Grad Student Profiles
Stephanie rosbach, PhD student
Education:
MS, 2018, Geological Sciences, University of Missouri
BS, 2016, Marine Biology, University of New Haven
Research Interests: Application of statistical methods to paleontological data, variability in taphonomic processes, geoscience education
Publications:
Kansman, J., Mabry M.E., Morrison, A., Rosbach, S.A., and Siegel, M.A. In press. Start by Intentionally Addressing Equity in the Classroom: An Initial Look at Inclusive Practices in Major and Non-major Courses in Biology and Geology. Journal of College Science Teaching.
Grants & Awards:
GSA Graduate Student Research Grant, 2020
Paleontological Society Student Research Grant, 2020
Mizzou Graduate Fellowship, 2016-2018
Dean’s List, University of New Haven, 2011-2016
Personal Interests: Digital art, yarn art (crochet and latch hook), video games (i.e. dying in Apex constantly), pretending to have a green thumb, snuggling my disgruntled cat (Mika)
Mikaela Pulsipher, PhD student
Education:
MS, 2020, Geological Sciences, University of Missouri
BS, 2018, Geology, Utah State University
Research Interests: Ediacaran-Cambrian paleontology, stratigraphy, carbon isotope geochemistry, field geology
Publications:
Pulsipher, M.A., Anderson, E.P., Wright, L.S., Kluessendorf, J., Mikulic, D.G., & Schiffbauer, J.D. In review. Description of Acheronauta gen. nov., a vermiform basal mandibulate from the Silurian Waukesha Lagerstätte, Wisconsin, USA. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.
Ren, G., Meng, F., Pulsipher, M.A., Schiffbauer, J.D., Yuan, J., Zhao, Y., Guo, Y., Gao, J., & Chang, C., Early view. A contiguous record of the SPICE event, sea-level change, and the first appearance of Fenghuangella laevis in Shandong Province, North China. Lethaia.
Pulsipher, M.A., Schiffbauer, J.D., Jeffrey, M.J., Huntley, J.W., Fike, D.A., & Shelton, K.L., 2021. A meta-analysis of the Steptoean Positive Carbon Isotope Excursion: The SPICEraq Database. Earth-Science Reviews 212, 103442.
Pulsipher, M.A., & Dehler, C.M., 2019. U-Pb Detrital zircon geochronology, petrography, and synthesis of the middle Neoproterozoic Visingsö Group, Southern Sweden. Precambrian Research 320, 323-333.
Kessler, J.A., Bradbury, K.K., Evans, J.P., Pulsipher, M.A., Schmitt, D.R., Shervais, J.W., Rowe, F. E., & Varriale, J., 2017. Geology and in situ stress of the MH-2 borehole, Idaho, USA: Insights into western Snake River Plain structure from geothermal exploration drilling. Lithosphere 9, 476-498.
Grants & Awards:
Harriet Evelyn Wallace Scholarship, American Geosciences Institute, 2021
Winifred Goldring Award, Association of Women Geoscientists, 2019
College of Science Undergraduate Researcher of the Year, Utah State University, 2018
Department of Geology Outstanding Graduating Senior, Utah State University, 2018
Outstanding Female Geoscience Undergraduate, Association of Women Geoscientists, 2018
Personal Interests: Hiking, camping, reading, fiber arts, attempting to keep plants alive, talking about how much I hate billionaires, educating people about what counts as a dairy product
Casey Bennett, MS Student
Education:
BS, 2021, Geology, Stockton University
Research Interests: Mass extinctions, taphonomy, and paleoecology
Personal Interests: Beetlejuice, Triceratops, hair dye, shirts marketed to extremely specific demographics
Dakota Maverick, MS Student
Education:
BSc, 2022, Earth Science, University of Toronto, Mississauga
Research Interests: Ediacaran-Cambrian paleontology, taphonomy
Grants & Awards:
University of Toronto Student Leadership Award (UTSLA), University of Toronto, 2022
Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA), Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), 2020
Frederick R. Burton Scholarship in Earth Science, University of Toronto Mississauga, 2019
Isabel and Tuzo Wilson Scholarship, University of Toronto Mississauga, 2019
Student Event Grant, Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG), 2019
Larry Strong Financial Award, Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG), 2019
Personal Interests: Video games, swimming, graphic t-shirts, curly hair care
Emily Edwards, MS Student
Education:
BS, 2022, Geological Sciences, University of Missouri
Research Interests: Taphonomy, conservation paleontology, museum collections
Grants & Awards:
MU Geology Board Undergraduate Award, University of Missouri, 2022
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