Seminar Schedule
- Biology seminars are held on either Thursdays at 4 p.m. or Fridays at noon in HS 243, unless otherwise noted. Related seminars from other Henson departments are also posted - review provided information for when and where these seminars will be. For more info, please contact Dr. Susanne Daly (sxdaly@salisbury.edu).
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Fall 2026 Seminar Schedule
Fall 2026 Seminar Schedule Date [Day, Time] Speaker Title/Topic Host Location/ Format Sept 3 [Thurs, 4pm] SU Students Summer Student Research Showcase Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Guerrieri Academic Commons, Assembly Hall (in-person) Sept 10 [Thurs, 4pm] NA Biology Welcome Back BBQ Department of Biology Seagull Square Pavilion (in-person) Sept 11 [Fri, Noon] Mike Italia, Founder, Vettaris LLC You don't have to take the obvious next step: Making your own career path in biotech Alison Dewald (Chemistry) HS 103 (in-person) Sept 17 [Thurs, 4pm] No Seminar Sept 18 [Fri, Noon] TBA Sept 24 [Thurs, 4pm] TBA Sept 25 [Fri, Noon] TBA Oct 1 [Thurs, 4pm] No Seminar
Previous Seminar Schedules
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Spring 2026
Spring 2026 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Feb 5 [Thurs] No Seminar Feb 11 [Wed] Heather Stevens, Deputy Fire Marshall/Bomb Technician Forensic Science Seminar Jocelyn Bunting In-person Feb 12 [Thurs] Brianna Glase-Stock, Cancer Genetics and Prevention Services, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Introduction to Genetic Counseling Elizabeth Emmert Virtual Feb 18 [Wed] Lauren Cooper, Executive Director for the Worcester County Child Advocacy Center Forensic Science Seminar Jocelyn Bunting In-person Feb 19 [Thurs] TBA Feb 26 [Thurs] TBA Mar 4 [Wed] Heather Stevens, Deputy Fire Marshall/Bomb Technician Forensic Science Seminar Jocelyn Bunting In-person Mar 5 [Thurs] No Seminar Mar 12 [Thurs] TBA Mar 19 [Thurs] No Seminar (spring break) Mar 26 [Thurs] Alumni, TBD Career Advice for Getting a Job in Biology Elizabeth Emmert Virtual Apr 2 [Thurs] No Seminar Apr 9 [Thurs] Dr. Javier Jimenez, US Naval Research Laboratory Chemical Affinity in Polymer Processing Techniques: Efforts to Quantify the Observed Noah Bressman In-person Apr 16 [Thurs] Katie Ekholm, Salisbury University MS Defense Angela Freeman In-person Apr 22 [Wed] Corporal Deepree Forensic Science Seminar: Discussion of agency’s mission and requirements for a career with the MD Natural Resources Police Jocelyn Bunting In-person Apr 23 [Thurs] Trey Wehlan, Salisbury University MS Defense: Site fidelity and habitat preference of spotted turtles ( Clemmys guttata) Eric Liebgold In-person Apr 24 [Fri] Melissa Wilson, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health Sex-biased Genome Evolution Josh Sokoloski In-person Apr 30 [Thurs] Ashlyn Shoemaker, Salisbury University MS Defense: The impact of a putative lipase, TleVf1, on inter bacterial competition in Vibrio fischeri Kirsten Guckes In-person May 7 [Thurs] No Seminar May 12 [Tues] Korbin Reynolds MS Defense: Mate Choice in a Risky Environment Kim Hunter & Ryan Taylor In-person -
Fall 2025
Fall 2025 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Sept 4 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Sept 11 [Thurs] No seminar -Summer Research Symposium 3:30-5:00 pm -- -- -- Sept 16 [Tues] Deputy First Class Jason Burns with Electronic Storage Detection K9 Luna Electronic Storage Detection Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting) In-person Sept 18 [Thurs] University of Maryland-Baltimore School of Pharmacy -- Chemistry/Biology Departments In-person Sept 25 [Thurs] TBA -- -- -- Sept 30
[Tues]Ret. FBI Agent Stanley Burke forensics linguistics Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting) In-person Oct 2 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- In-person Oct 6 [Mon] Henson Seminar -- Henson In-person Oct 9 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Oct 14 [Tues] DSP Trooper Chloe Mason Experiences as a Delaware state police trooper Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting) In-person Oct 16 [Thurs] No Seminar - Rescheduled to Oct 30th - - - Oct 23 [Thurs]
