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About<\/h2>\n

Our biology graduate students work closely with faculty members on research. For information about our graduate students’ research, see below.<\/p>\n

For faculty research interests and contact information, see our faculty directory<\/a>.<\/p>\n","blocks":[{"acf_fc_layout":"contact-cards","layout_type":"","module_background_color":"white","title_alignment":"text-left","title":"Contact Us","sub-heading":"","sections":[{"contact_source":"custom","contact":null,"portrait":{"ID":89414,"id":89414,"title":"IMG_0305","filename":"IMG_0305-scaled.jpeg","filesize":1009166,"url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/IMG_0305-scaled.jpeg","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/biology\/graduate-students\/img_0305\/","alt":"","author":"1266","description":"","caption":"","name":"img_0305","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":3299,"date":"2026-10-09 22:57:38","modified":"2026-10-09 22:57:38","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":2560,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/IMG_0305-150x150.jpeg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/IMG_0305-225x300.jpeg","medium-width":225,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/IMG_0305-768x1024.jpeg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":1024,"large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/IMG_0305-768x1024.jpeg","large-width":768,"large-height":1024,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/IMG_0305-1152x1536.jpeg","1536x1536-width":1152,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/IMG_0305-1536x2048.jpeg","2048x2048-width":1536,"2048x2048-height":2048,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/IMG_0305-scaled.jpeg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":225,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":300,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/IMG_0305-scaled.jpeg","gform-image-choice-md-width":300,"gform-image-choice-md-height":400,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/IMG_0305-scaled.jpeg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":450,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":600}},"name":" Emma Bartholomew","title":"Graduate Student","department":"Walke Lab","pronouns":"","office_hours":false,"description":"

Hi, I am Emma Bartholomew! I am in the Walke lab working on the coral microbiome and the presence of a natural probiotic in Montserrat’s reefs! I have traveled to Montserrat multiple times to collect my samples and will be going with the study abroad program in January! I hope to see you in Montserrat, if not my office will do!<\/p>\n","email":"ebartholomew1@ewu.edu","location":"SCI 214","phone":"","cell":"","text":"","fax":"","facebook":"","twitter":"","linkedin":"","buttons":false},{"contact_source":"custom","contact":null,"portrait":{"ID":89375,"id":89375,"title":"Berggren","filename":"Berggren-scaled.jpeg","filesize":969877,"url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Berggren-scaled.jpeg","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/biology\/graduate-students\/berggren\/","alt":"","author":"1266","description":"","caption":"","name":"berggren","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":3299,"date":"2026-10-06 19:19:15","modified":"2026-10-06 19:19:15","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":2560,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Berggren-150x150.jpeg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Berggren-225x300.jpeg","medium-width":225,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Berggren-768x1024.jpeg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":1024,"large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Berggren-768x1024.jpeg","large-width":768,"large-height":1024,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Berggren-1152x1536.jpeg","1536x1536-width":1152,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Berggren-1536x2048.jpeg","2048x2048-width":1536,"2048x2048-height":2048,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Berggren-scaled.jpeg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":225,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":300,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Berggren-scaled.jpeg","gform-image-choice-md-width":300,"gform-image-choice-md-height":400,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Berggren-scaled.jpeg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":450,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":600}},"name":" Kara Berggren","title":"Graduate Student","department":"Milling Lab","pronouns":"","office_hours":false,"description":"

Hello, my name is Kara, and I am a graduate student in Dr. Milling\u2019s Wildlife Ecology Lab.\u00a0 I am studying the habitat use and selection of migratory waterfowl in the Channeled Scablands of eastern Washington.\u00a0 The overall goal of my research is to help inform wetland management and conservation priorities to support waterfowl species undergoing challenges from climate change and human development. I am working with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Kalispel Tribe for this research project.<\/p>\n","email":"kberggren1@ewu.edu","location":"SCI 197","phone":"","cell":"","text":"","fax":"","facebook":"","twitter":"","linkedin":"","buttons":false},{"contact_source":"custom","contact":null,"portrait":{"ID":87227,"id":87227,"title":"Joey Carr","filename":"Joey-Carr.jpg","filesize":498740,"url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Joey-Carr.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/biology\/graduate-students\/joey-carr\/","alt":"","author":"595","description":"","caption":"","name":"joey-carr","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":3299,"date":"2025-09-15 22:09:49","modified":"2025-09-15 22:09:49","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1200,"height":1600,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Joey-Carr-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Joey-Carr-225x300.jpg","medium-width":225,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Joey-Carr-768x1024.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":1024,"large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Joey-Carr-768x1024.jpg","large-width":768,"large-height":1024,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Joey-Carr-1152x1536.jpg","1536x1536-width":1152,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Joey-Carr.jpg","2048x2048-width":1200,"2048x2048-height":1600,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Joey-Carr.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":225,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":300,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Joey-Carr.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":300,"gform-image-choice-md-height":400,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Joey-Carr.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":450,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":600}},"name":" Joey Carr","title":"Graduate Student","department":"Case Lab","pronouns":"","office_hours":false,"description":"

