Seminar Schedule
- Biology seminars are held on Thursdays at 4 p.m. in HS 243, unless otherwise noted. For more info, please contact Dr. Susanne Daly (sxdaly@salisbury.edu).
- Forensic seminars are held on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. in HS 243. For more info, please contact Jocelyn Bunting (jcbunting@salisbury.edu).
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Spring 2026 Seminar Schedule
Fall 2025 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Feb 4 [Wed] Heather Stevens, Deputy Fire Marshall/Bomb Technician Forensic Science Seminar Jocelyn Bunting In-person Feb 5 [Thurs] No Seminar Feb 12 [Thurs] Brianna Glase-Stock, Cancer Genetics and Prevention Services, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Introduction to Genetic Counseling Elizabeth Emmert Virtual Feb 18 [Wed] Lauren Cooper, Executive Director for the Worcester County Child Advocacy Center Forensic Science Seminar Jocelyn Bunting In-person Feb 19 [Thurs] TBA Feb 26 [Thurs] TBA Mar 4 [Thurs] Heather Stevens, Deputy Fire Marshall/Bomb Technician Forensic Science Seminar Jocelyn Bunting In-person Mar 5 [Thurs] No Seminar Mar 12 [Thurs] TBA Mar 19 [Thurs] No Seminar (spring break) Mar 26 [Thurs] TBA Apr 2 [Thurs] No Seminar Apr 9 [Thurs] Dr. Javier Jimenez, US Naval Research Laboratory Chemical Affinity in Polymer Processing Techniques: Efforts to Quantify the Observed Noah Bressman In-person Apr 16 [Thurs] Katie Ekholm, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ MS Defense Angela Freeman In-person Apr 23 [Thurs] Trey Wehlan, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ MS Defense: Site fidelity and habitat preference of spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) Eric Liebgold In-person Apr 30 [Thurs] Ashlyn Shoemaker, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ MS Defense: The impact of a putative lipase, TleVf1, on inter bacterial competition in Vibrio fischeri Kirsten Guckes In-person May 7 [Thurs] No Seminar
Previous Seminar Schedules
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Fall 2025
Fall 2025 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Sept 4 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Sept 11 [Thurs] No seminar -Summer Research Symposium 3:30-5:00 pm -- -- -- Sept 16 [Tues] Deputy First Class Jason Burns with Electronic Storage Detection K9 Luna Electronic Storage Detection Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting) In-person Sept 18 [Thurs] University of Maryland-Baltimore School of Pharmacy -- Chemistry/Biology Departments In-person Sept 25 [Thurs] TBA -- -- -- Sept 30
[Tues]Ret. FBI Agent Stanley Burke forensics linguistics Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting) In-person Oct 2 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- In-person Oct 6 [Mon] Henson Seminar -- Henson In-person Oct 9 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Oct 14 [Tues] DSP Trooper Chloe Mason Experiences as a Delaware state police trooper Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting) In-person Oct 16 [Thurs] No Seminar - Rescheduled to Oct 30th - - - Oct 23 [Thurs]
CANCELEDCANCELED
Kristen DeVito, GeorgeSquared, Advanced Biomedical Sciences program (Georgetown & George Mason Universities)
GeorgeSquared Program Chelsea Berns CANCELED Oct 28 [Tues] ABFE Forensic Entomology Technician Jocelyn Bunting Forensic Entomology Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting) In-person Oct 30 [Thurs] Zachary Pierce-Messick, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine - Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit Translational tools in behavioral neuroscience Noah Bressman In-person Nov 4 [Tues] Taylor Hall- Curry Serology Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting) In-person Nov 6 [Thurs] No Seminar -- -- -- Nov 13 [Tues] Invited speaker plant/molecular biology seminar -- In-person Nov 20 [Thurs] Invited speaker plant/molecular biology seminar -- In-person Nov 27 [Thurs] No Seminar - Thanksgiving -- -- -- Dec 2 [Tues] Emilie Ekholm, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Soil Health: The Use of Regenerative Agriculture Practices on Vegetable Farms and Gardens Chris Briand In-person Dec 4 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Dec 11 [Thurs] Stephanie Stotts, Department of Natural Sciences University of Maryland Eastern Shore Beyond the Ghost Forest, Scratching the Surface of Delmarva's Complex and Resilient Coastal Forest Systems Chris Briand In-person -
Spring 2025
Spring 2025 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Jan 30 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Feb 6 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Feb 13 [Thurs] No seminar - rescheduled -- -- -- Feb 20 [Thurs] [canceled-snow]
