PREVIOUS ASB AWARD WINNERS
PREVIOUS CAREER AWARD WINNERS
ASB Meritorious Teaching Award
- 2025 – Charles Horn, Newberry College, SC
- 2024 – No award was made this year
- 2023 - Matt Estep, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
- 2022 - Riccardo "Ricky" Fiorillo, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
- 2021 - Ray Williams, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
- 2020 - Jennifer Rhode Ward, University of North Carolina Asheville, Asheville, NC
- 2019 - Lytton Musselman, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
- 2018 - Howie Neufeld, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
- 2017 - No award was made this year
- 2016 – Claudia Jolls, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
- 2015 – Bill Ensign, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
- 2014 – No award was made this year
- 2013 – Kim Marie Tolson, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA
- 2012 – Jennifer Davis, Shorter University, Rome, GA
ASB Lucrecia Herr Outstanding Biology Teacher Award
- 2025 - No award made this year
- 2024 - Jessica Minton, Houston High School, Germantown, TN
- 2023 - Amy Allen, Southern Lee High School, Sanford, NC
- 2022 - No award made this year
- 2021 - Multiple recipients:
- Charles Duncan, Russellville High School, Russellville, AR
- Nerissa DeRamus, Thompson High School, Alabaster, AL
- Amber Lawson, Salisbury High School, Salisbury, NC
- Annette Buckner, Dalton High School, Dalton, GA
- Christina Nicholas-Hurt, Siegel High School, Murfreesboro, TN
- 2020 - Nicole Mossblech, Vero Beach High School, Vero Beach, FL
- 2019 - Thomas Cox, Brentwood Academy, Brentwood, TN
- 2018 - Kathy Seastead, Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, SC
- 2017 - Ben Johnston, Bob Jones High School, Madison, AL
- 2016 – Jessica Sandel, Jordan-Matthews High School, Siler City, NC
- 2015 – Rachel Gordon, Pope John Paul II High School, Hendersonville, TN
- 2014 – Kirstin Bullington, W. J. Keenan High School, Columbia, SC
- 2013 – No award was made this year
- 2012 – William E. Schuyler, Forsyth Central High School, Cumming, GA
ASB John Herr Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2025 - Zack Murrell, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
- 2024 - Whit Gibbons, University of Georgia
- 2017 - James Caponetti, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
- 2016 – Lafayette Frederick, Tuskeegee University
- 2014 – Raymond O. Flagg, Carolina Biological Supply Co.
PREVIOUS RESEARCH AWARDEES
ASB Student Research Award – Sponsored by ASB Patron Martin Microscope
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2025
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Olufemi Fatunsin
Alabama A & M University Huntsville, AL |
Disentangling the Contributions of Ecological Conditions to Biomass in Longleaf Pine Forests (Forest Ecology and Management)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122297 |
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2024
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Ashleigh Woods
Wesleyan College, Macon, GA |
Lavender Essential Oil Reduces Aggression in Male Betta splendens
https://www.eaglehill.us/ebio-pdfs-regular/EBIO-008-Boettger-Tong.pdf |
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2023
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Kathryn Greene
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY |
Salamander Movement Propensity Resists Effects Of Supraseasonal Drought
https://doi.org/10.1643/h2022051 |
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2022
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Erika R. Moore
University of Memphis Memphis, TN |
Reevaluating genetic diversity and structure of Helianthus verticillatus (Asteraceae) after the discovery of new populations
doi.org/10.2179/0008-7475.86.2.196 |
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2021
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Skyler J. Fox
Furman University Greenville, SC |
Citizen science platforms as tools connecting communities to research and education: A case study using iNaturalist.
