Laura B. Gatchoff
Department of Biology
University of Oklahoma [email protected]
Norman, OK 73019 lauragatch.weebly.com
EDUCATION
In progress Ph.D., Biology; University of Oklahoma; Advisor: Dr. Laura Stein
2017 B.S., Entomology; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Advisor: Dr. Eileen Hebets
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
Talks
“Aversion learning in a cannibalistic spider.”
2022 Animal Behavior Society
“Aversion learning in a cannibalistic spider.”
2022 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
“Aversion learning in a cannibalistic spider.”
2022 American Arachnological Society
Poster Presentations
*denotes undergraduate presentation
*“Associations between protandry and courtship displays across the wolf spider genus Schizocosa.”
2018 17th International Behavioral Ecology Congress, Minnesota
“Venom and social behavior: using spiders to evaluate the evolution of sociality under high risk conditions”
2021 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Oklahoma
2019-2020 Intro Biol: Molecule/Cell/Phys Lab (4 credits; 11-31 students) [F2F, hybrid]
2020-2021 Ecology and Evolution Lab (4 credits, 27-30 students) [F2F, hybrid]
2021, 2023 Principles of Ecology Lab (0 credits; 20-30 students)
2022 Principles of Physiology Lab (1 credit, 14-24 students)
2022 Concepts in Biology Lab (0 credits, 28-30 students)
MENTORSHIP
2021 Jordon Henderson, Jaci Currie
2022 Jaci Currie, Micala Neu
2023 Micala Neu
PUBLICATIONS
2021 Venom and social behavior: the potential of using spiders to evaluate the evolution of sociality under high risk
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
University of Oklahoma
2020 GTA workshop: Application of Growth Mindset in the Classroom
2022 GTA workshop: Repetitive Tasks in R
DEPARTMENT/UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2020-2021 Secretary- Biology Graduate Student Association
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS
Animal Behavior Society
American Arachnological Society
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
OUTREACH
2020 Organizer: Spider Show-and-Tell, All Saints Catholic School, Fort Worth, Texas
2020 Organizer: Spider Show-and-Tell, Meroby Elementary, Mexico, Maine
Department of Biology
University of Oklahoma [email protected]
Norman, OK 73019 lauragatch.weebly.com
EDUCATION
In progress Ph.D., Biology; University of Oklahoma; Advisor: Dr. Laura Stein
2017 B.S., Entomology; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Advisor: Dr. Eileen Hebets
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
Talks
“Aversion learning in a cannibalistic spider.”
2022 Animal Behavior Society
“Aversion learning in a cannibalistic spider.”
2022 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
“Aversion learning in a cannibalistic spider.”
2022 American Arachnological Society
Poster Presentations
*denotes undergraduate presentation
*“Associations between protandry and courtship displays across the wolf spider genus Schizocosa.”
2018 17th International Behavioral Ecology Congress, Minnesota
“Venom and social behavior: using spiders to evaluate the evolution of sociality under high risk conditions”
2021 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Oklahoma
2019-2020 Intro Biol: Molecule/Cell/Phys Lab (4 credits; 11-31 students) [F2F, hybrid]
2020-2021 Ecology and Evolution Lab (4 credits, 27-30 students) [F2F, hybrid]
2021, 2023 Principles of Ecology Lab (0 credits; 20-30 students)
2022 Principles of Physiology Lab (1 credit, 14-24 students)
2022 Concepts in Biology Lab (0 credits, 28-30 students)
MENTORSHIP
2021 Jordon Henderson, Jaci Currie
2022 Jaci Currie, Micala Neu
2023 Micala Neu
PUBLICATIONS
2021 Venom and social behavior: the potential of using spiders to evaluate the evolution of sociality under high risk
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
University of Oklahoma
2020 GTA workshop: Application of Growth Mindset in the Classroom
2022 GTA workshop: Repetitive Tasks in R
DEPARTMENT/UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2020-2021 Secretary- Biology Graduate Student Association
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS
Animal Behavior Society
American Arachnological Society
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
OUTREACH
2020 Organizer: Spider Show-and-Tell, All Saints Catholic School, Fort Worth, Texas
2020 Organizer: Spider Show-and-Tell, Meroby Elementary, Mexico, Maine