Nicole Putnam, University of Maryland School of MedicineJourney to Clinical Microbiology Kirsten Guckes In-person Feb 27 [Thurs] Haley Sater, Ph.D., University of Maryland Extension-Baltimore City Extension Program Management Specialist--Agriculture and Food Systems Internships with the University of Maryland Extension Victor Miriel In-person Mar 6 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Mar 13 [Thurs] Mandy Fischer, Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Wildlife Trafficking Mary Gunther In-person Mar 20 [Thurs] No seminar – Spring Break -- -- -- Mar 27 [Thurs] TBA -- -- -- Apr 1 [Tues] Stephen J. Godfrey, Curator of Paleontology Maryland Paleontology Collections and Research Center, Calvert Marine Museum
Henson Seminar Series: Predation by Sharks in the Fossil Record Henson School of Science & Technology In-person Apr 3 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Apr 10 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Apr 17 [Thurs] Grant Zemanek, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ MS Defense: Is He Worth It? Mate Choice Behavior in Female Túngara Frogs ( Engystomops pustulosus) in the Presence of Terrestrial and Aerial Predator Models. Kim Hunter/Ryan Taylor In-person Apr 24 [Thurs] Rescheduled for Wednesday, May 7 May 1 [Thurs] SU Students Apocalypse Survival Game Show - Do you have what it takes to survive a series of apocalyptic events? Join us for this educational game show testing your survival skills and knowledge. Will you survive? Come find out! Bring your friends, make a team, and compete for prizes or just watch the competition. Henson STEM Outreach Committee Members In-person May 7 [Wed] Michael Caldarola, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ MS Defense: Túngara Frog Movement Kim Hunter/Ryan Taylor In-person May 8 [Thurs] Nicole Putnam Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology, Assistant Director, Clinical Microbiology, UMD School of MedicineFrom Petri Dishes to Patient Care: My Journey to Clinical Microbiology Kirsten Guckes In-person -
Fall 2024
Fall 2024 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Aug 29 [Thurs] No seminar – Summer Student Research Showcase Students will be sharing poster presentations of the projects they completed over the summer. OURCA and the Henson School of Science and Technology In-person Guerrieri Academic Commons (3:30-5pm) Sept 4 [Wed] No seminar - Biology Welcome Back -- -- -- Sept 5 [Thur] No seminar -- -- -- Sept 12 [Thurs] No Seminar -- -- -- Sept 19 [Thurs] David Shiffman, Marine Conservation Biologist Shark conservation Noah Bressman In-person Sept 26 [Thurs] Eric Liebgold, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Biology Study Abroad (School for Field Studies and more) Eric Liebgold In-person Oct 3 [Thurs] Joe Adserias-Garriga, Department of Applied Forensic Sciences, Mercyhurst University Henson Seminar Series: Who? How? When? Contributions of Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Odontology to Casework Henson School of Science & Technology In-person Oct 17 [Thurs] Matt Ravosa, Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Determinants of Phenotypic Variation in the Developing Skull Aaron Hogue In-person Oct 24 [Thurs] Guney Boso, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Paleovirology: Domestication of Ancient Retroviral Genes by Mammals Jennifer Nyland In-person Oct 31 [Thurs] No seminar – Spooky Science
Spectacular-- -- In-person Nov 7 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Nov 14 [Thurs] Molly Selba,
University of
Maryland Eastern
ShoreCadaveric Dissection:
History, Ethics, and
ResearchSusanne
DalyIn-person Nov 21 [Thurs] Kelly Mitzel,
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UniversityMS Defense: Squirrel co-
nesting & chlorpyrifos
detectionAngela
FreemanIn-person Nov 28 [Thurs] No Seminar - Thanksgiving -- -- -- Dec 3 [Tues] No Seminar (moved to Thursday, Dec 5) -- -- -- Dec 5 [Thurs] Brianna Esker,
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UniversityMS Defense - Investigating the Impact of Hyperglycemia on Zebrafish Development: Implications for Bone, Cartilage, and Mobility Jessica
ClarkIn-person -
Spring 2024
Spring 2024 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Feb 1 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Feb 8 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Feb 15 [Thurs] Biology Faculty & Students Biology Lab ‘Speed Dating’ -- In-person Feb 22 [Thurs] Logan Thomas ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ MS Thesis Defense Philip Anderson In-person Feb 29 [Thurs] Eguono Wayne Omagamre Natural Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, MD Influence of perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) on insect-plant interaction: the secret under the threshold. Jessica Clark In-person Mar 6 [Wed] Henson Seminar -- -- In-person Mar 7 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Mar 