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2020
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No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
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2019
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Steven Gardner
Auburn University Auburn, AL |
Natural tissue concentrations in adult Ambystoma maculatum and larval DNA damage from exposure to arsenic and chromium
https://doi.org/10.1080/15287394.2018.1455611 |
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2018
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No award was made this year
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2017
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Steven Gardner
Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL |
Developmental and interactive effects of arsenic and chromium to developing Ambystoma maculatum embryos: Toxicity, teratogenicity, and whole-body concentrations
https://doi.org/10.1080/15287394.2016.1253514 |
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2016
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Annalee M. Tutterow
Davidson College, Davidson, NC |
Variation in survivorship among North Carolina bog turtle populations
https://www.jstor.org/stable/26872435 |
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2015
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Stephanie K. Momeni
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL |
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2014
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Justin C. Strickland
Davidson College, Davidson, NC |
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2013
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Sheri A. Shiflett
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA |
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2012
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Lindsay D. Leverett
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC |
ASB Professional Research Award
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2025
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Alexander Orfinger
Dalton State College, Dalton, GA |
Larval Taxonomy of the Caddisfly Cernotina truncona Ross, 1947 (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae)
https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6500/4/3/30 |
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2024
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No award made this year
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2023
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No award made this year
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2022
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No award made this year
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2021
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John Quinn
Furman University, Greenville, SC |
Patterns of vertebrate richness across global Anthromes: Prioritizing conservation beyond biomes and ecoregions
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01591 |
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2020
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No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
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2019
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Carolina M. Siniscalchi
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN |
The systematic value of pollen morphology in Chresta Vell. ex DC. (Vernonieae, Asteraceae)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2017.05.003 |
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2018
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John Quinn
Furman University, Greenville, SC |
Changes in spatial distribution of Southeastern salamanders in the Blue Ridge region with respect to future climate change scenarios
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2017
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No award was made this year
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2016
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Steven J. Price,
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY |
Effects of mountaintop removal mining and valley filling on the occupancy and abundance of stream salamanders
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12585 |
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2015
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No award was made this year
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2014
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Ashley B. Morris
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN |
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2013
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Matthew J. Heard
Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC |
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2012
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Michael E. Dorcas
Davidson College, Davidson, NC |
PREVIOUS PRESENTATION AWARDEES
ASB ORAL PRESENTATION AWARDS
Animal Biology
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2025
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Mel Lhuillier, Old Dominion University
Swimming behavior of longfin squid Doryteuthis pealeii paralarvae |
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2024
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Rin Pell, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Context-dependent Costs and Benefits to Cowbird Parasitism in Prothonotary Warblers |
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2023
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Aditi Patel, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
The fitness consequences of genetic variation for Trichogramma kaykai infected with parthenogenesis-inducing Wolbachia |
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2022
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Shannon Gillen, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Pilfering Passerines? Inter-Class Competition: A New Direction in Foraging Ecology |
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2021
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Jean Ross, Elon University, Elon, NC
Multiple functions for multiple signals: the role of sound and vibration in mediating courtship and competition in a Neotropical katydid |
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2020
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No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
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2019
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Melissa Encinias, James Madison University, Harrisburg, VA
Divergence of male mating preferences in sympatric Calopteryx aequabilis and C. maculata populations |
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2018
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Sarah Britton, Western Carolina University, Asheville, NC
Indirect effect of a competitor on life history and reproductive traits in a cavity nesting bird |
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2017
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Robin Hauschner, Berea College, Berea, KY
Climate change and the effect of temperature on the release of Proterometra macrostoma (Trematoda: Digenea) cercariae from their snail intermediate host |
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2016
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Kathryn M. Greene, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
The effects of conspecifics on burrow selection in juvenile spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) |
AQUATIC BIOLOGY
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2025
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Sally Sir, Georgia College and State University
Diversity of Panamanian amphipods (Crustacea) within the parvorder Caprellidira |
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2024
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Jon Daniel, Furman University, Greenville, SC
Effects of lithium and cobalt on algal symbiont density in Exaiptasia diaphana anemones |
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2023
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Sydney Brown, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA
Uses of Diatom Community Analyses in Streams with Legacy Agricultural Uses in Middle Georgia |
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2022
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Jessica Lenz, University of Northern Alabama, Florence, AL
Antipredator Behavior of Elimia paupercula, Sooty elimia, in response to Faxonius yanahlindus, the Spinywrist crayfish |
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2021
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James Valentine, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
Linking males, females, and nymphs of Perlesta species (Plecoptera: Perlidae) in Mississippi using DNA barcoding |
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2020
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No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
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2019
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Christa Edwards, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL
Anthropogenic sound in the sea: are ascidians affected? |
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2018
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Harrison Seitz, High Point University, High Point, NC
An examination of UV radiation tolerance and photoenzymatic repair capabilities across temperature in the freshwater cladocerans Scapholeberis mucronata, Diaphanosoma birgei, and Moina spp. |
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2017
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Hannah Grice, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
Effects on Campostoma oligolepis digestive morphology and gut microbiota composition across a gradient of urbanization |
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2016
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Devin N. Kinney, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH
