Sigrid N. Hamilton is Dr. Homberger's lab manager. You can contact Ms. Hamilton at ccham@lsu.edu.
People
Post-Doctoral Students
Dr. Amanda M. Cozic. 2013-2014. Functional morphology of the head and neck of songbirds. NIH Postdoctoral Fellow (PI: D.G. Homberger).
Dr. Sabine Baussart. 2011-2012. Functional morphology of the head and neck of songbirds. NIH Postdoctoral Fellow (PI: D.G. Homberger).
Dr. Kumudini N. de Silva. 1999. Functional morphology of the avian integument.
Dr. Candace Hinkle-Conn. 1998-1999. Functional morphology of the integument of the American alligator.
Dr. Nahed A. Shawki. 1984-1985. Functional morphology of the avian lingual apparatus. Peace-Fellowship.
Graduate Students
Ph.D. Students
Bradley M. Wood. 2013-present. Functional and evolutionary morphology of lampreys.
Amanda C. Cozic. 2014-2018. Functional morphology of the head and neck of songbirds. Currently: Instructor, Dept. of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, LSU
Jonathan A. Bonin. 2008-2013. The structure and physical properties of feathers of cockatoos and parrots (Psittaciformes): Environmental adaptation and evolutionary history.
Michelle L. Osborn. 2006-2013. The comparative anatomy of the head, neck, and shoulder of human beings and tetrapods. Currently: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, LSU
Brooke Hopkins Dubansky. 2006-2012. The functional morphology of the cranio-cervical envelope of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Currently: Assistant Professor and Director, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
(Kumudini) Nishanta de Silva. 1992-1995. Functional anatomy of the integument and subcutaneous structures of the head neck and thorax of the domestic turkey, Meleagris gallopavo. Currently: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, Lock Haven, PA 17745
M.S. Students
Michelle L. Osborn. 2008. Effects of Handedness on the Skull and Shoulder Bones. M.A. thesis, Dept. of Geography & Anthropology, LSU.
Brooke A. Hopkins. 2006. The hyoid suspension of the American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis.
Ron A. Meyers. 1987. The morphology of the fascial system of the lingual apparatus of the domestic chicken. Currently: Professor, Dept. of Zoology, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah.
Catherine L. Cummins. 1986. The morphology of the hyoid apparatus and gular region of the Snowy Egret, Egretta thula (Molina), (Aves: Ardeidae). Currently: Elena and Albert LeBlanc Endowed Professor, LSU Laboratory School, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.
Visiting Graduate Student:
Michael Gudo. April-June 1998. Constructional anatomy of the head in the Dogfish Shark, Squalus acanthias. Currently: Managing Director of Morphisto Evolutionsforschung und Anwendung GmbH, which is affiliated with the Naturmuseum und Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Frankfurt a.M., Germany.
Undergraduates
Honor's Theses
Myrna "Ali" Brunson. Fall 2018-present. TBA.
Nicholas R. Sessions. Spring 2017-present. Functional morphology of the shark shoulder girdle.
Breigh N. Sonnier. 2016-2018. 3D modeling and animation of the human jaw joint, including TMJD. Currently: Program in Physical Therapy, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
Amanda N. Cooper. 2011-2014. Functional morphology of the clavicular system in the Cat (Felis catus). Chancellor's Aid. B.S. in Biological Sciences & B.S. in Psychology. Currently: Ph.D. candidate, Dept. of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Kyle Paulk. 2010-2014. (Chancellor's Future Leader): Functional morphology and modeling of the spiracle of the Spiny Dogfish Shark, Squalus acanthias. (see also Posters and Abstracts). University Medalist. Currently: LSU Medical School, New Orleans, LA.
Caroline E. Blevins. 2009-2014. (Chancellor's Future Leader): The vocal mechanism of two songbirds, the Bengalese Finch (Lonchura striata) and the Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis): 3D modeling of complex skeleto-muscular systems based on computer visualization and animation of x-ray CT data. Chancellor's Aid Student 2010-2013. Finalist for the AAA Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation Award 2013 (see also Posters and Abstracts). Currently: School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens.
Scott "Clint" McFerren. 2008-2013. Functional Morphology of the Spiracle of the Spiny Dogfish Shark, Squalus acanthias. Chancellor's Future Leader.
Bradley M. Wood. 2008-2011. Modeling a Model Organism: The Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus. Graduated with College Honors, Summa cum laude. Recipient of the "Undergraduate Research Award for Biological Sciences", the "Honors College Outstanding Thesis Award", and the "Dean's Award 2011".
