Organizations:
Title:
Associate Professor
Role:
Principal Investigator (Ph.D or equivalent)
Biography:
I direct student-based research that examines the anatomy of vertebrates focusing on the functional anatomy of vision. Students in my laboratory investigate the functional anatomical mapping of the turtle retina to address how the vertebrate retina processes color and motion. In addition to the functional morphology of the turtle retina, other brain areas are examined to investigate reflexive eye movements: the pupillary response to light and the response to rapidly approaching targets. Student projects also examine the control of eye movements for tracking targets moving in depth. My biological research interests intersect with the field of neuroscience.