EDUCATION:

Ph.D. (Biology), In progress, Auburn University

M.S. (Biology), 2006, Georgia State University

B.A. (Film), 2000, Georgia State University

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

●   Hormone/Immune system/Behavior/Environmental interactions in snakes

●   Reproductive physiology of snakes

●   Biotic homogenization

●   Stress physiology of snakes

●   Historical biogeography and distribution of Webster's salamander

●   Proximate correlates of snake behavior

●   Interactions between stress and the immune system (in snakes)

●   Natural history and ecology of the Flint River watershed

●   Temperature/host/parasite interactions

●   Disease ecology

●   Black holes

●   Mass extinctions of dinosaurs

●  Decline of the southern dusky salamander

●  Evolution and status of Eurycea aquatica

●  Distribution and ecology of Chamberlain's dwarf salamander

●  Evolution and biogeography of Asa Gray disjuncts

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Huddleston, G.G, J.C. Paisley, S.P. Graham, M.S. Grober and A.N. Clancy.2007. Implants of estradiol conjugated to bovine serum albumin in the male rat medial preoptic area promote copulatory behavior. Neuroendocrinology 86: 249-259.

Graham, S.P., E.K. Timpe and L. Giovanetto. 2007. Significant new records for Georgia herpetofauna. Herpetological Review 38:494-496.

Graham, S.P., V.M. Johnson, E.K. Timpe. 2007. A bioblitz competition to assess a distribution gap in Georgia herpetofaunal records. Herpetological Review 38:493-494.86:249-259.

Graham, S.P., R.L. Early, S.K. Hoss, G.W. Schuett, M.S. Grober. 2008. The reproductive biology of male cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorous): Do plasma hormones predict the mating season? General and Comparative Endocrinology 159: 226-235.

Burkett-Cadena, N.D, S.P. Graham, H.K. Hassan, C. Guyer, M.D. Eubanks, C.R. Katholi, T.R. Unnasch. 2008. Blood feeding patterns of potential arbovirus vectors of the genus Culex targeting ecothermic hosts. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 79: 809-815.

E.K. Timpe, S.P. Graham, M.G. Levy. 2008. Occurrence of the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in Georgia’s amphibian populations. Herpetological Review: 39:447-449.

Timpe, E.K., S.P. Graham, and R. Bonnet. 2008.  Phylogeography of the Brownback salamander reveals patterns of local endemism in Southern Appalachian springs. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 52: 368-376.

Graham, S.P. et al. An overlooked hotspot? Rapid biodiversity assessment of an area of high herpetofaunal richness in Georgia. Southeastern Naturalist: In press.

Graham, S.P. et al. An additional bioblitz competition in northwest Georgia yields new county records. Herpetological Review: In press.

Graham, S.P. and E. Borda. First record of leech parasitism in the salamander family Sirenidae. Comparative Parasitology: In press.

Graham, S.P. et al. 101 New County Records for Alabama. Herpetological Review: In Press.

Graham, S.P., H. Hassan, N.D. Burkett-Cadena, C. Guyer, and T.  Unnasch. Nestedness of Ectoparasite-Vertebrate Host Networks: Implications for Disease Ecology. Submitted.

Graham, S.P., R.L. Early, S.K. Hoss, G.W. Schuett, M.S. Grober. Handling stress of wild living male cottonmouths, Agkistrodon piscivorous: concurrent changes in circulating levels of corticosterone and testosterone. Submitted.

CURRENT PROJECTS:

●  Disease ecology of eastern equine encephalitis virus

●  Hormone/immune interactions in the cottonmouth

●  Comparative behavioral ecology of the cottonmouth

Guyer Lab

Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University

Ph.D. Student

E-mail: grahasp@auburn.edu

Sean Graham

Phone: 334-844-8770