14 [Thurs] Jesus Madrid Psychology, Cornell University, NY Neuroethology Angela Freeman In-person Mar 21 [Thurs] No seminar Spring Break -- -- Mar 28 [Thurs] Dr. Allison Tracy Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (USM) Marine host-symbiont interactions under global change Noah Bressman In-person Apr 4 [Thurs] Gabriel Foley Maryland Ornithological Society Maryland DC breeding bird atlas Eric Liebgold In-person Apr 11 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Apr 18 [Thurs] Jacob Watts University of Colorado Lichen Diversity/ Ecophysiology Rich Wilkens In-person Apr 25 [Thurs] Seminar Canceled -- -- -- May 2 [Thurs] Seminar Canceled -- -- -- May 9 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- -
Fall 2023
Fall 2023 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Aug 31 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Sept 7 [Thurs] No seminar Biology Welcome Back -- In-person Sept 14 [Thurs] No Seminar -- -- -- Sept 21 [Thurs] Stefanie N. Milam, JWST Deputy Project Scientist for Planetary Science, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Astrochemistry Laboratory TBA Gene Williams In-person Sept 28 [Thurs] Zachary Crum, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Feeding and Trophic Ecology of Invasive Blue Catfish ( Ictalurus furcatus) in the Nanticoke River Noah Bressman Registration Over Oct 4 [Wed] J. Tanner Slagel, NASA Langley Research Center Henson Seminar Series: Proving safety in uncrewed aircraft systems Henson School of Science & Technology In-person Oct 5 [Thurs] No Seminar -- -- -- Oct 12 [Thurs] No seminar Biology Group Advising -- In-person Oct 19 [Thurs] No Seminar -- -- -- Oct 26 [Thurs] E. Davis Carter, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Host Range and Temperature Dependent Pathogenicity of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans Elizabeth Emmert In-person Nov 2 [Thurs] TBA Cell/Molecular Seminar -- In-person Nov 7 [Tues] TBA Cell/Molecular Seminar -- In-person Nov 9 [Thurs] No Seminar -- -- -- Nov 14 [Tues] TBA Cell/Molecular Seminar -- In-person Nov 16 [Thurs] TBA Cell/Molecular Seminar -- In-person Nov 23 [Thurs] No Seminar - Thanksgiving -- -- -- Nov 28 [Tues] TBA Cell/Molecular Seminar -- In-person Nov 30 [Thurs] Seminar Canceled - - - Dec 7 [Thurs] David Shiffman, Arizona State University Why everything you know about shark conservation is wrong Noah Bressman In-person -
Spring 2023
Spring 2023 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Feb 2
[Thurs]No Seminar Feb 9
[Thurs]Rachael Faust, Recycling Coordinator, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Waste Management at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ from an Alumna and their Journey Kim Hunter In-person Feb 16
[Thurs]Brenda Miller, Education Director, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Birding with a Clean Slate: Rediscovering Nature on the Other Side of the World Noah Bressman In-person Feb 23
[Thurs]No Seminar Mar 2
[Thurs]Various SU biology faculty & graduate/undergraduate students Getting involved in SU biology research In-person Mar 9
[Thurs]Dr. Archer Larned, Maryland Coastal Bays Program Creating a successful nesting raft in Chincoteague Bay Kim Quillin In-person Mar 16
[Thurs]Thomas Stewart, Pennsylvania State University The water to land transition of early tetrapods Noah Bressman In-person Mar 23
[Thurs]No Seminar (Spring Break) Mar 30
[Thurs]William McAvoy, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control The Flora and Ecology of Delmarva Bays, a unique freshwater wetland type Richard T. Wilkens In-person Apr 6
[Thurs]Hale Amplo, Rutgers University Functional Morphology and Joint Biomechanics of Frogfish Noah Bressman In-person Apr 13
[Thurs]Steven J Sarro, Smithsonian National Zoo The African Penguin – endangered and declining! Mary Gunther In-person Apr 20
[Thurs]Seminar Canceled Apr 27
[Thurs]Karsin Bachran, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ SU Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense Eric Liebgold In-person May 4
[Thurs]Jonathan Shaw, Duke University Ecology and evolution of peat mosses ( Sphagnum ): species matter! Richard T. Wilkens In-person May 9
[Thurs]Kyle Musselman, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ SU Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense: Say Hello to My Little Friends! Investigating the Influence of Aiptasia Symbiotic State and the Alga Symbiodinium on the Feeding Preferences of the Nudibranch, Berghia Christina Bradley In-person May 11
[Thurs]Faculty Workshop In-person -
Fall 2022
