Dr. Heather Bracken-Grissom

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Field of Focus
  • Ecology
  • Population Biology
  • Systematics
Education
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Brigham Young University, Assembling the Decapod Tree of Life. Advisor: Dr. Keith A. Crandall. 2008-2012
  • Ph.D. in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A. Advisor: Dr. Darryl L. Felder. Fall 2003-Fall 2008
  • B.S. in Aquatic Science, University of California-Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A., Fall 1997-Spring 2002

Assistant Professor

Research Interests

- Evolution of marine invertebrates, with an emphasis on decapod crustaceans
- Phylogenetics, Systematics & Taxonomy
- Ecology, Biogeography & Conservation Biology
- Visual systems and bioluminescence
- Cryptic diversity of species complexes

- Coastal Waters Consortium (CWC Consorium, Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I), Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead, Research Scientist

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