Effects of roundup and reduced hydroperiod on the behavioral response of Hyla versicolor tadpoles to predators |
CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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2025
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Gavriel Burger, Florida Gulf Coast University
The effects of stilbene compounds on a triple-negative breast cancer 3D cell culture model |
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2024
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Two winners:
Alexis Deloach, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC Evidence for phosphate-dependent control of symbiont cell division in the model anemone Exaiptasia diaphana Breana Walton, Augusta University, Augusta, GA Using Force-Sensitive Domains to Produce Synthetic Receptors in Drosophila |
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2023
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Amber Ajamu-Johnson, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
In vivo characterization of synthetic Notch signal transduction |
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2022
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Jonathan Jansma, High Point University, High Point, NC
Fenbendazole exerts antiproliferative effects on cervical cancer cells by inhibiting mTOR signaling pathway |
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2021
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Jonathan Black, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Synthesis and assembly of functionalized RNA nanorings |
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2020
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No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
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2019
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Tania Perez, Miami Dade College, Miami, FL
Investigating the assembly pathway for the yeast mitoribosomal small subunit |
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2018
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Ogechukwu Otiji, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
Do correlations exist between harm avoidance, risk assessment, the stin2 polymorphism, and marijuana use in college students? |
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2017
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Chathurani Ranathunge, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
Patterns of selection acting on transcribed and anonymous microsatellites in latitudinal populations of common sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) |
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2016
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Taeler Dahm, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
p53 mediated regulation of CCNH in response to paclitaxel-induced mitotic stress |
MICROBIOLOGY
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2025
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Hannah Blanton, Berry College
Streptococcus equi subspecies equi biofilm formation and role in environmental and host persistence |
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2024
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Lauryn Faulkner-Sitton, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Cryptosporidium Infection in Cattle based on Water Source, Age, and Gender |
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2023
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Alexis Hoopman, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Unintended Antibiotic Target: The (Honey Bee) Reproductive Microbiome |
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2022
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Amber Richards, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Epidemiological analysis of two Salmonella serovar Kentucky lineages in food animal production and human illness |
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2021
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Two winners:
Jonathan Kilroy, Boston University, Boston, MA Proposal of three models of extractive-fermentation bioreactors for the conversion of crude glycerol to biobutanol by Clostridium pasteurianum Jessica Wakeman, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC Optimization of Dunaliella salina growth using commercial fertilizers and salts |
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2020
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No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
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2019
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Eric Weingarten, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
Microbial community compositional and functional differences observed along wetland salinity transects |
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2018
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John Spencer, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
The effects of antimicrobial peptides WAM-1 and LL-37 on multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii |
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2017
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Jordan Lewis, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
The effects of coastal renourishment on the presence of Escherichia coli |
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2016
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Tyler Wilson, High Point University, High Point, NC
Synergistic effects of amoxapine and beta-lactam antibiotics against MRSA |
DR. FLOYD SCOTT AWARD FOR BEST ORAL PRESENTATION IN HERPETOLOGY
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2025
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No award was given this year
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2024
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Elizabeth Strasko, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
Measuring spatial and temporal variation in species composition of ephemeral pond amphibian assemblages using metabarcoding |
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2023
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Erin Gaylord, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
Developing a Predictive Geospatial Habitat Model for a Rare Species of Salamander in TN: A Case Study for the Green Salamander (Aneides aeneus) |
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2022
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Nelle Jenkins, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA
Investigation of a shell-rot disease affecting freshwater turtles in a northeast Louisiana bayou |
ASB POSTER PRESENTATION AWARDS
Animal Biology
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2025
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Evelyn Page, James Madison University
Temporal and geographic genetic dynamics of the invasive Kudzu Bug (Megacopta cribraria) across the Southeastern US |
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2024
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Josie Scordato, Wesleyan College, Macon, GA
The Dawn Chorus in the Georgia Piedmont in Relation to Environmental Variables |
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2023
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Sam Williams, Lander University, Greenwood, SC
Shedding some light on artificial illumination’s effects on mammal diel activity patterns |
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2022
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Paige Brewer, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
Diversity and abundance of ectoparasites on birds in Northeastern Arkansas |
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2021
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Sierra Croney, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
The effect of canopy openness on saproxylic Coleoptera diversity in the Wilson Creek Watershed |
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2020
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No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
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2019
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Josh Hendricks, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
Population dynamics and unique foraging ecology of copperheads in the Red River Gorge, KY |
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2018
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Amanda Lafferty, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
A comparison of habitat selection and cold tolerance of the invasive fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, in piedmont and montane regions of the Carolinas |
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2017
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Kristen Carlisle, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
Preliminary comparison of L-cysteine, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, and apple peel protective effects on acrylamide toxicity in embryos of Xenopus laevis |
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2016
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Brian K. Bonville, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Effects of genotype, environment, and their interaction on leaf terpenes and the abundance of a specialist aphid in Solidago altissima |
AQUATIC BIOLOGY
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2025
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Jonathan Daniel, Furman University
The effects of cobalt on the symbiotic relationship between Exaiptasia diaphana sea anemones and Beviolum minutum algae. |
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2024
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Amber Whitten, Ashleigh Woods, Wesleyan College, Macon, GA
Comparative effects of linalool and linalyl acetate on Betta splendens agonistic behaviors |
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2023
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Cameron Braswell, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
