Kaitlin Gallagher
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Contact Information
Office: TLS 478
Phone Number: 860-486-1882
Mailing Address:
75 N. Eagleville Rd.
Storrs, CT 06226
Education
Ph.D. Student (2013-Present)
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Connecticut
B.A. (2009-2013)
Marine Biology
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University
Research Experience
2013-Present, Doctoral Student
University of Connecticut
Caira Lab, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2012-2013, Undergraduate Thesis Research
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University
Laramore Lab
2011-2012, Intern
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University
Laramore Lab
2011, Intern
Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University
Jacobson Lab, NOAA
Teaching Experience
Administrative Teaching Assistant, University of Connecticut
Principles of Biology II, August-December 2014
Laboratory Instructor, University of Connecticut
Principles of Biology II, August 2013 - May 2014
Oral Presentations at Scientific Meetings
Gallagher, K.A.*, Janine Caira, Marie Cantino. 2014. Description of tissue structure and function of an enigmatic tapeworm, Litobothrium aenigmaticum, using TEM. 89th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, July 24, 2014, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Gallagher, K.A.*, Krebs, W.D., and Laramore, S.E. 2013. Examining the effect of seasons on Bonamia
spp. prevalence and infectivity in bivalves from the Indian River Lagoon. Florida Atlantic University Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 12, 2013, Jupiter, Florida.
Gallagher, K.A.*, Krebs, W.D., and Laramore, S.E. 2013. Histological Examination of PCR Positive
Bonamia spp., Bivalves from Florida’s Indian River and Lake Worth Lagoons. Aquaculture 2013, 21-25 February 2013, Nashville, TN.
Poster Presentations at Scientific Meetings
Gallagher, K.A.*, Janine Caira, Marie Cantino. 2014. Examination of tissue structure and function in Litobothrium aenigmaticum using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). 8th International Workshop on Cestode Systematics and Phylogeny, August 19, 2014, Sao Sebastio, Brazil.
Gallagher, K.A.*, Claxton, A., and Jacobson, K. A comparison of parasite assemblages in two native and
one introduced species in the Columbia River estuary: an examination of competition and trophic interactions. SACNAS, 37-30 October 2011, San Jose, California.
Awards
2013 Outstanding Thesis Award – Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
2013 3rd Place Honors College Oral Presentation Competition – Florida Atlantic University
2012-2013 FAU Undergraduate Research Grant – Florida Atlantic University
2011 Student Travel Grant, SACNAS Conference, San Jose, California