Hello, I\u2019m Joey (He\/Him).<\/span><\/div>\n

\n<\/span>I am a graduate student working with Dr. Judd Case, researching the tooth and jaw functionality of an extinct species of kangaroo. My focus is on understanding why some extinct kangaroo species had larger molars than those found in modern kangaroos in Australia.<\/div>\n
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To explore this, I will be comparing fossil specimens with modern analogs to analyze tooth size and infer the diets of these prehistoric animals. I also plan to create models of the teeth and jaws to gain a biomechanical perspective on how these kangaroos ate and what the large molars were used for.<\/div>\n
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This research will help paleontologists better understand the evolutionary history of kangaroos and how their diets have changed over time.<\/div>\n","email":"jcarr9@ewu.edu","location":"SCI 193","phone":"","cell":"","text":"","fax":"","facebook":"","twitter":"","linkedin":"","buttons":false},{"contact_source":"custom","contact":null,"portrait":{"ID":89380,"id":89380,"title":"Evelyn","filename":"Evelyn-scaled.jpg","filesize":903189,"url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Evelyn-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/biology\/graduate-students\/evelyn\/","alt":"","author":"1266","description":"","caption":"","name":"evelyn","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":3299,"date":"2026-10-06 19:50:48","modified":"2026-10-06 19:50:48","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":2560,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Evelyn-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Evelyn-225x300.jpg","medium-width":225,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Evelyn-768x1024.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":1024,"large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Evelyn-768x1024.jpg","large-width":768,"large-height":1024,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Evelyn-1152x1536.jpg","1536x1536-width":1152,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Evelyn-1536x2048.jpg","2048x2048-width":1536,"2048x2048-height":2048,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Evelyn-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":225,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":300,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Evelyn-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":300,"gform-image-choice-md-height":400,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Evelyn-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":450,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":600}},"name":" Evelyn Carroll","title":"Graduate Student","department":"Thrikawala Lab","pronouns":"","office_hours":false,"description":"

Hello! My name is Evelyn and I am in Dr. Thrikawala’s lab studying the effects of BPA replacements on estrogen receptors and how that impacts immune response.<\/p>\n","email":"ecarroll6@ewu.edu","location":"SCI 214","phone":"","cell":"","text":"","fax":"","facebook":"","twitter":"","linkedin":"","buttons":false},{"contact_source":"custom","contact":null,"portrait":{"ID":88104,"id":88104,"title":"Sam-Caruso-photo","filename":"Sam-Caruso-photo.jpeg","filesize":241443,"url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/Sam-Caruso-photo.jpeg","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/biology\/biology-ms\/sam-caruso-photo\/","alt":"Sam Caruso holds a Westslope Cutthroat Trout","author":"1542","description":"","caption":"","name":"sam-caruso-photo","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1085,"date":"2026-03-25 23:43:16","modified":"2026-03-25 23:43:39","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1024,"height":794,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/Sam-Caruso-photo-150x150.jpeg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/Sam-Caruso-photo-300x233.jpeg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":233,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/Sam-Caruso-photo-768x596.jpeg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":596,"large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/Sam-Caruso-photo.jpeg","large-width":1024,"large-height":794,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/Sam-Caruso-photo.jpeg","1536x1536-width":1024,"1536x1536-height":794,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/Sam-Caruso-photo.jpeg","2048x2048-width":1024,"2048x2048-height":794,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/Sam-Caruso-photo.jpeg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":233,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/Sam-Caruso-photo.jpeg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":310,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/Sam-Caruso-photo.jpeg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":465}},"name":" Sam Caruso","title":"Graduate Student","department":"Spruell Lab","pronouns":"","office_hours":false,"description":"

