Alex Shephard
Integrative Evolutionary Ecology
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.
By integrating evolutionary ecology with studies of proximate mechanisms - including physiology, gene expression, and epigenetics - my research addresses fundamental questions involving:
1) Life history evolution and aging
2) Organismal and population responses to stressful, rapidly changing, or novel environments
3) Mechanisms of phenotypic plasticity and their evolutionary causes and consequences
To learn more about these research topics, check out my Research page.
See my Research Blog for fun project updates, media, and more.
