Ph.D. Student in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Interdisciplinary Doctoral Degree Program
tspencer39@tamu.edu
Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology
Texas A&M University | College Station, TX 77843-2258
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Texas A&M University (in progress)
Advisor: Dr. Kirk O. Winemiller
B.S., Biology with Chemistry minor, Department of Life Sciences, Lincoln University (MO), 2020
Research Interests
I am broadly interested in the ecology, life history strategies, biogeography, diet, and phylogeny of fishes. More specifically, I study trophic food webs, community ecology and adaptive radiation of freshwater fish. For my dissertation, I will focus on catfishes and neotropical stingrays.
- Picking up a “hitch-hiker” while beach fishing
- Selling fresh trout at a university farmer’s market
- Presenting bass fingerling research at a conference