Alex Shephard

Welcome! I am currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology at The Ohio State University. 

 

​​I study how interactions between organisms and their environments shape developmental processes, and how those processes influence phenotypic variation and evolutionary change. 

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By integrating evolutionary ecology with studies of proximate mechanisms - including physiology, gene expression, and epigenetics - my research addresses fundamental questions involving:

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1) Aging and life history evolution

2) Organismal and population responses to stressful, rapidly changing, or novel environments

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3) Mechanisms of phenotypic plasticity and their evolutionary causes and consequences

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To learn more about these research topics, check out my Research page.
See my Research Blog for fun project updates, media, and more. 

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