PREVIOUS ASB AWARD WINNERS

PREVIOUS CAREER AWARD WINNERS

ASB Meritorious Teaching Award 
  • 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 
  • 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
  • 2017 - James Caponetti, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
  • 2016 – Lafayette Frederick, Tuskeegee University
  • ​2014 – Raymond O. Flagg, Carolina Biological Supply Co.

PREVIOUS SUPPORT AWARDEES

The Lafayette Frederick Underrepresented Minorities Scholarship
2023
Abigail Delepenha, University of Mary Washington, ​Fredericksburg, VA
2022
Candace Swepson, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
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2021
No award made this year
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2020
David Smith, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
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2019
Tania Perez, Miami Dade College, Miami, FL
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2018
Dominique Levy, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
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Support Award for Graduate Student Members of ASB
2023
  • Leigha Henson, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Sonja Barber, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD
  • Maygan Palacios, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro. GA
  • Peyton Jackson, West Liberty University, West Liberty, WV
  • Garrett Billings, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
  • Erin Gaylord, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
  • Katia Coscia, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
  • Devani Jolman, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
  • Alyssa Quan, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
  • Christina Harvey, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
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2022
  • Leigha Henson, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Hope Hebert, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA
  • Claire Martin, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Sushil Dahal, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
  • Nicholas Engle-Wry, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
  • Ashley Hull, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Nelle Jenkins, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA
  • Alexander Gregory, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA
  • Thomas Hennessey, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
  • Shannon Gillen, James Madison University, Harrisburg, VA
  • Justin Hinson, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA
  • Avery Young, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
  • Garret Billings, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
  • Brandon Wheeler, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
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2021
  • Hannah Partridge, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
  • Amanda-Jean Blackburn, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
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2020
  • Chasity Moore, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
  • Jesse Sockman, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
  • Jonathan Kilroy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Katie Krogmeier, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Kristin Conrad, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
  • Lauren Pharr, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
  • Molly Gooden, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
  • Nicholas Shieler, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
  • Rebekah Shupe, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
  • Shannon Matzke, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
  • Tyler Annarino, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
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2019
  • Courtney Alley, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
  • Sara Carter, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
  • Claire Ciafre, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
  • Logan Clark, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • William Commins, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
  • Mary Feely, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
  • Miranda Gulsby, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
  • Amanda Hall, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
  • Morgan Hussey, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
  • Victoria Mendiola, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
  • Thomas Murphy, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
  • Devin Preston, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
  • Marietta Day Shattleroe, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • John Shelton, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
  • Elvan Karina Shor, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
  • Christine Verdream, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
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2018
  • Courtney Alley, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
  • Sarah Britton, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
  • Clark Logan, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Bleu Jackson, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
  • Amanda Lafferty, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
  • Monica Miles, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
  • Paola Molina, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
  • Kelder Mondar, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
  • Emily Riffe, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Lee Rumble, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
  • Marietta Shattelroe, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • John Shelton, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
  • Michael Sinclair, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
  • Kaitlyn Whitley, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Lauren Wood, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, NC
  • Kelly Zalaskus, Old Dominion University​​​, Norfolk, VA
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2017
  • Isaiah Amos, Old Dominion University
  • Emily Brown, University of Alabama
  • Penny Carroll, Middle Tennessee State University
  • Neil Gilbert, University of Alabama
  • Hannah Grice, Kennesaw State University
  • Nikolai Hay, Appalachian State University
  • Nathan Katlein, University of South Alabama
  • Chelsea Miller, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
  • Hannah Mullally, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
  • David Nielsen, Appalachian State University
  • Tyler Porter, University of Louisiana Monroe
  • Adam Ramsey, University of Memphis
  • Chathurani Ranathunge, Mississippi State University
  • Carolina Siniscalchi, University of Memphis
  • Eranga Wettewa, Mississippi State University
  • James Wood, University of Georgia
  • Lauren Wood, Virginia Commonwealth University
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2016
  • Sean Binninger, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
  • Erin Fegley, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
  • Thomas Green, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
  • Ashley Hawk, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
  • Jaclyn Inkster, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
  • Jennifer McKenzie, University of Lexington, KY
