Category Archives: Brokaw Lab

Monitoring Wildlife in the Southern Rolling Plains Using a Camera-Trap at Water Catchment Stations

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Riley Morrow

In the spring semester of 2016 I joined in a research project, which was just starting to formulate, with another student. Other than classroom-based research and presentations, this was my first time being involved in a research project. This particular … Continue reading →

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Phylogenetic Analyses with New Nuclear Markers for Thomasomys

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Katie Lawrence

As my first research project as a student at Abilene Christian University, I was a member of the AP5 research team. The goal of our research was to confirm and further develop a newly constructed phylogeny of rodents in the … Continue reading →

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Phylogenetic Analyses of Species in Thomasomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae)

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Jeremy Aymard

My research experience with the biology department has certainly been a memorable part of my time here at ACU. Starting in January, I jumped in on a project of Dr. Lee’s, a portion of which he delegated to Dr. Brokaw … Continue reading →

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Reflections on 2013/2014

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Tina Johnson

It’s hard to believe the school year has finally come to an end—and even harder to believe that I began working on my summer research project about a year ago (oh, how the time flies). At the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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Bat Research Class

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Kimberly Burt

I began research with Dr. Brokaw and Dr. Lee at the beginning of Fall 2013. They wanted to start an entirely new project with me, so a lot of the beginning stages were simply figuring out what to research. Our … Continue reading →

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Bioremediation Research Course

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Jacob Windsor

Over the course of this past year I have been working with Dr. Brokaw on the effects of remaining hydrocarbons on vegetation following bioremediation of a crude oil spill. This project was renewed back in 2010 after nearly a decade … Continue reading →

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Mentzelia and DNA

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Christian Hofsommer

During the last year, I’ve been doing research with Dr. Brokaw on the genetics of species in the genus Mentzelia. This research involves sequencing the DNA of these plants and looking for similarities and differences between multiple species in this … Continue reading →

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Students spend the summer researching

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Amber

As originally posted in “The Optimist” on September 5, 2013: By Maggie Marshall Posted on September 5, 2013 Over 50 students from at least 12 departments conducted research across the country this summer. Research was supported in part by grants … Continue reading →

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SNP Haplotyping

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Tina Johnson

For the majority of the summer (save for my two week adventure), I have been continuing my research with M. monoensis in the lab. Much of our prior research focused on identifying a DNA barcode, a region that can be … Continue reading →

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A Continued Experience of a Lifetime

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Tina Johnson

Part Two: Fieldwork (With Some Additional Adventures)  So, back to our adventure! After leaving the Evolution Conference on Tuesday evening, we returned to our campsite to prepare for the proceeding days. Accordingly, the next morning we said goodbye to Snowbird … Continue reading →

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