CANCELEDCANCELED
Kristen DeVito, GeorgeSquared, Advanced Biomedical Sciences program (Georgetown & George Mason Universities)
GeorgeSquared Program Chelsea Berns CANCELED Oct 28 [Tues] ABFE Forensic Entomology Technician Jocelyn Bunting Forensic Entomology Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting) In-person Oct 30 [Thurs] Zachary Pierce-Messick, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine - Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit Translational tools in behavioral neuroscience Noah Bressman In-person Nov 4 [Tues] Taylor Hall- Curry Serology Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting) In-person Nov 6 [Thurs] No Seminar -- -- -- Nov 13 [Tues] Invited speaker plant/molecular biology seminar -- In-person Nov 20 [Thurs] Invited speaker plant/molecular biology seminar -- In-person Nov 27 [Thurs] No Seminar - Thanksgiving -- -- -- Dec 2 [Tues] Emilie Ekholm, Salisbury University Soil Health: The Use of Regenerative Agriculture Practices on Vegetable Farms and Gardens Chris Briand In-person Dec 4 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Dec 11 [Thurs] Stephanie Stotts, Department of Natural Sciences University of Maryland Eastern Shore Beyond the Ghost Forest, Scratching the Surface of Delmarva's Complex and Resilient Coastal Forest Systems Chris Briand In-person -
Spring 2025
Spring 2025 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Jan 30 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Feb 6 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Feb 13 [Thurs] No seminar - rescheduled -- -- -- Feb 20 [Thurs] [canceled-snow]
Nicole Putnam, University of Maryland School of MedicineJourney to Clinical Microbiology Kirsten Guckes In-person Feb 27 [Thurs] Haley Sater, Ph.D., University of Maryland Extension-Baltimore City Extension Program Management Specialist--Agriculture and Food Systems Internships with the University of Maryland Extension Victor Miriel In-person Mar 6 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Mar 13 [Thurs] Mandy Fischer, Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Wildlife Trafficking Mary Gunther In-person Mar 20 [Thurs] No seminar – Spring Break -- -- -- Mar 27 [Thurs] TBA -- -- -- Apr 1 [Tues] Stephen J. Godfrey, Curator of Paleontology Maryland Paleontology Collections and Research Center, Calvert Marine Museum
Henson Seminar Series: Predation by Sharks in the Fossil Record Henson School of Science & Technology In-person Apr 3 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Apr 10 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Apr 17 [Thurs] Grant Zemanek, Salisbury University MS Defense: Is He Worth It? Mate Choice Behavior in Female Túngara Frogs ( Engystomops pustulosus) in the Presence of Terrestrial and Aerial Predator Models. Kim Hunter/Ryan Taylor In-person Apr 24 [Thurs] Rescheduled for Wednesday, May 7 May 1 [Thurs] SU Students Apocalypse Survival Game Show - Do you have what it takes to survive a series of apocalyptic events? Join us for this educational game show testing your survival skills and knowledge. Will you survive? Come find out! Bring your friends, make a team, and compete for prizes or just watch the competition. Henson STEM Outreach Committee Members In-person May 7 [Wed] Michael Caldarola, Salisbury University MS Defense: Túngara Frog Movement Kim Hunter/Ryan Taylor In-person May 8 [Thurs] Nicole Putnam Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology, Assistant Director, Clinical Microbiology, UMD School of MedicineFrom Petri Dishes to Patient Care: My Journey to Clinical Microbiology Kirsten Guckes In-person -
Fall 2024
