Recent Research Highlights

New paper published in Geology

Recent work from lab alumnae Erin Fitzgerald and Delaney Ryan with Daniele Scarponi at the University of Bologna demonstrates an ongoing collapse of trematode parasitism of the economically-important bivalve Chamelea gallina over the last 2,500 years.

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Seaside by Stacy Turpin Cheavens

Congratulations to our newly minted Masters of Science, Emily Edwards and Erin Fitzgerald!

Comparing MICADAS Gas Source, Direct Carbonate, and Standard Graphite 14C Determinations of Biogenic Carbonate published in Radiocarbon

Resolving taphonomic and preparation biases in silicified faunas through paired acid residues and X-ray microscopy led by Dr. Gabriel Jacobs published in PeerJ

Congratulations to our recent graduates!

Dr. Ranjeev Epa (Ph.D. '22), Delaney Ryan (M.S. '22), and Dr. Gabriel Jacobs (Ph.D. '22) succesfully defended their graduate work this summer and we couldn't be prouder!

Two volume set on the evolution of parasitism now available in the Topics in Geobiology series

Two volume set on the evolution of parasitism now available in the Topics in Geobiology series

Parasitism and host diversity across the Phanerozoic

New Phanerozoic analysis of parasitism among marine invertebrates published (Open Access) in special issue of Phil Trans R Soc B on the macroecology of infectious diseases!