Biology Graduate Student Association
Learn about our association at NAU and mark your calendar for our upcoming events
The Biology Graduate Student Association (BGSA) is a volunteer-based student group. Our mission is to:
- elevate the academic and social experience for both graduate and undergraduate students within the NAU Department of Biological Sciences
- advance the research environment
- promote service in the surrounding community
- set the stage for high-quality graduate student and faculty recruitment
BGSA resources and current officers
Biology graduate student resources Accordion Open
- NAU Biology Graduate Handbook 2017
- Academic calendar
- Graduate student government travel award program
- Funding resources
- Statistics consulting lab
Need help with the Cline Library research databases? Find librarians who specialize in natural science (Biology) material.
BGSA can serve as a soundboard for biology grad student practice presentations or for reviewing papers. BGSA will offer this service once each month. We will soon have a sign-up available on our website for interested students.
Our current officers: 2017-2018 Accordion Closed
President: Lindsie McCabe
- Project: “Pollinator community composition along an elevation gradient and how these communities will be impacted by climate change”
- Advisor: Dr. Neil Cobb
Vice President: Ehren Moler
- Project: “Phenotypic plasticity, epigenetics, or microevolution? Investigating abiotic stress and local adaption across the range of Southwestern White Pine”
- Advisor: Dr. Amy Whipple
Secretary: Renee Jordan
Treasurer: Paige Chesshire
- Advisor: Dr. Neil Cobb
Faculty representative: Victor Zhang
Event coordinator: Kathleen Balazs
- Project: “Using plant traits to inform ecosystem function in a restoration context across the Colorado Plateau”
- Advisor: Dr. Brad Butterfield
Selection committee representative: Chris Wirth
- Project: “A revision of the genus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) through next-generation DNA sequencing and morphological character analysis”
- Advisor: Dr. Aaron D. Smith
Upcoming events
Science on Tap
- 3rd Thursday of each month
- 7 pm at The Green Room
- Contact Maya Allen or Kara Gibson for details
Volunteer opportunities
Extracurricular opportunities
- Flagstaff Live (free local newspaper with information about local events, etc)
- Flagstaff Dance
Contact the Biology Graduate Student Association
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