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Marshall University Herpetology & Applied Conservation Lab

The Marshall University herpetology lab began in the 1930's under the direction of Dr. N. Bayard Green. Since that time, herpetology in WV has become widely known and studied due to the rich diversity of amphibians and reptiles in the region. The lab is managed by Dr. Jayme Waldron, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Marshall University.  

Lab History

Senior Personnel in the Marshall University Herpetology & Applied Conservation Lab

Jayme Waldron, PhD, Marshall University Herpetology and Applied Conservation Lab
Jayme L. Waldron, Associate Professor
Dept. of Biological Sciences
Marshall University
Huntington, WV 25755
waldron3@marshall.edu
304-696-336
Dr. Jayme Waldron is a conservation biologist. She uses herpetofaunal species as model organisms to examine aspects of species' vulnerability to extinction. Dr. Waldron's research program focuses on herpetofaunal species that are endemic to the imperiled longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystem. For example, Dr. Waldron is conducting long-term research on eastern diamondback rattlesnakes (Crotalus adamanteus). Learn more about Dr. Waldron's research in the Marshall University Herpetology and Applied Conservation Lab.



Shane Welch, PhD, Marshall University Herpetology and Applied Conservation Lab
Dr. Shane M. Welch, Assistant Professor
Dept. of Biological Sciences
Marshall University
Huntington, WV 25755
welchsh@marshall.edu

Dr. Shane Welch relies on the tenets of landscape ecology to examine spatial and temporal components of ecological integrity, with particular emphasis on using endemic species as signals of historical landscape change. Learn more about Dr. Welch's research in the Marshall University Herpetology and Applied Conservation Lab.



Thomas K. Pauley, PhD, Marshall University Herpetology and Applied Conservation Lab
Dr. Thomas K. Pauley, Professor Emeritus
Dept. of Biological Sciences
Marshall University
Huntington, WV 25755
pauley@marshall.edu

After 51 years, Dr. Pauley retired from teaching in August 2103.  His teaching career included professorships at Salem College, WV; West Virginia University’s Biological Station at Terra Alta, WV; University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, University of Pittsburgh’s Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology; and Marshall University.  During his tenure at Marshall University, he had over 90 graduate students.  Currently, he is working on the West Virginia Amphibian and Reptile State Atlas, the 2nd edition of the book, Amphibians and Reptiles in West Virginia, and several other writing projects.  In addition, he is checking the validity of the records of all specimens in the state amphibian and reptile collection at Marshall University. Learn more about Dr. Pauley's research in the Marshall University Herpetology and Applied Conservation Lab.


Marshall University Herpetology and Applied Conservation Lab
Current Herpetology and Applied Conservation Lab Members. Front row, left to right: Dr. Jayme Waldron (with baby Z), Zachary Ross, Mike Jungen, Sean Wineland, Jonathon Cooley, Kate Amspacher, Maggie Smith. Back row, Dr. Shane Welch (with OT). Not pictured: Jessica Cantrell & Rachel Arrick

Marshall University Herpetology and Applied Conservation Lab

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