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Amber Singh, M.S.

Pronouns: she, her, hers

Doctoral Student

SDSU / UC Riverside Joint Doctoral Program in Evolutionary Biology

San Diego

Location
LSN 206
5500 Campanile Dr
San Diego, CA, 92182
Mail Code
4614
Fax
[619-594-####]
Accounts

Areas of Research

Herpetology, Cognition and Behavior, Urban Evolution

Bio

I am interested in the behavior and cognition of lizards, specifically looking at how human interference has affected the evolution of lizard cognition through urbanization and the introduction of non – native/invasive species.

Mentors

Kinsey Brock, Ph.D.

Details

Education
  1. M.S. in Ecology & Evolution
    San Jose State University
  2. B.S. in Zoology
    University of Florida
  3. B.S. in Anthropology
    University of Florida
Publications
  1. Essner, R.L., Jr., R.E. Pereira, D.C. Blackburn, A.L. Singh, E.L. Stanley, M.O. Moura, A.E. Confetti, and M.R. Pie. (2022). Semicircular canal size constrains vestibular function in miniaturized frogs. Science Advances 8: eabn1104.
  2. Weinell, Jeffery, Daniel J. Paluh, Amber L. Singh, David C. Blackburn, Rafe M. Brown. (2019). Myersophis alpestris (Myers’ Mountain Snake) reproduction. Herpetological Review: 50(1):164-165.
Presentations
  1. Ecological Society of America (ESA) – Oral Presentation – Long Beach, CA Aug. 2024 “Effects of intra- and trans-generational glucocorticoid exposure on Habitat Choice in the western fence lizard (S. occidentalis)”
  2. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR) – Oral Presentation – Ann Arbor, MI June, 2024 “Effects of intra- and trans-generational glucocorticoid exposure on activity budget in the western fence lizard (S. occidentalis)”
  3. International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology (ICVM) – Poster Presentation – Prague, Czech Republic, 2019 “Tips and Fits: Tricks to 3D puzzle making”
  4. International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology (ICVM) – Oral Presentation – Prague, Czech Republic, 2019 “Variation in the bony labyrinth (inner ear) of anurans”
  5. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) – Poster Presentation – Tampa, FL Jan. 2019 “Tips and Fits: Tricks to 3D puzzle making”
  6. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) – Oral Presentation – San Francisco, CA Jan. 2018 “Variation in the bony labyrinth (inner ear) of anurans”
  7. Annual Herpetological Conference – Poster Presentation – Gainesville, FL 2017 “Interspecific variation in the Bony labyrinth (inner ear) of anurans”
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Awards & Honors
  1. 2024: ESA 2024 Student Volunteer Support
  2. 2024: Clarence & Lyle Burmahln Fellowship, San Jose State University
  3. 2023: Induction into the Honors Society of Phi Kappa Phi
  4. 2023: H. Thomas Harvey Memorial Fellowship, SJSU Graduate Student Fellowship.
  5. 2020: Induction into the Phi Beta Kappa Society
  6. 2020: President’s Honor Roll, University of Florida
  7. 2019: University Scholars Program, University of Florida
  8. 2019: Charlotte Magnum Student Support, registration support for SICB
  9. 2018: Charlotte Magnum Student Support, registration support for SICB
  10. 2017: Second place in First Annual Herbert Wertheim Collage on Engineering Research Service Centers (RSC) and Nanoscience Institute for Medical and Engineering Technologies (NIMET) Open House and Research Showcase Poster Competition
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Fun Facts
  1. What is your favorite thing to do with your free time?
    Go herping, knit, and take care of all of my (many) animals