I believe that undergraduate students interested in careers in research or medicine should have the opportunity to conduct independent or semi-independent research projects during their undergraduate degree.
I strive to welcome ~2 second-year students or 2nd semester freshman into my lab each year, and will periodically take a junior if space and ongoing research activities allow. My goal is 2 or 3 lab members per graduating class, and I accept both Honors and non-Honors students.
I welcome students who are curious about the world around them, highly motivated, excited to work in a research focused, inclusive environment, and are willing to work hard.
Students are not expected to have lots of pre-existing knowledge or technical expertise.
As members of the lab, students will learn how to read and become familiar with the scientific literature. They will also learn experimental design, the technical expertise necessary for their research project, how to write a grant, how to analyze their data, how to write a scientific paper, and how to present their research at a State or National scientific conference.
Undergraduates in my lab meet with me regularly, and can expect intellectual and moral support from the graduate students and postdocs in the lab, as well as their fellow undergraduate labmates.
If you are a UARK undergrad interested in joining our Integrative Animal Behavior lab, please do not hesitate to shoot me an e-mail! Dr. Erica Westerman: ewesterm@uark.edu
Also, check out our Publications and some of the Papers We are Currently Reading in the Lab
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