Susan A. Marshall, Lab Manager/Research Assistant
In addition to being the lab manager, Susan helps with lab
experiments and the mathematical approaches used in our
research. Additionally, as a licensed secondary education teacher with 23 years of experience, Susan also helps in our
efforts to develop new curricula, new methods to engage
students in the classroom/lab, and our new approach to undergraduate research.
contact info: mathgirl@ksu.edu
Past Lab Members
Former Postdocs:
Dr. Suegene Noh (2010-2011)
Currently: Postdoc, WUSTL
Dr. Diana L. Huestis (2008)
Currently: AAAS Fellow
Former Graduate Students:
Dr. Diana L. Huestis (M.S. 2005; Ph.D. 2008)
Currently: AAAS Fellow
Dr. Kanchana Panaram (Ph.D. 2007)
Currently: Postdoc, Boston University
Dr. Aaron Dickey (M.S. 2006)
Currently: USDA Research Scientist
Emily Kraus (M.S. 2010)
Currently: Graduate Student, LSU
Joe Jalinsky (M.S. 2014)
Currently: PhD Student, University of Iowa
Former Lab Techs:
Shanda Wheeler (lab tech, 2008-2011)
Currently: Genetic Counselor
Elizabeth Murray (Lab tech, 2006-2007)
Currently: Ph.D Student, UC-Riverside
Dr. Brice Noonan (Lab tech, 2004-2006)
Currently: Assistant Professor,
University of Mississippi
Former NSF REU and URM Students:
Dr. Nicholas Dirienzo (REU; Summer 2008)
Currently: Postdoc, University of Arizona
Jon Lambert (REU; Summer 2010)
Currently: Ph.D. Student, Cornell University
Mary Glover (REU; Summer 2011)
Alyssa Smith (SUROP; Summer 2012)
Desiree Harpel (URM; 2011-2013)
Currently: PhD Student, Florida State University
Tina Jancke, Ph.D Student
Tina started her Ph.D. in my laboratory this January, 2012. Her first project is sequencing one of the receptors in the female reproductive tract that may underlie reproductive isolation between species of Allonemobius. Before joining lab, she completed her M.S. in John Parsch’s Laboratory at LMU Munich (Germany). Her Thesis research focused on the effect of Wolbachia infection on the fitness and gene expression of Drosophila melanogaster.
contact info: jancke@ksu.edu
Current Undergraduates (2016-2017)
Name Project
48. Jazmine Saunders Population growth of grain beetles
47. Nathan Stewart Population growth of grain beetles
46. Brandon Hall Population growth of grain beetles
45. Hannah Yeoman Response of insects to disturbance
44. Matthew Boyer Response of insects to disturbance
43. Anna Moore Association of camouflage type and habitat
42. Kirbian Peters Association of camouflage type and habitat
Past Undergraduates (2001-2016)
4 prior to becoming a Professor