About
I received my B.A. in Biology and Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) from a liberal arts school outside of Chicago called Lake Forest College.
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Currently, I am a third year PhD candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University. I am a member of the Agrawal lab.
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With an academic background in biology and sociology, I value collaboration between multiple disciplines including the life sciences and social sciences.
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I am interested in studying how monarch butterflies develop under artificial light at night (ALAN).
I also incorporate ecological conservation with ethnography to investigate how adding pollinator gardens at senior homes will assist pollinators while also influencing the engagement and the overall wellbeing of senior residents at assisted living facilities.
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As a Richter Scholar in the Shingleton lab.
Interning at the Wildlife Discovery Center in Lake Forest, IL.
Published an article in Eukaryon.
Presenting at the Glassman Symposium in 2018.
Garden Symposium in St. Louis, MO.
Education
2022 -
Cornell University
PhD Candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2017- 2020
Lake Forest College
B.A. in Biology and Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN)
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Arun, R.S., Gurholt, H., Bansal, U., Gordon, S.P. (2023) Bright Colors: Eat me at your own risk. Frontiers for Young Minds.
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Gordon, S.P., Axelrod, C.J., Bansal, U., Gurholt, H., Tran, S., Yang, Y. Embracing Diversity in Studying Diverse Warning Signals. (2024) Trends in Ecology and Evolution.
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Searle, P. C., Amaral, J. R., Axelrod, C., Bansal, U., Gordon, S.P., Gurholt, H., Mohamed, A., López-Sepulcre, A., Talbert, K.A., Tran, S.M., and Yang, Y. (2023) Guppies: Small Fish to Answer Big Questions in Ecology and Evolution. Frontiers for Young Minds. 11:1170134. doi: 10.3389/frym.2023.1170134
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Gurholt H, Miller C, and Seymoure B (2023) Light Pollution: Why We Need to Turn Off the Lights. Frontiers for Young Minds. 11:1137068. doi: 10.3389/frym.2023.1137068
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Gurholt, H. (2022). Revising my mental health checklist. Science (New York, NY), 377(6602), 234-234.
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Gurholt, H. (2018). Heidi’s Favorite Day. Eukaryon, Vol. 14.
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Gurholt, H. (2018). Betsy DeVos: The Modern Day Lysias. Inter-text, Vol. 1.
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Gurholt, H. (2022). Revising my mental health checklist. Science (New York, NY), 377(6602), 234.