People

Principal Investigator

As an evolutionary biologist, I am interested in skeletal variation and what it can tell us about the evolutionary process. Variation is the raw material for evolution, but there's still a lot we don't know about it, including: (1) how variation within species is generated by developmental variation, (2) how skeletal variation impacts function, and ultimately (3), how it impacts the ability of the skeleton to evolve. In other words, my interests center on how as opposed to why evolution happens the way it does.

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Lab Members

Madison Bradley - Masters Student

Madison is a Masters Student in the Department of Anthropology and Archeology. She is interested in comparative biomechanics, functional morphology, and evolutionary anthropology. She’s currently studying the jumping kinematics of the Longshanks mouse using high speed video, force transducers and peanut butter treats. When she’s not in the lab, she can either be found climbing, skiing, or performing.

Colton is a Masters Student in Department of Biology. He is interested in biological imaging techniques, correlated evolution and would one day like to be a pediatrician. Colton is investigating shape changes in the skulls of the Longshanks mouse and how Longshanks' longer limbs affect their cartilage health. When not in the lab, Colton can be found travelling or working with special needs children

Lab Alumni

Graduate Students
Marta Marchini - PhD
Leah Sparrow - MS

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students
Mitchell Ashkin
Marian Trudeau
Emily Pellatt
Shannon Phelps
Lindsey Ackert

Undergraduate Students
Sarah Moore (AIHS Summer Studentship)
Lily Hou (NSERC USRA)
Elizabeth Silva
Khaleefah Alhojailan (Honours)
Miranda Cosman
Saira Farooq (Honours)
Khawaja Bakhtawar
Shannon Leussink
Nicole Montford
Alexandra Dowhanik (Honours)
Carsten Krueger (NSERC USRA)

High School Students
Rosie Zhao (HYRS)
Sebastian Alvarez (HYRS)
Sabrina Yu (HYRS)