Fall 2022 Seminar Schedule Date & Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Sept 15 [Thurs] SU biology faculty: Gene Williams, Stephanie Miller, Angela Freeman, and Noah Bressman Faculty Spot-Light Susanne Daly In-person Sept 22 [Thurs] Dr. Katie Summers, Agricultural Research Services, US Dept. of Agriculture One Health and Alternatives to Antibiotics in Agriculture Elizabeth Emmert In-person Sept 29 [Thurs] No seminar - - - Oct 5 [Wed] Dr. Andrea Presotto, SU Department of Geography and Geosciences Primates and Elephants: How we find our way around Henson In-person Oct 6 [Thurs] No seminar - - - Oct 13 [Thurs] No seminar Biology group advising NA In-person Oct 20 [Thurs] Don Moore PhD, Advisor, Polar Bears International Evolution of modern accredited zoos: the importance of science Mary R. Gunther In-person Oct 27 [Thurs] Dr. Kate Craft, Applied Physics Lab at Johns Hopkins University The Europa Clipper: Mission to a Jovian Moon Gene Williams In-person Nov 3 [Thurs] Invited speaker, TBD Micro/molecular biology - - Nov 10 [Thurs] Invited speaker, TBD Micro/molecular biology - - Nov 17 [Thurs] Invited speaker, TBD Micro/molecular biology - - Dec 1 [Thurs] Olivia Rose Hamilton, SU Biology “Faux frogs, foam nests, and females: Mate choice as an evolutionary driver of conspicuous mating signals” (SU Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense) Kim Hunter & Ryan Taylor In-person Dec 8 [Thurs] No Seminar -
Spring 2022
Spring 2022 Seminar Schedule Date Speaker Title/Topic Host Status Feb. 10 - - - - Feb. 17 Brinkley Rayne, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Zoo Acclimation of Zoo Animals - to the zoo, each other, and the staff Mary Roman Gunther - Feb. 24 Katie Hunzinger, Univ. of Pennsylvania
Relationship between concussion and subsequent musculoskeletal injury Noah Bressman - Mar. 3 - - - - Mar. 10
** Canceled **
Cassidy Schweibenz (SU Alumna), Penn Medicine, Abramson Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
Exploration of Clinical Careers in Healthcare for Biology/Pre-nursing Majors Eugene Williams Mar. 17 Maxwell Bressman, MD Covid-19 in NYC at the beginning of the pandemic from the perspective of a physician Noah Bressman Mar. 31 Karla Heidelberg, USC, and NSF Antarctica Program Extreme Science: Evaluating Effects of Climate Change on Aspects of Marine Biology in Antarctica Ann Barse - Apr. 7 Susanne Daly, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Chew on this: tooth form and and function in primates Victor Miriel - Apr. 14 Keith Peterman, York College of Pennsylvania
Matt Cordes, WritingWorksA Tale of Two Orgies: Climate Change in the Anthropocene Susanne Daly - Tuesday
Apr. 19Jessica Strange, M.Sc. Thesis Defense
Analyzing the Effects of Mercury on Acetylcholinesterase In Vitro Jennifer Nyland - Apr. 21 Sheridan Sargent, M.Sc. Thesis Defense When Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Isn’t Enough: Impaired Vertebral Development and Persistent Behavioral Deficits Jessica Clark - Apr. 28 Lindsay Sailer, Postdoc, Cornell University Epigenetic mechanisms of pair bonding Angela Freeman - May 5 Stephanie Miller, M.Sc. Thesis Defense Investigations into the regulation of short-chain fatty acid assimilation and ethanolamine metabolism in bacteria Michael Carter and Les Erickson - -
Spring 2021
Past Biology Spring Seminars Date Speaker Title/Topic Host Status Feb. 11 Joan Maloof, Prof. Emeritus, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Recent Scientific Evidence Linking Old-Growth Forests and Carbon Uptake Ann Barse Feb. 18 Kim Quillin, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Is tree phenology changing on campus due to climate change? Ann Barse Feb. 25 Lauren Green, Notre Dame Microglia during development and disease Jessica Clark Mar. 4 Itumeleng Moroenyane, Institute National de la Recherche Scientifique, Quebec Plant-microbobe interactions in agroecosystems Christopher Briand Mar. 11 Julie Jung, Boston University The development of a decision: how red-eyed treefrog embryos sense snake shakes and decide to escape Kim Hunter & Ryan Taylor Mar. 18 Justin North, The Ohio State University Bacterial Sulfur Salvage: Making Methionine from Metabolic Waste Michael Carter Mar. 25 Brinkley Rayne, Kate Holloway, and Hannah Buchek, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Zoo Topic: Hand-rearing a Sloth: Pierre's Story Mary Gunther Apr. 1 Matt Moran, Hendrix College Lost ecosystem services from oil and gas land development and opportunities for restoration Jocelyn Bunting Apr. 8 Nina Kikel-Coury, Notre Dame Exploring Astroglia Beyond the Nervous System: Nexus Glia in the Heart Jessica Clark Apr. 15 Andrew McGowan, Delaware Center for the Inland Bays Working at a National Estuary Program; Research and Restoration in the Delaware Inland Bays Dana Price Apr. 22 Georgia Silvera Seamans, Washington Square Park Eco Projects, NYC Observing urban nature as a sustainable forest-based livelihood strategy in NYC Christopher Briand Apr. 29 Mallory Hagadorn, Utah State University Experience and maturation as factors influencing brain plasticity in solitary and social bees Dana Price