  • Ramhari Thapa, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
  • Yianni Laskaris, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
  • Adam Ramsey, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
  • Philip Lowe, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
  • Stephanie Momeni, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
  • Marina Osier, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
  • Christopher Payne, UNC Chapel Hill, NC
  • Taylor Perkins, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, TN
  • Garrett Wilkerson, University of Louisiana at Monroe, LA
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2015
  • Alexandria N. Albers, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Jessica Lea Allement, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
  • Regis Burkhardt, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
  • Catherine J. Cole, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Scott T. Cory, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Jared A. Elmore, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
  • Kelsey J. Gibson, Troy University, Troy, AL
  • John A. Jones, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • O. Rayne Leonard, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
  • Eric L. Margenau, Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL
  • Jesse E. D. Miller, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
  • Stephanie S. Momeni, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
  • David Nielsen, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Adam J. Ramsey, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
  • Sarah A. Smiley, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
  • Kevin Trostel, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
  • Lauren K. Wood, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
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2014
  • Emily C. Adams, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
  • Penny A. Carroll, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
  • Maxwell R. Cox, University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN
  • Daniel P. Ferons, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
  • Daniel M. McNair, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
  • R. Austin Prater, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, TN
  • Peter W. Schafran, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
  • Nathan M. Sedghi, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
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2013
  • Spencer N. Bissett, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
  • Laura M. Boggess, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Casey Carpenter, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, TN
  • Samira R. Elkharash, University of Louisiana, Monroe ,LA
  • William Futch, University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA
  • Amelia Harris, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, TN
  • Morgan Harris, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • James C. Haynes, University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA
  • J. Murray Hyde, Troy State University, Troy, AL
  • Jayne Lampley, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
  • Linda A. Major, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
  • Kevin L. McDonald, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
  • Bijay B. Niraula, Troy State University, Troy, AL
  • Kathryn Rogers, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
  • Sheri Shiflett, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
  • Stephen Via, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
  • Lindsay White, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
  • John R. Williams, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
  • David Wilson, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, TN
  • Anastasia M. Woodard, Arkansas State University, Conway, AR
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2012
  • Charles Battaglia, University of Louisiana, Monroe
  • Barbara Biebinger, Troy University, Troy, AL
  • Lisa Brown, University of Louisiana, Monroe
  • Indrani Dey, Troy University, Troy, AL
  • Bijay Niraula, Troy University, Troy, AL
  • Evelyn Reategui-Zirena, Troy University, Troy, AL
  • Matthew Reid, University of Louisiana, Monroe
  • Jennifer Stanley, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Support Awards for First-Generation Undergraduate Student Members of ASB
2023
  • Barbara Comer, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
  • Elisabeth Howansky, Lander University, Greenwood, SC
  • Jeilymar Jimenez, Lander University, Greenwood, SC
  • Georgia Spann, Lander University, Greenwood, SC
  • Natalie Salguero, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
2022
  • Ellen Goza, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA
  • Arilyn Lynch, Catawba College, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
  • Kasey Moore, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, LA
  • Everette Rhymer, Catawba College, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
  • Heather Sempsrott, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA
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2021
  • Austin Snide, Catawba College, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
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2020
  • Andrea Appleton, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
  • Noah Brown, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA (ESA sponsored)
  • Elizabeth Cabrera, High Point University, High Point, NC
  • Amanda Harless, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
  • Kabryn Mattison, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Quaid Pendleberry, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
  • Victoria Romero, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
  • Sharon Spiess, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, GA
  • Aamani Thulluru, Stetson University, DeLand, FL
  • Gabriella Tyler, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
  • Danielle Ury, Middle Georgia State University, Macon, GA
  • Bryce Wetherell, Middle Georgia State University, Macon, GA
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2019
  • Kabryn Mattison, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Jennifer Turner, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
  • Brandon Jack, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
2018
  • Erica Giron, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
  • Destiny Lee, Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC
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2017
  • Aakash Nawaz, High Point University, High Point, NC
  • Amy Williams, Reinhardt University, Waleska, GA
  • Dieff Vital, Florida Polytechnic University, Lakeland, FL
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2016
FIRST YEAR OF THIS AWARD​
  • Melissa Encinas, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
  • Alexandria Gagne, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL
  • Morgan Kennedy, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
  • Haley King, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
  • Viridiana Mandujano, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
  • Virginia Merida, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
  • Karina Noyolo-Alonso, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
  • Michael Schoonover, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, TN
  • Malia Bergm, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA

PREVIOUS RESEARCH AWARDEES

ASB Student Research Award – Sponsored by ASB Patron Martin Microscope  
2023
Kathryn  Greene
​University of Kentucky
Salamander Movement Propensity Resist Effects Of Supraseasonal Drought
​https://doi.org/10.1643/h2022051
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2022
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
Skyler J. Fox
​Furman University, Greenville, SC
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Citizen science platforms as tools connecting communities to research and education: A case study using iNaturalist.  
2020
No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
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2019
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
No award was made this year
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2017
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
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
Stephanie K. Momeni
​University of Alabama Birmingham,
​Birmingham, AL
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2014
Justin C. Strickland
​Davidson College, Davidson, NC
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2013
Sheri A. Shiflett
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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2012
Lindsay D. Leverett
​East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
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​ASB Research Award 
2023
No award made this year
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2022
No award made this year
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2021
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
No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
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2019
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
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
2017
No award was made this year
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2016
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
No award was made this year
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2014
Ashley B. Morris
​Middle Tennessee State University,
Murfreesboro, TN
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2013
Matthew J. Heard
Winthrop University,
Rock Hill, SC
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2012
Michael E. Dorcas
Davidson College,
Davidson, NC 
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PREVIOUS PRESENTATION AWARDEES

ASB ORAL PRESENTATION AWARDS
Animal Biology
2023
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
Shannon Gillen, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA         
Pilfering Passerines? Inter-Class Competition: A New Direction in Foraging Ecology
2021
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
No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
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2019
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
Sarah Britton, Western Carolina University, Asheville, NC
​Indirect effect of a competitor on life history and reproductive traits in a cavity nesting bird
2017
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
Kathryn M. Greene, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
The effects of conspecifics on burrow selection in juvenile spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum)
AQUATIC BIOLOGY
2023
Sydney Brown, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA
Uses of Diatom Community Analyses in Streams with Legacy Agricultural Uses in Middle Georgia
2022
Jessica Lenz, University of Northern Alabama, Florence, AL
Antipredator Behavior of Elimia paupercula, Sooty elimia, in response to Faxonius yanahlindus, the Spinywrist crayfish
2021
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
No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
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2019
Christa Edwards, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL
Anthropogenic sound in the sea: are ascidians affected?
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2018
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
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
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 ​​
2023
Amber Ajamu-Johnson, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
In vivo characterization of synthetic Notch signal transduction
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2022
 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
Jonathan Black, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Synthesis and assembly of functionalized RNA nanorings
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2020
No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
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2019
Tania Perez, Miami Dade College, Miami, FL
Investigating the assembly pathway for the yeast mitoribosomal small subunit
​
2018
Ogechukwu Otiji, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
Do correlations exist between harm avoidance, risk assessment, the stin2 polymorphism, and marijuana use in college students?
​
2017
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.)
​
2016
Taeler Dahm, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
p53 mediated regulation of CCNH in response to paclitaxel-induced mitotic stress
MICROBIOLOGY ​​
2023
Alexis Hoopman, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Unintended Antibiotic Target: The (Honey Bee) Reproductive Microbiome
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2022
Amber Richards, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Epidemiological analysis of two Salmonella serovar Kentucky lineages in food animal production and human illness
​
2021
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
No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
​
2019
Eric Weingarten, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
​Microbial community compositional and functional differences observed along wetland salinity transects
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2018
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
Jordan Lewis, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
The effects of coastal renourishment on the presence of Escherichia coli
​
2016
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
2023
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
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
2023
Sam Williams, Lander University, Greenwood, SC
Shedding some light on artificial illumination’s effects on mammal diel activity patterns
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2022
Paige Brewer, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
Diversity and abundance of ectoparasites on birds in Northeastern Arkansas
2021
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
No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
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2019
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
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
2017
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
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
2023
Cameron Braswell, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
The Effects of Varying Microplastic Morphologies on Crayfish-Annelid Symbiosis
2022
Ashleigh Woods, Wesleyan College, Macon, GA
Lavender Essential Oil Reduces Aggression in Male Crown-tail Betta splendens
​
2021
Perla Morales, Nash Community College, Rocky Mount, NC
Geometric morphometric analysis of candidate species within Desmognathus fuscus
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2020
No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
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2019
Wesley Franklin, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, AR
Microfiber prevalence and abundance in freshwater fishes from Lake Columbia, AR
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2018
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
​
2017
Cara Vielhauer, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Identifying Daphnia species by morphological traits and DNA barcoding
​
2016
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 ​​
2023
Ruben Rosado, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL
Determining anti-cancer potential of proprietary compound against triple-negative breast cancer​
​
2022
 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
Jordan Ogg, Stetson University, DeLand, FL
Amyloid-Beta-Induced chemotaxis behavior and neuronal morphology in transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans
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2020
No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
​
2019
Noha Shendy, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
The epithelial stem cell phenotype is controlled by the expression and activity of NF-KB family members
​
2018
Emily Lucero, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Macrophage susceptibility and behavior when exposed to oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus
​
2017
Josh Herman, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
The roles of Gaq and PLC in regulating mechanosensory and thermosensory behavior in Drosophila melanogaster
​
2016
Maria A. Trujillo, High Point University, High Point, NC
Mapping the sorting signals of the cytoplasmic domain of atg27
MICROBIOLOGY ​​
2023
Shelby Blanchard & Tori Glazier, Mercer University, Macon, GA
Biofilm Inhibition in Staphylococcus aureus using Small Molecules as Competitive Inhibitors
​
2022
Hannah Walsh, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
Characterization of Entomopathogenic Fungi Metabolites Isolated from North Carolina Soil
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2021
Annie Bright, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
Identification and characterization of oil degrading bacteria
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2020
No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
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2019
Madison Studstill, Union University, Jackson, TN
Biofilm formation and virulence factors of Candida albicans in JEG-3 cell line
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2018
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
Kadiatou Keita, Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL
​Multi-walled carbon nanotube effects on soil microbes and plant growth
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2016
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
2023
No award given
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2022
Ryan Davenport, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
Froggy Goes To School: Hylid Frogs on a Suburban Campus

2021 VIRTUAL MEETING AWARDS BANQUET

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