The Effects of Varying Microplastic Morphologies on Crayfish-Annelid Symbiosis |
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2022
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Ashleigh Woods, Wesleyan College, Macon, GA
Lavender Essential Oil Reduces Aggression in Male Crown-tail Betta splendens |
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2021
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Perla Morales, Nash Community College, Rocky Mount, NC
Geometric morphometric analysis of candidate species within Desmognathus fuscus |
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2020
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No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
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2019
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Wesley Franklin, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, AR
Microfiber prevalence and abundance in freshwater fishes from Lake Columbia, AR |
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2018
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Christopher Elsey, Shorter University, Rome, GA
Investigation of the presence and identity of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners in the Coosa River and its Rome tributaries in Floyd County, GA |
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2017
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Cara Vielhauer, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Identifying Daphnia species by morphological traits and DNA barcoding |
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2016
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Anna Lee Whitaker, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
The effect of female egg production on male mating behavior in the copepod Tigriopus californicus |
CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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2025
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Cassidy Lawrence, Florida Gulf Coast University
The effects of Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamenteus) venom on human triple-negative breast cancer |
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2024
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Two Winners:
Gavriel Burger, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL Identification of Anti-Metastatic Compounds in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Mariam Iskandar and Christian Yang, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN Characterizing Neprilysin’s Regulation of the PI3K Pathway in Triple Negative Breast Cancer |
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2023
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Ruben Rosado, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL
Determining anti-cancer potential of proprietary compound against triple-negative breast cancer |
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2022
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Nazneen Begum, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR
Up-regulation of Osh6 targets an anti-aging membrane trafficking pathway |
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2021
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Jordan Ogg, Stetson University, DeLand, FL
Amyloid-Beta-Induced chemotaxis behavior and neuronal morphology in transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans |
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2020
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No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
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2019
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Noha Shendy, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
The epithelial stem cell phenotype is controlled by the expression and activity of NF-KB family members |
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2018
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Emily Lucero, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Macrophage susceptibility and behavior when exposed to oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus |
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2017
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Josh Herman, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
The roles of Gaq and PLC in regulating mechanosensory and thermosensory behavior in Drosophila melanogaster |
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2016
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Maria A. Trujillo, High Point University, High Point, NC
Mapping the sorting signals of the cytoplasmic domain of atg27 |
MICROBIOLOGY
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2025
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William Johnson, Furman University
Abundance of fecal indicator bacteria and genetic diversity of Escherichia coli in streams draining residential areas of varying socioeconomic status |
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2024
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Deborah Roh, Mercer University, Macon, GA
Enhancing Antimicrobial Efficacy and Biofilm Inhibition Using MXene Nanomaterial-Based Coatings on Medical Devices |
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2023
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Shelby Blanchard & Tori Glazier, Mercer University, Macon, GA
Biofilm Inhibition in Staphylococcus aureus using Small Molecules as Competitive Inhibitors |
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2022
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Hannah Walsh, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
Characterization of Entomopathogenic Fungi Metabolites Isolated from North Carolina Soil |
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2021
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Annie Bright, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
Identification and characterization of oil degrading bacteria |
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2020
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No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
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2019
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Madison Studstill, Union University, Jackson, TN
Biofilm formation and virulence factors of Candida albicans in JEG-3 cell line |
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2018
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Joshua Herndon, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
Exogenous polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) promote changes in growth, phospholipid composition, membrane permeability and virulence phenotypes in Escherichia coli |
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2017
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Kadiatou Keita, Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL
Multi-walled carbon nanotube effects on soil microbes and plant growth |
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2016
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Lyssa Y. Baker, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) impact antimicrobial peptide resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae and cause reduced motility in P. aeruginosa |
DR. FLOYD SCOTT AWARD FOR BEST ORAL PRESENTATION IN HERPETOLOGY
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2025
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Peyton Kinavey, Coastal Carolina University
eDNA: A powerful tool for Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) conservation |
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2024
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Peyton Kinavey, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
The Cryptic Creatures: Determining Habitat Occupancy of Pine Snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus) using environmental DNA |
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2023
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No award given
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2022
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Ryan Davenport, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
Froggy Goes To School: Hylid Frogs on a Suburban Campus |
PREVIOUS SUPPORT AWARDEES
The Lafayette Frederick Underrepresented Minorities Scholarship
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2025
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Thalia Paiz, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
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2024
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Aleen Ammar, University of North Carolina - Asheville, Asheville, NC
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2023
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Abigail Delepenha, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
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2022
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Candace Swepson, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
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2021
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No award made this year
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2020
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David Smith, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
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2019
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Tania Perez, Miami Dade College, Miami, FL
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2018
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Dominique Levy, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
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Support Award for Graduate Student Members of ASB
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2025
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2024
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Support Awards for First-Generation Undergraduate Student Members of ASB
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2025
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