PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:
Christopher E. Oufiero, PhD.
Professor, Graduate Director
Department of Biological Sciences, Towson University
CV (updated 8/2019)
Google Scholar Profile
Dr. Oufiero participates in IDEA, the UCR Institute for the Development of Educational Applications
Contact info:
Department of Biological Science
Towson University
Towson, MD 21252
phone: 410-704-3743
email: coufiero – @ – towson.edu
MASTER’S STUDENTS:
Lohit Garikapti (Fall 2021-Present): Lohit joins us from the University of California, Davis and will be investigating variation in prey capture among mantises.
Ryan Turnbaugh (Fall 2023- Present): Ryan was an undergraduate at TU with an EEC Concentration and worked in the lab on various projects. He started as an MS Thesis student in Fall 2023 and is investigating the diet and morphology of local Tenodera sinensis populations.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS:
MK Sullivan (Spring 2022-Present): Biology Undergraduate, EEC Concentration. Currently researching prey capture variation in orchid mantises, with future interest in invertebrate personality studies.
Lizzie McMillan (Spring 2022-Present): Biology Undergraduate, Secondary Education. Currently researching variation in mantis ingestion rates between species with Marlee, August and Zohra, with future interest in morphological differences.
Marlee Wood (Spring 2022-Present): Biology Undergraduate, EEC Concentration. Currently researching variation in mantis ingestion rates between species with Lizzie McMillan, with future interest in morphological differences.
August Miller (Spring 2023-Present): Geology Undergraduate who has interests in praying mantises. He has been working on a project with Lizzie and Zohra investigating ingestion rate variation.
Zohra Gaba (Spring 2023-Present): Biology with an EEC focus and Electronic Media and Film Undergraduate . Zohra has been working on a project with Lizzie and August investigating ingestion rate variation.
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