Dr. McIntyre's Laboratory

photo not yet available		Crystal N. Craig HHMI Research Fellow B.S. student, Biology, Texas Tech University My undergraduate research is focusing on species turnover of odonates (dragonflies and damselflies) in the playas of the Southern High Plains.  The project will consist of a mixture of field and computer work.  I have just begun this project and spent the previous year as a Science Education Fellow in the TTU/HHMI program.  I am also active in several other student organizations.
photo not yet available		Donna E. Hamilton Teaching Assistant Ph.D. candidate, Biology, TexasTechUniversity M.S., Biology, MidwesternStateUniversity B.S., Biology, MidwesternStateUniversity My thesis research described differences in biotic and abiotic factors in freshwater springs in the Chihuahuan Desert.  My current dissertation research is focused on assessing movement and dispersal in tarantula spiders in the genus Aphonopelma.  I am using both direct (observation, PIT tags, and fluorescent powder tracking) and indirect (genetic) methods (mtDNA and microsatellite markers).  Side projects include spider diversity of Guana Island as well as genetic distances between tarantulas on different islands in the British Virgin Islands.  I am also very interested in teaching philosophies and pedagogy and have been a TEACH Fellow as well as an HHMI Graduate Fellow.
photo not yet available		Bryan A. Reece Teaching Assistant Ph.D. candidate, Biology, Texas Tech University M.S., Biology, East Tennessee State University B.S., Biology, Missouri Western State University B.S., Natural Science, Missouri Western StateUniversity The Southern High Plains (SHP) region of Texas is a unique habitat that contains ~20,000 temporary wetlands termed playas.  Various land-use practices have influenced the hydroperiodicity of these playas.  As the only source of aboveground fresh water, playas are critically important to aquatic organisms such as amphibians, shorebirds and insects.  My research involves the examination of the variations in hydroperiod  and other factors on the survivorship, growth and development of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata).

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