Fall 2024 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Aug 29 [Thurs] No seminar – Summer Student Research Showcase Students will be sharing poster presentations of the projects they completed over the summer. OURCA and the Henson School of Science and Technology In-person Guerrieri Academic Commons (3:30-5pm) Sept 4 [Wed] No seminar - Biology Welcome Back -- -- -- Sept 5 [Thur] No seminar -- -- -- Sept 12 [Thurs] No Seminar -- -- -- Sept 19 [Thurs] David Shiffman, Marine Conservation Biologist Shark conservation Noah Bressman In-person Sept 26 [Thurs] Eric Liebgold, Salisbury University Biology Study Abroad (School for Field Studies and more) Eric Liebgold In-person Oct 3 [Thurs] Joe Adserias-Garriga, Department of Applied Forensic Sciences, Mercyhurst University Henson Seminar Series: Who? How? When? Contributions of Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Odontology to Casework Henson School of Science & Technology In-person Oct 17 [Thurs] Matt Ravosa, Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Determinants of Phenotypic Variation in the Developing Skull Aaron Hogue In-person Oct 24 [Thurs] Guney Boso, Salisbury University Paleovirology: Domestication of Ancient Retroviral Genes by Mammals Jennifer Nyland In-person Oct 31 [Thurs] No seminar – Spooky Science
Spectacular-- -- In-person Nov 7 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Nov 14 [Thurs] Molly Selba,
University of
Maryland Eastern
ShoreCadaveric Dissection:
History, Ethics, and
ResearchSusanne
DalyIn-person Nov 21 [Thurs] Kelly Mitzel,
Salisbury
UniversityMS Defense: Squirrel co-
nesting & chlorpyrifos
detectionAngela
FreemanIn-person Nov 28 [Thurs] No Seminar - Thanksgiving -- -- -- Dec 3 [Tues] No Seminar (moved to Thursday, Dec 5) -- -- -- Dec 5 [Thurs] Brianna Esker,
Salisbury
UniversityMS Defense - Investigating the Impact of Hyperglycemia on Zebrafish Development: Implications for Bone, Cartilage, and Mobility Jessica
ClarkIn-person -
Spring 2024
Spring 2024 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Feb 1 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Feb 8 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Feb 15 [Thurs] Biology Faculty & Students Biology Lab ‘Speed Dating’ -- In-person Feb 22 [Thurs] Logan Thomas Salisbury University MS Thesis Defense Philip Anderson In-person Feb 29 [Thurs] Eguono Wayne Omagamre Natural Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, MD Influence of perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) on insect-plant interaction: the secret under the threshold. Jessica Clark In-person Mar 6 [Wed] Henson Seminar -- -- In-person Mar 7 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Mar 14 [Thurs] Jesus Madrid Psychology, Cornell University, NY Neuroethology Angela Freeman In-person Mar 21 [Thurs] No seminar Spring Break -- -- Mar 28 [Thurs] Dr. Allison Tracy Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (USM) Marine host-symbiont interactions under global change Noah Bressman In-person Apr 4 [Thurs] Gabriel Foley Maryland Ornithological Society Maryland DC breeding bird atlas Eric Liebgold In-person Apr 11 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Apr 18 [Thurs] Jacob Watts University of Colorado Lichen Diversity/ Ecophysiology Rich Wilkens In-person Apr 25 [Thurs] Seminar Canceled -- -- -- May 2 [Thurs] Seminar Canceled -- -- -- May 9 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- -
Fall 2023
Fall 2023 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Aug 31 [Thurs] No seminar -- -- -- Sept 7 [Thurs] No seminar Biology Welcome Back -- In-person Sept 14 [Thurs] No Seminar -- -- -- Sept 21 [Thurs] Stefanie N. Milam, JWST Deputy Project Scientist for Planetary Science, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Astrochemistry Laboratory TBA Gene Williams In-person Sept 28 [Thurs] Zachary Crum, Salisbury University Feeding and Trophic Ecology of Invasive Blue Catfish ( Ictalurus furcatus) in the Nanticoke River Noah Bressman Registration Over Oct 4 [Wed] J. Tanner Slagel, NASA Langley Research Center Henson Seminar Series: Proving safety in uncrewed aircraft systems Henson School of Science & Technology