Chelsea M Berns
Hi, I'm Chelsea M Berns
I am an evolutionary and ecological biologist, interested in the evolution of phenotypic
diversity and sexual dimorphism and am currently a Lecturer of an online Evolution course at Iowa State University. I am looking forward to being a Visiting Assistant
Professor at Adams State University this fall, where I will teach Anatomy and Physiology,
General Biology, and Environmental Science (both lecture and laboratories of all
courses). I am especially excited for Spring 2014, when I will be teaching Evolution,
General Biology, and have the opportunity to create my own course: The Evolution and
Ecology of Sexual Dimorphism.
My research interests focus on micro- and macroevolutionary patterns of sexual size and
shape dimorphism in hummingbird bill morphology, using landmark-based geometric
morphometrics to quantify these morphological differences. I have been examining rates
of phenotypic evolution and morphological disparity both within and between 270
species of hummingbirds and am looking forward to pursuing these topics with
undergraduate researchers.
Chelsea M Berns's Background
Chelsea M Berns's Experience
Research Supervisor at Iowa State University
May 2007 - August 2007
Visiting Assistant Professor at Adams State University
June 2013
Instructor at Iowa State University
May 2013
Instructor of Evolution online course
PhD Candidate, National Science Foundation Fellow at Iowa State University
August 2007
Chelsea M Berns's Education
Iowa State University
2007 – 2012
PhD
Colorado State University
2000 – 2005
BS
Concentration: Majors: Zoology, Music
Chelsea M Berns's Interests & Activities
Evolutionary Biology
Morphology
Teaching
Ornithology
Phylogenetics
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