UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #364 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 364

Submission ID: 8071

Submission UUID: 875e1e8f-6531-4493-9e07-bbdd851b7bef

Submission URI: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal

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Created: Tue, 07/25/2023 - 01:29 PM

Completed: Tue, 07/25/2023 - 02:25 PM

Changed: Mon, 08/14/2023 - 03:06 PM

Remote IP address: 144.174.212.94

Submitted by: Anonymous

Language: English

Is draft: No

Webform: UROP Project Proposal Portal

Submitted to: UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal

Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Maya Stokes

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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) mfstokes@fsu.edu

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FSU College (if applicable) Arts and Sciences

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project Species Distribution Modelling of Darters

Project Keywords environmental science, biology, GIS, evolution, rivers

Are you currently looking for research assistants? Yes

Number of Research Assistants Needed 2

Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Open to all majors

Project Location: On FSU Main Campus

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Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s): Partially Remote

Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? 5

Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work? Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)

Overall Research Project Description The southeastern United States is a temperate freshwater biodiversity hotspot host. However, little is known about the mechanisms that have generated this remarkable richness. This project will characterize the ecological axes of diversification in Darters (Percidae: Etheostomatinae), a charismatic clade of freshwater fish endemic to North America. Students will use GIS to analyze environmental datasets and produce species distribution models. Computational analysis will be supplemented with literature review to characterize information about microhabitat specialists and life history in darters.

Research Tasks data analysis, literature review, GIS

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: GIS and/or coding (R or python) recommend (not required!)

Mentoring Philosophy As a mentor, I am always striving to create a positive and empowering working environment by developing working relationships founded on mutual respect. I believe it is crucial for every researcher to feel ownership of their work. To promote this, I will work with mentees to identify their goals and motivations. Next steps in projects will be shaped around these conversations and goals.

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): https://mayastokes.weebly.com/

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Roundtable times and Zoom links Wednesday, September 6: 1 PM - 1:30 PM, https://fsu.zoom.us/j/7735819784
Friday, September 8: 12-12:30 PM, https://fsu.zoom.us/j/7735819784

UROP Program Elements

Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes

UROP Performance Evaluation Yes

Materials Grant Yes

UROP Poster Presentation Yes

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Year 2023

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