I’m recruiting graduate students for spring/fall 2024!
I am recruiting graduate students! Come join our collaborative, supportive, and engaging team of integrative animal behaviorists. If you are interested in behavioral ecology, behavioral genetics and/or pollinator evo-devo, please contact me (ewesterm@uark.edu) about research opportunities in the Westerman Lab. Detailed information for the departmental application process can be found here.
Information for potential graduate students and postdocs
I am always interested in discussing research opportunities with potential graduate students and postdocs interested in behavioral development, behavioral genetics, and behavioral plasticity. Interested prospective graduate students and postdocs should contact me at ewesterm@uark.edu.
Information for undergraduate students interested in research
I accept ~2 undergraduate students into my lab every year. Please check out my Undergraduate Research page for details on undergraduate research in the lab and how to get involved.
A small sampling of our Northwestern Arkansas Lepidoptera community
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Westerman Lab at the International Society for Behavioral Ecology meeting, Aug 2018
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Westerman Lab at Animal Behavior Costa Rica 2022
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Westerman Lab at the Arkansas Entomological Society Annual Meeting, Feb 2018
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Celebrating Grace’s PhD defense and new postdoc at Hammontree’s! 2023
Departmental Links for interested students:
University of Arkansas Department of Biological Sciences
University of Arkansas Biology Graduate Program Guidelines
University of Arkansas Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
UA Integrative Systems Neuroscience
I believe that scientific inquiry and advancement is enhanced by diversity. For those interested in joining my lab who are not native english speakers, here is a link to the language requirements for the University of Arkansas
The Westerman Lab is committed to enhancing academic diversity through diversifying our literature cited sections and our syllabi, welcoming those who are different from ourselves, and amplifying the research of those historically underrepresented in STEM.
Interested MSc and PhD students- I also suggest reading “Some Modest Advice for Graduate Students” by Dr. Stephen Stearns
Behavioral Genetics Behavioral Ecology Invertebrate Biology
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