In-person Oct 5 [Thurs] No Seminar -- -- -- Oct 12 [Thurs] No seminar Biology Group Advising -- In-person Oct 19 [Thurs] No Seminar -- -- -- Oct 26 [Thurs] E. Davis Carter, Salisbury University Host Range and Temperature Dependent Pathogenicity of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans Elizabeth Emmert In-person Nov 2 [Thurs] TBA Cell/Molecular Seminar -- In-person Nov 7 [Tues] TBA Cell/Molecular Seminar -- In-person Nov 9 [Thurs] No Seminar -- -- -- Nov 14 [Tues] TBA Cell/Molecular Seminar -- In-person Nov 16 [Thurs] TBA Cell/Molecular Seminar -- In-person Nov 23 [Thurs] No Seminar - Thanksgiving -- -- -- Nov 28 [Tues] TBA Cell/Molecular Seminar -- In-person Nov 30 [Thurs] Seminar Canceled - - - Dec 7 [Thurs] David Shiffman, Arizona State University Why everything you know about shark conservation is wrong Noah Bressman In-person -
Spring 2023
Spring 2023 Seminar Schedule Date/Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Feb 2
[Thurs]No Seminar Feb 9
[Thurs]Rachael Faust, Recycling Coordinator, Salisbury University Waste Management at Salisbury University from an Alumna and their Journey Kim Hunter In-person Feb 16
[Thurs]Brenda Miller, Education Director, Salisbury University Birding with a Clean Slate: Rediscovering Nature on the Other Side of the World Noah Bressman In-person Feb 23
[Thurs]No Seminar Mar 2
[Thurs]Various SU biology faculty & graduate/undergraduate students Getting involved in SU biology research In-person Mar 9
[Thurs]Dr. Archer Larned, Maryland Coastal Bays Program Creating a successful nesting raft in Chincoteague Bay Kim Quillin In-person Mar 16
[Thurs]Thomas Stewart, Pennsylvania State University The water to land transition of early tetrapods Noah Bressman In-person Mar 23
[Thurs]No Seminar (Spring Break) Mar 30
[Thurs]William McAvoy, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control The Flora and Ecology of Delmarva Bays, a unique freshwater wetland type Richard T. Wilkens In-person Apr 6
[Thurs]Hale Amplo, Rutgers University Functional Morphology and Joint Biomechanics of Frogfish Noah Bressman In-person Apr 13
[Thurs]Steven J Sarro, Smithsonian National Zoo The African Penguin – endangered and declining! Mary Gunther In-person Apr 20
[Thurs]Seminar Canceled Apr 27
[Thurs]Karsin Bachran, Salisbury University SU Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense Eric Liebgold In-person May 4
[Thurs]Jonathan Shaw, Duke University Ecology and evolution of peat mosses ( Sphagnum ): species matter! Richard T. Wilkens In-person May 9
[Thurs]Kyle Musselman, Salisbury University SU Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense: Say Hello to My Little Friends! Investigating the Influence of Aiptasia Symbiotic State and the Alga Symbiodinium on the Feeding Preferences of the Nudibranch, Berghia Christina Bradley In-person May 11
[Thurs]Faculty Workshop In-person -
Fall 2022
Fall 2022 Seminar Schedule Date & Day Speaker Title/Topic Host Format Sept 15 [Thurs] SU biology faculty: Gene Williams, Stephanie Miller, Angela Freeman, and Noah Bressman Faculty Spot-Light Susanne Daly In-person Sept 22 [Thurs] Dr. Katie Summers, Agricultural Research Services, US Dept. of Agriculture One Health and Alternatives to Antibiotics in Agriculture Elizabeth Emmert In-person Sept 29 [Thurs] No seminar - - - Oct 5 [Wed] Dr. Andrea Presotto, SU Department of Geography and Geosciences Primates and Elephants: How we find our way around Henson In-person Oct 6 [Thurs] No seminar - - - Oct 13 [Thurs] No seminar Biology group advising NA In-person Oct 20 [Thurs] Don Moore PhD, Advisor, Polar Bears International Evolution of modern accredited zoos: the importance of science Mary R. Gunther In-person Oct 27 [Thurs] Dr. Kate Craft, Applied Physics Lab at Johns Hopkins University The Europa Clipper: Mission to a Jovian Moon Gene Williams In-person Nov 3 [Thurs] Invited speaker, TBD Micro/molecular biology - - Nov 10 [Thurs] Invited speaker, TBD Micro/molecular biology - - Nov 17 [Thurs] Invited speaker, TBD Micro/molecular biology - - Dec 1 [Thurs] Olivia Rose Hamilton, SU Biology “Faux frogs, foam nests, and females: Mate choice as an evolutionary driver of conspicuous mating signals” (SU Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense) Kim Hunter & Ryan Taylor In-person Dec 8 [Thurs] No Seminar -
