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PI: Dr. Amanda Sparkman
Professor of Biology
Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
Email: sparkman@westmont.edu
Education
Post-doc: Biology, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario
Ph.D: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Undergraduate: Biology & English double major, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California
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CURRENT LAB MEMBERS
2024-2025
Undergraduate Researchers: Olivia Knapp, Eric Reyes, Corban Muthiah & Aaron Wong
Undergraduate Research Assistants: Ella Pickerign & Jazmin De Lucio
Research Technicians: Olivia Knapp & Eric Reyes
Graduate Students (Penn State): Stephanie Gonzalez & Di'Carlo Jackson Jr
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FORMER LAB MEMBERS
2023-2024
Undergraduate Researchers: Olivia Knapp, Eric Reyes & Peter Schramm
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2022-2023
Undergraduate Researchers: Eric Reyes, Alexander Rurik, Monique Welch & Lillian Robinson
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2021-2022
Undergraduate Researchers: Theo Patterson, Sophia McRae, Caleb Courson, Alex Rurik, Laura Dagg, Eric Reyes, Isabelle Hugoniot & Noah Hareb
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2020-2021
Research Technician: Kelly Evans
Undergraduate Researchers: Kendra Dayton, Seth Wilmoth, Isabelle Hugoniot & Alexander Rurik
Undergraduate Research Assistants: Jessica Wright & Isabelle Hugoniot
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2018-2019
Undergraduate Researchers: Lucia Combrink, Caleb Rodriguez, Kelly Evans, Sierra Farrar, & Giacomo Catalina
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2017-2018
Undergraduate Researchers: Lucia Combrink & Lilly Brummett
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2016-2017
Undergraduate Researchers: Mckenna Kleinmaier, Kenny Chism, Lilly Brummettt, Lucia Combrink, Makenna Musson & Lydia Larson
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2015-2016
Undergraduate Researchers: Kenny Chism, Nicole Kabey, Lydia Larson, & Makenna Musson
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2014-2015
Undergraduate Researchers: Brooke Hobbs, Stephanie Hynes & Stephen Howe
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2013-2014
Undergraduate Researchers: Stephanie Brooks, Mindy Chow & Ben West
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2012-2013
Undergraduate Researchers: Matt Blois, Nicole Carver & Kiera Kauffman
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