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Hello! My name is Sadie and I am in Dr. Camille McNeely’s lab studying the effects of toxic trace metals on macroinvertebrate secondary production in the Spokane River Watershed. This research aims to understand some of the impacts of historic mining from the Coeur d’Alene River on aquatic life in these rivers. 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I am performing population genetic analyses on the plants of the Palouse Prairie, investigating the relationship between low genetic diversity and reduced viability and germination rates. My research focuses on how inbreeding, driven by fragmented habitats, affects seed germination traits. The goal is to understand how these factors impact prairie ecosystems, as well as to deepen our knowledge of plant genetic variation and its influence on seed development.<\/p>\n","email":"aogle3@ewu.edu","location":"SCI 214","phone":"","cell":"","text":"","fax":"","facebook":"","twitter":"","linkedin":"","buttons":false},{"contact_source":"custom","contact":null,"portrait":{"ID":89376,"id":89376,"title":"Orton","filename":"Orton-scaled.jpg","filesize":777658,"url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Orton-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/biology\/graduate-students\/orton\/","alt":"","author":"1266","description":"","caption":"","name":"orton","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":3299,"date":"2026-10-06 19:21:13","modified":"2026-10-06 19:21:13","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1928,"height":2560,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Orton-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Orton-226x300.jpg","medium-width":226,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Orton-768x1020.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":1020,"large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Orton-771x1024.jpg","large-width":771,"large-height":1024,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Orton-1157x1536.jpg","1536x1536-width":1157,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Orton-1542x2048.jpg","2048x2048-width":1542,"2048x2048-height":2048,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Orton-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":226,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":300,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Orton-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":301,"gform-image-choice-md-height":400,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Orton-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":452,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":600}},"name":" Makenna Orton","title":"Graduate Student","department":"Milling Lab","pronouns":"","office_hours":false,"description":"

Hello, I\u2019m Makenna (she\/her) and I am studying waterfowl with the Milling Lab. Eastern Washington is an important area for waterfowl as they migrate and utilize wetlands for sanctuary, breeding, and more, but the region is understudied. I intend to model the movement of these birds to better understand the role of eastern Washington and its wetlands in their migration. This research is in collaboration with the Kalispell Tribe and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to expand our understanding of waterfowl ecology and help inform management strategies.<\/p>\n","email":"morton2@ewu.edu","location":"SCI 193","phone":"","cell":"","text":"","fax":"","facebook":"","twitter":"","linkedin":"","buttons":false},{"contact_source":"custom","contact":null,"portrait":{"ID":87278,"id":87278,"title":"MtTimp_Cropped","filename":"MtTimp_Cropped.jpeg","filesize":251127,"url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/MtTimp_Cropped.jpeg","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/biology\/graduate-students\/mttimp_cropped\/","alt":"","author":"595","description":"","caption":"","name":"mttimp_cropped","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":3299,"date":"2025-09-18 14:46:58","modified":"2025-09-18 14:46:58","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":723,"height":985,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/MtTimp_Cropped-150x150.jpeg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/MtTimp_Cropped-220x300.jpeg","medium-width":220,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/MtTimp_Cropped.jpeg","medium_large-width":723,"medium_large-height":985,"large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/MtTimp_Cropped.jpeg","large-width":723,"large-height":985,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/MtTimp_Cropped.jpeg","1536x1536-width":723,"1536x1536-height":985,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/MtTimp_Cropped.jpeg","2048x2048-width":723,"2048x2048-height":985,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/MtTimp_Cropped.jpeg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":220,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":300,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/MtTimp_Cropped.jpeg","gform-image-choice-md-width":294,"gform-image-choice-md-height":400,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/MtTimp_Cropped.jpeg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":440,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":600}},"name":" Scott Perkins","title":"Graduate Student","department":"Idsardi Lab","pronouns":"","office_hours":false,"description":"

Hello! I\u2019m Scott (he\/him), and I am researching the instructional practices and resources used by science teachers in the classroom. Whether learning the fundamentals in the classroom or exploring science in the field, I enjoy taking part in the learning journeys of others. Through teaching and research, I hope to help make science more accessible to a wide variety of audiences.<\/span><\/p>\n","email":"jperkins10@ewu.edu","location":"SCI 193","phone":"","cell":"","text":"","fax":"","facebook":"","twitter":"","linkedin":"","buttons":false},{"contact_source":"custom","contact":null,"portrait":{"ID":89377,"id":89377,"title":"Teddy","filename":"Teddy.jpg","filesize":531136,"url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Teddy.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/biology\/graduate-students\/teddy\/","alt":"","author":"1266","description":"","caption":"","name":"teddy","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":3299,"date":"2026-10-06 19:22:30","modified":"2026-10-06 19:22:30","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1319,"height":989,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Teddy-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Teddy-300x225.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":225,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Teddy-768x576.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":576,"large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Teddy-1024x768.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":768,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Teddy.jpg","1536x1536-width":1319,"1536x1536-height":989,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Teddy.jpg","2048x2048-width":1319,"2048x2048-height":989,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Teddy.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":225,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Teddy.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":300,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/Teddy.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":450}},"name":"Teddy Pierson","title":"Graduate Student","department":"Brown Lab","pronouns":"","office_hours":false,"description":"