Spring 2022
Spring 2022 Seminar Schedule Date Speaker Title/Topic Host Status Feb. 10 - - - - Feb. 17 Brinkley Rayne, Salisbury Zoo Acclimation of Zoo Animals - to the zoo, each other, and the staff Mary Roman Gunther - Feb. 24 Katie Hunzinger, Univ. of Pennsylvania
Relationship between concussion and subsequent musculoskeletal injury Noah Bressman - Mar. 3 - - - - Mar. 10
** Canceled **
Cassidy Schweibenz (SU Alumna), Penn Medicine, Abramson Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
Exploration of Clinical Careers in Healthcare for Biology/Pre-nursing Majors Eugene Williams Mar. 17 Maxwell Bressman, MD Covid-19 in NYC at the beginning of the pandemic from the perspective of a physician Noah Bressman ZOOM Mar. 31 Karla Heidelberg, USC, and NSF Antarctica Program Extreme Science: Evaluating Effects of Climate Change on Aspects of Marine Biology in Antarctica Ann Barse - Apr. 7 Susanne Daly, Salisbury University Chew on this: tooth form and and function in primates Victor Miriel - Apr. 14 Keith Peterman, York College of Pennsylvania
Matt Cordes, WritingWorksA Tale of Two Orgies: Climate Change in the Anthropocene Susanne Daly - Tuesday
Apr. 19Jessica Strange, M.Sc. Thesis Defense
Analyzing the Effects of Mercury on Acetylcholinesterase In Vitro Jennifer Nyland - Apr. 21 Sheridan Sargent, M.Sc. Thesis Defense When Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Isn’t Enough: Impaired Vertebral Development and Persistent Behavioral Deficits Jessica Clark - Apr. 28 Lindsay Sailer, Postdoc, Cornell University Epigenetic mechanisms of pair bonding Angela Freeman - May 5 Stephanie Miller, M.Sc. Thesis Defense Investigations into the regulation of short-chain fatty acid assimilation and ethanolamine metabolism in bacteria Michael Carter and Les Erickson - -
Spring 2021
Past Biology Spring Seminars Date Speaker Title/Topic Host Status Feb. 11 Joan Maloof, Prof. Emeritus, Salisbury University Recent Scientific Evidence Linking Old-Growth Forests and Carbon Uptake Ann Barse View Feb. 11 Video Feb. 18 Kim Quillin, Salisbury University Is tree phenology changing on campus due to climate change? Ann Barse View Feb. 18 Video Feb. 25 Lauren Green, Notre Dame Microglia during development and disease Jessica Clark View Feb. 25 Video Mar. 4 Itumeleng Moroenyane, Institute National de la Recherche Scientifique, Quebec Plant-microbobe interactions in agroecosystems Christopher Briand View Mar. 4 Video Mar. 11 Julie Jung, Boston University The development of a decision: how red-eyed treefrog embryos sense snake shakes and decide to escape Kim Hunter & Ryan Taylor View Mar. 11 Video Mar. 18 Justin North, The Ohio State University Bacterial Sulfur Salvage: Making Methionine from Metabolic Waste Michael Carter View Mar. 18 Video Mar. 25 Brinkley Rayne, Kate Holloway, and Hannah Buchek, Salisbury Zoo Topic: Hand-rearing a Sloth: Pierre's Story Mary Gunther View Mar. 25 Video Apr. 1 Matt Moran, Hendrix College Lost ecosystem services from oil and gas land development and opportunities for restoration Jocelyn Bunting View Apr. 1 Video Apr. 8 Nina Kikel-Coury, Notre Dame Exploring Astroglia Beyond the Nervous System: Nexus Glia in the Heart Jessica Clark Apr. 8 Zoom Link Apr. 15 Andrew McGowan, Delaware Center for the Inland Bays Working at a National Estuary Program; Research and Restoration in the Delaware Inland Bays Dana Price Apr. 22 Georgia Silvera Seamans, Washington Square Park Eco Projects, NYC Observing urban nature as a sustainable forest-based livelihood strategy in NYC Christopher Briand Apr. 29 Mallory Hagadorn, Utah State University Experience and maturation as factors influencing brain plasticity in solitary and social bees Dana Price