Contact: amg149@uakron.edu
Hometown: Medina, OH
Education: B.Sc. in Biology, magna cum laude, The University of Akron
Work Experience:
May 2018 – Present: Mentoring Fellow, Tiered Mentoring Program, Department of Biology, The University of Akron
August 2016 – Present: Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, The University of Akron
May 2016 – August 2016: Research Assistant, The University of Akron Field Station
Research Interests:
Biological attachment, functional morphology, biomechanics, behavior, biomimetics. I am currently studying the functional morphology of squamate attachment systems with co-advisors Dr. Peter Niewiarowski (Department of Biology) and Dr. Ali Dhinojwala (Department of Polymer Science). Specifically, my doctoral research involves examining the morphology and configuration of the adhesive setae of Anolis and investigating the impact of surface roughness on gecko adhesion.