Hello! I\u2019m Teddy Pierson (they\/them). Advised by Dr. Rebecca Brown, I am researching how to improve reintroductions of rare plants in the Palouse Prairie. I am working on Eastern Washington University\u2019s Prairie Restoration Project and in our greenhouse for my thesis research. I have spent over a decade in the field of ecology, applying restoration methods and working in rare plant research and conservation.<\/p>\n","email":"kpierson2@ewu.edu","location":"SCI 284","phone":"","cell":"","text":"","fax":"","facebook":"","twitter":"","linkedin":"","buttons":false},{"contact_source":"custom","contact":null,"portrait":{"ID":86740,"id":86740,"title":"Stephen Purdue","filename":"Stephen-Purdue-scaled.jpg","filesize":842648,"url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Stephen-Purdue-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/biology\/graduate-students\/stephen-purdue\/","alt":"","author":"595","description":"","caption":"","name":"stephen-purdue","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":3299,"date":"2025-07-17 16:11:14","modified":"2025-07-17 16:11:14","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2560,"height":2273,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Stephen-Purdue-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Stephen-Purdue-300x266.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":266,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Stephen-Purdue-768x682.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":682,"large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Stephen-Purdue-1024x909.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":909,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Stephen-Purdue-1536x1364.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1364,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Stephen-Purdue-2048x1818.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1818,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Stephen-Purdue-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":266,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Stephen-Purdue-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":355,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Stephen-Purdue-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":533}},"name":" Stephen Purdue","title":"Graduate Student","department":"Ashley Lab","pronouns":"","office_hours":false,"description":"

Hi! My name is Stephen and I am joining the Ashley lab to study Fringe protein modulation of osteoclastogeneis. Starting in the Fall of 2025, I will be conducting, along with my colleagues, knock-down and overexpression experiments on Fringe protein members known to produce various glycosylation patterns on notch receptors in osteoclast-precursors and thereby either enhance or suppress osteoclastogenesis. Additionally, we will be utilizing an ER-Hoxb8 immortalized osteoclast-precursor cell line to aid in the logistics of our experimental design. We hope our results help elucidate novel molecular targets for longitudinal pharmaceutical therapies for patients burdened with osteoporosis. I feel very privileged to be welcomed on this team and am excited for my next two years at EWU!<\/span><\/p>\n","email":"spurdue@ewu.edu","location":"SCI 214","phone":"","cell":"","text":"","fax":"","facebook":"","twitter":"","linkedin":"","buttons":false},{"contact_source":"custom","contact":null,"portrait":false,"name":"Yaelle Reeve","title":"Graduate Student","department":"Brown Lab","pronouns":"","office_hours":false,"description":"","email":"yreeve@ewu.edu","location":"SCI 193","phone":"","cell":"","text":"","fax":"","facebook":"","twitter":"","linkedin":"","buttons":false},{"contact_source":"custom","contact":null,"portrait":{"ID":13154,"id":13154,"title":"Jessica","filename":"Jessica.jpg","filesize":78614,"url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/Jessica.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/biology\/graduate-students\/jessica-2\/","alt":"","author":"595","description":"","caption":"","name":"jessica-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":3299,"date":"2024-10-07 15:02:18","modified":"2024-10-07 15:02:18","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":562,"height":496,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/Jessica-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/Jessica-300x265.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":265,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/Jessica.jpg","medium_large-width":562,"medium_large-height":496,"large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/Jessica.jpg","large-width":562,"large-height":496,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/Jessica.jpg","1536x1536-width":562,"1536x1536-height":496,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/Jessica.jpg","2048x2048-width":562,"2048x2048-height":496,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/Jessica.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":265,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/Jessica.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":353,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cstem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/Jessica.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":562,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":496}},"name":" Jessica Scharpf","title":"Graduate Student","department":"Case Lab","pronouns":"","office_hours":false,"description":"

I am currently collaborating with Dr. Judd Case to describe fossil specimens of Macropodidae (the kangaroo family) from specific biostratigraphic zones dating approximately from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene, found in the Etadunna Formation of South Australia. My research focuses on the major fossil clades of Macropodidae, comparing them with extant taxa in terms of kangaroo clades and taxonomy, as well as tooth morphology across the four major clades. I aim to investigate how this morphology relates to dietary habits among these species, and I will also study hindlimb morphology to understand its implications for different modes of hopping within the family.<\/p>\n

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