Biology Bios

Bio bios' first, and possibly only, summer episode features a scientist who was very dear to me, to our colleagues at the University of Memphis, and far beyond, Dr. Judy Cole. It's rare to find someon...

28 Jun 20251h 21min

This week I speak with Dr. Cissy Ballen from Auburn University about her research in biology education, the importance of mentors, and "the hidden curriculum." There are some really valuable nuggets (...

8 Apr 202527min

This week I talk about forests, salt, community ecology, and way more with Dr. Natalie Clay. Oh, and we may geek out about undergraduate research and Costa Rica a little too.

2 Apr 202524min

Dr. Steve Nowicki of Duke University is not only a great researcher in animal behavior, cognition, and neurobiology, he's also the guy who taught me intro bio, which set me down this whole path! This ...

15 Mar 202542min

Dr. Scott Sakaluk, Professor Emeritus at Illinois State University, joins us to talk about his varied career in evolutionary biology and animal behavior, insects, birds, and yes, pickleball.

15 Mar 202534min

It's 2025's first episode and I sat down with Kendra Wright, a graduate student in the department of Biological Sciences at the University of Memphis. Despite being about a week away from defending he...

24 Feb 202530min

In our final interview of the Fall 2024 seminar series, I chat with Dr. Joe Opferman of St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital about his work in apoptosis, how his practice of keeping doors and optio...

19 Nov 202432min

This week, I chat with Dr. Liz Carlen from Washington University in St. Louis about her work in urban ecology and evolution, the intersection between biology and social sciences, and, of course, the d...

25 Okt 202434min