Biology Graduate Student Organization (BGSO)
The Biology Graduate Student Organization organizes social and educational outings, provides representatives of the organization to other student and administrative bodies, and invites a speaker of the students' choice each spring to give a seminar and workshop.
BGSO Representatives
| President |
Caleb McMahan |
caleb.mcmahan@selu.edu |
| Vice President | Justin Rheubert | justin.rheubert@selu.edu |
| Secretary | Mindy Mayon | mindy.mayon@selu.edu |
| Treasurer | Layla Freeborn | layla.freeborn@selu.edu |
| Web Coordinators |
Lauren Smith |
lauren.smith-5@selu.edu malorie.hayes@selu.edu |
| Faculty Advisor | Brian Crother | bcrother@selu.edu |
BGSO Events--Click here to see what Southeastern's Biology Graduate Students have been up to!
Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Students
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Hannah Albritton Office: 229 Biology Building Phone: (985) 549-3503 Email: hannah.albritton@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Gary Childers Research Interests: Enteroccus |
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B.S., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), 2005 Office: 222 Biology Building Phone: (985) 549-3008 Email: josephine.antwi@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Janice Bossart Research Interests: Genetic Variation in butterflies |
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Susanna Wingard Brian B.S., University of Delaware, 2004 Office: 222 Biology Building Phone: (985) 549-3008 E-mail: susanna.wingard@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Roldan Valverde Research Interests: Sea turtle conservation |
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Timothy Burks B.S., Southeastern Louisiana University, 2008 Office: Phone: Advisor: Dr. Gary Howard Research Interests: Microbiology and microbes |
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Ryan Clark B.S., University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2005 Office: 222 Biology Building Phone: (985) 549-3008 Email: ryan.clark-2@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Janice Bossart Research Interests: Insect Ecology |
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Lauren Eserman B.S., Southeastern Louisiana University, 2009 Office: 325 Biology Building Phone: E-mail: lauren.esermen@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Rick Miller Research Interests: Plant taxonomy, molecular systematics and evolution |
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Layla Freeborn B.S., Utica College, 2008 Office: 222 Biology Building Phone: (985) 549-3008 E-mail: layla.freeborn@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. David Sever Research Interests: Reproductive Biology |
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Aaron Geheber B.S., Louisiana State University, 2005 Office: 122 Biology Building Phone: (985) 549-3007 Email: aaron.geheber@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Kyle Piller Research Interests: Fish Ecology |
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Malorie Hayes B.S., Southeastern Louisiana University, 2009 Office: 222 Biology Building Phone: (985) 549-3008 Email: malorie.hayes@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Kyle Piller Research Interests: Phylogeography of the black-banded darter (Pescina nigrofasciata) |
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James Hendrix B.S., Mississippi State Univeristy, 2009 Office: Phone: Email: w0382255@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Gary Childers Research Interests: Microbiology |
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Jana Isaac B.S., Mississippi State University, 2008 Office: 229 Biology Building Phone: N/A Email: julianna.isaac@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Gary Childers Research Interests: Environmental Microbiology |
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Carys Kenway B.S., Cambridge University, 2007 Office: 122 Biology Building Phone: (985) 549-3007 Email: carys.kenway@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Kyle Piller Research Interests: Population Genetics, Phylogeography, & Ichthyology |
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Jennifer Lee B.S., College of Charleston, 2008 Office: 222 Biology Building Phone: (985) 549-3008 Email: jennifer.lee-3@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Roldan Valverde Research Interests: Reproductive Endocrinology |
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Sean Major B.S., Office: Phone: Email: Advisor: Research Interests: | |
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Mindy Mayon B.S., Southeastern Louisiana University, 2007 Office: 222 Biology Building Phone: (985) 549-3008 Email: mindy.mayon@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Janice Bossart Research Interests: Insect Ecology |
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B.S., Erskine College, 2007 Office: 122 Biology Building Phone: (985) 549-3007 Email: caleb.mcmahan@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Kyle Piller Research Interests: Systematics, Ichthyology, and Herpetology |
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Chris Murray B.S., Juniata College, 2008 Office: 122 Biology Building Phone: (985) 549-3007 Email: W0402477@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Brian Crother Research Interests: Evolutionary Ecology, Herpetology |
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B.S., Wittenberg University, 2008 Office: 122 Biology Building Phone: (985) 549-3007 Email: justin.rheubert@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. David Sever Research Interests: Reproductive Biology/Histology, Herpetology |
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B.S., Southeastern Louisiana University, 2007 Office: 122 Biology Building Phone: (985) 549-3007 Email: bonnie.richard@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Erin Watson Research Interests: Forensic Entomology |
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B.S., SUNY Geneseo, 2004 Office: 222 Biology Building Phone: (985) 549-3008 Email: lauren.smith-5@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Roldan Valverde Research Interests: Sea Turtle Conservation, Reproductive Physiology |
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Diana Solis B.S., University of Costa Rica, 2004 Office: 122 Biology Building Phone: (985) 549-3007 Email: diana.solis@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Roldan Valverde Research Interests: Turtle Physiology |
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Joe Spangler B.S., Louisiana State University, 2008 Office: 229 Biology Building Phone: N/A Email: joseph.spangler@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Gary Childers Research Interests: Microbial Ecology |
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Nick VandenBroek B.S., Grand Valley State University, 2005 Office: 122 Biology Building Phone: (985) 549-3007 Email: nicholas.vandenbroek@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Janice Bossart and Dr. Brian Crother Research Interests: Herpetology |
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Ryan Willis B.S., Ohio Wesleyan University, 2009 Office: 222 Biology Building Phone: (985) 549-3008 Email: ryan.willis-3@selu.edu Advisor: Dr. Sonny Fontenot Research Interests: herpetology, ecology, behavior |





















