrier*
- Mary Vallecillo*
- Dalton Brady*
- Jacob Robinson*
- Trevor Chamberlain
- Gary Hatch
- Jesse Earl(UCASHSstudent)
- Austin Bettridge
- Jake Loveless*
- Dustin Miller*
- Brain Hatch*
- Brian Armstrong
- Danny Ferguson*
- Daniel Oler
- Robert Erickson*
- Baden Morrill
- Stephanie Bartlett*
- Jeffrey Leavitt*
- Mark Tingey*
- Jarom Schow*
- Tanner Mortimer*
- Trevor Gatenby*
- Robert Putnam*
- David Tregaskis
- Julie Nance
- Ashton Godfrey
- Josh Holmes*
- Trevor Zobell*
- Corey Barger*
- Chase Barker*
- Albert Zylstra*
- SamanthaTelarroja*
- Louis Eubank*
- Shannon Deurden*
- Tyler Smith*
- Mathew Ethington*
- Aaron Fairbanks*
- Derek Johnson*
- Michael Cookston*
- Mike Simons
- Adam Simmons*
- Dave Fisher*
- Karina KirkLarsen*
- Nikk Bobo*
- Melanie Barber*
- James Barber*
- Jacob Burdett*
*undergraduates Students who have completed senior thesis or presented results at a scientific meeting
