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Stephanie Rollmann, PhD

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Dr. Rollmann is a behavioral biologist whose research focuses on sensory ecology and the genetics and neural bases of insect behavior. She has received funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health to conduct research on the mechanisms underlying behavior and sensory perception. She has mentored many undergraduate and graduate students in scientific research. She also developed and directs a program for Hughes High School students, that brings ninth grade students and teachers to the department to conduct hands-on activities showcasing biology fields.

STEPHANIE ROLLMANN, PhD

John Layne, PhD

CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Dr. Layne is a sensory neurobiologist whose National Science Foundation funded research examines vision and animal navigation. Dr. Layne teaches undergraduate courses in sensory physiology and neuroscience. He has been recognized as a professor of influence by the Darwin Turner Scholarship program, a competitive scholarship for minority undergraduates, and mentors many students in research.

JOHN LAYNE, PhD

Dieter Vanderelst, PhD

CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Dr. Vanderelst is a faculty member with joint appointment across four University of Cincinnati departments: Psychology, Biological Sciences, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. His highly interdisciplinary research focuses on the sonar system of echolocating bats. In his research, he uses a combination of computational methods and robotic models. His teaching includes a course on Bio-robotics. He is also an active participant in the University of Cincinnati Women in Science and Engineering program.

DIETER VANDERELST, PhD

Anna DeJarnette, PhD

CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Anna DeJarnette is a faculty member in the department of curriculum and instruction. She earned her Ph.D. in mathematics education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2014. Her primary research interests are how students understand and talk about mathematics with one another when they use computer programming environments for doing mathematics. She is also interested in the ways that students position themselves towards one another and how this interpersonal aspect of their work is related to their mathematical reasoning.

CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

ANNA DEJARNETTE, PhD

Erin Deeds, BA

PROGRAM MANAGER

Erin Deeds is a Program Manager with decades of extensive experience working with thousands of students, all with a variety of backgrounds. Her work experience at UC includes program organization and coordination both in Student Health Insurance and in Biological Sciences.

ERIN DEEDS, BA

Henry Astley, PhD

FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

Dr. Astley is a faculty member of Biology and Polymer Sciences at the University of Akron. His research focuses on the biomechanics of animal locomotion, at the intersection between biology and physics. In order to move through their environment, animals must use physiological processes to generate force, transmit this force via the musculoskeletal system and morphology, and control it via the nervous system. He uses a variety of systems to study thse princiopples, including snakes, frogs, and early tetrapods.

HENRY ASTLEY, PhD

Stephanie Miller, MA

FACULTY, OHIO UNIVERSITY

Stephanie Miller is an Associate Professor of Instruction & STEMstart Co-Director. She has been part of the Biological Sciences Department at Ohio University since 2010. Her commitment to student engagement and success keeps her innovative in the classroom. She completed her M.S. degree in Entomology with a research emphasis on entomopathogenic nematodes and other microbial biological control agents of insect pests and studied science education.

STEPHANIE MILLER, MA

Paul Moore, PhD

FACULTY, BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY

Dr. Moore leads the Laboratory for Sensory Ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences at Bowling Green State University. His multi-disciplinary lab focuses on how organisms acquire and respond to information about their environment. The lab mainly studies crustaceans and chemical senses, but is interested in any research at the interfaces between physics, sensory biology, ecology, and behavior.