Mateusz Lapucha. 2007-2011. A Tutorial of Manual Segmentation Using the Visualization Program Avizo® as Illustrated by the Skeleton of the Spiny Dogfish Shark, Squalus acanthias. Chancellor's Future Leader. Currently: Medical School at LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA.
Roy "Deuce" Andermann. 2005-2009. Functional Morphology of the Superficial Branchial Musculature of the Dogfish Shark (Squalus acanthias). LA-STEM Scholar. Currently: M.S. Thesis 2011 "Functional morphological analysis of fossil euchondrocephalan fishes" (Dr. Eileen Grogan, Professor, Dept. of Biology, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA).
Research
Ally N. Lazar. Spring 2018. Functional Anatomy of the jaw apparatus of parrots.
Haley N. Glynn. 2017-2018. Morphometrics and biogeography of Australian Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos.
Shelbey C. Young. Spring-Fall 2017. 3D modeling of the jaw musculature of the Dogfish Shark (Scyliorhinus acanthias).
Casey Kenny (President's Future Leader and Stamps Fellow). 2015. 3D visualization and anatomy of the skeleton of the Cockatiel.
Julia Thornton. Spring 2015-Spring 2016. 3D Segmentation of the skeleton of the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo.
Brooke Lawrence (HHMI Scholar). Summer 2014-Spring 2015. 3D Segmentation of the skeleton of the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo.
Elise R. Orellana. 2011-2012. Functional morphology of the integument and feather muscles of the Hispaniolan Amazon Parrot, Amazona ventralis. Subsequently: M.S., Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 2015. 2015-present: Ph.D. program in Anatomy, Penn State, Philadelphia, PA. (see also Posters and Abstracts)
Brittany Khamphilavong. 2011. Manual segmentation of the jaw apparatus of the Spiny Dogfish Shark, Squalus acanthias.
Kate Broussard. 2009. The brachial plexus of Amazona ventralis: Morphology and clinical applications.
Deric Griffin. 2006-2008. Morphology of the mammalian heart and coronary circulation.
Sharhonda Biley (Ronald McNair Scholar). 2006-2007. Dissection of the rabbit.
Jamie Becnel. 2006. Fluorescence of feathers.
Brooke Hopkins. Summer 2002-Summer 2004. The hyoid suspension of the alligator.
Dalia El-Amawi. Fall 2001-Fall 2003. The morphology of the pectoral limbs of and hyoid suspension apparatus of Necturus maculosus.
Kelly Rhodes. 1999. The cranial retia mirbilia of the cat.
Margaret Jensen. 1997-1998. Anatomy and peri-natal development of the Emu.
Raymond S. Prats. 1996. The anatomy of Necturus maculosus.
William W. Beard. 1995. An exploratory dissection of the superficial fascia and musculature along the back and scapular regions of the cat.
Tamara Allison. 1994. A dissection of the fetal pig and domestic cat.
Jennifer Lindado. 1992. A dissection of Necturus maculosus.
Mark W. Nickels. 1987. Adaptations accompanying the long neck of the giraffe.
Bobby Love and Elizabeth Mason. 1985. Phylogenetic versus evolutionary systematics: Controversy or pseudo-controversy?
Mark W. Nickels. 1985. The use of skeletal morphology in Archaeopteryx for determining the origin and development of avian flight.
Tonette Krousel. 1983. The salivary glands of the domestic chicken.
Honors Research in Scientific Illustration
Elizabeth Cook. 2008-2010. Currently: M.A. in Biological Illustration, Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, Johns Hopkins University.
Sarah Hegmann. 2009. Currently: SHDesigns – Biomedical Visualization.
Anneliese Thornton. 1998-1999.
Sean Prokasy. 1995-1997. May 1999. University of Illinois at Chicago; MAMS (Masters of Associated Medical Sciences) in Medical Illustration. Currently: Medical Illustrator/Animator, MediVisuals.
John Young. 1991-1992.
Visiting Scientists
Nahed A. Shawki. Currently: Professor, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. September 2003, Summer 2010
Hermann Bragulla, Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Freie Universität Berlin, Koserstr. 20, D-14195 Berlin, Germany. 15 February – 15 April 2004.
Dr. Cecilia Gichuki, Curator, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya. September 2002.
Visiting Assistant Professor
Dr. Hermann Bragulla, 15 January 2005-present. [Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany]