Undergraduate research is fostered in the Hedin lab – many prior undergraduates have co-authored papers, given talks at national meetings, and have won various other awards. I am very proud to have helped facilitate these student accomplishments.
Examples of Publications:
Steven M. Thomas and M Hedin. 2006. Natural history and distribution of the enigmatic southern Appalachian opilionid, Fumontana deprehendor Shear (Laniatores: Triaenonychidae), with an assessment of morphological variation. Zootaxa 1242, 21-36
James Starrett and M Hedin. 2007. Multilocus genealogies reveal multiple cryptic species and biogeographic complexity in the California turret spider Antrodiaetus riversi (Mygalomorphae, Antrodieatidae). Molecular Ecology, 16:583-604
Hedin M and Dave Carlson. 2011. A new trapdoor spider species from the southern Coast Ranges of California (Mygalomorphae, Antrodiaetidae, Aliatypus coylei, nov sp), including consideration of mitochondrial phylogeographic structuring. Zootaxa 2963, 55-68.
Presentations at National Meetings:
James Starrett – 2003 American Arachnological Society Meetings, Denver, CO; 2004 Society for the Study of Evolution Meetings, Ft. Collins, CO
Steven Thomas – 2005 American Arachnological Society Meetings, Akron, OH; 2005 American Arachnological Society Meetings, Akron, OH
Robin Keith – 2005 American Arachnological Society Meetings, Akron, OH; 2006 Society for the Study of Evolution Meetings, Stony Brook, NY
Scholarships, Awards & Fellowships:
Steven Thomas – 2004 Undergraduate Fellowship in Karst Studies, $5000; Best Student Paper Award, 2005 American Arachnological Society Meetings, Akron, OH
Robin Keith – 2004 Jarrett Meeker Scholarship (San Diego), $5000; Best Student Paper Award, 2004 SDSU College of Sciences Undergraduate Research Competition; Best Student Paper Award, 2005 CSU Undergraduate Research Competition
James Starrett – Summer 2004 NSF REU Fellowship
Joe Deas, Jr., Summer 2005 M.O.R.E. (Minority Opportunities for Research on Evolution) Fellowship
It’s great to see someone (especially of your caliber) paying attention to undergraduates! Keep up the fantastic work Dr. Hedin!