Postdoctoral Research Associates
Bock, Samantha
Post-doctoral Research Associate, SREL
samantha.bock@uga.edu
Research Interests
Investigating the mechanisms of temperature-dependent sex determination in alligators and the ways in which man-made stressors like climate change and environmental contaminants can possibly interact with these mechanisms to produce consequences at both the individual and population levels
Custodio Mendonca, Caren
Post Doctoral Research Associate, SREL
caren.mendonca@uga.edu
Research Interests
Physiological and growth responses of plants to environmental factors and management practices. Seeks to understand plant water use and carbon assimilation processes and their implications for natural and managed forest ecosystems
Heydinger, John
Post-doctoral Research Associate, SREL
john.heydinger@uga.edu
Research Interests
Researches the desert-adapted lions of northwest Namibia and works with local communities to facilitate the lions' sustainable conservation
Nelson, Kiersten
Post-doctoral Research Associate, SREL
cheng.tan@uga.edu
Research Interests
Interested in ecological physiology and investigating how the environment influences development, genetic modifications, and the health of organisms
Tan, Cheng
Post-doctoral Research Associate, SREL
cheng.tan@uga.edu
Research Interests
Investigating the mechanisms and control strategies of hexavalent chromium formation in drinking water distribution systems and establishing PFAS analytical methods and understanding PFAS behaviors in environments