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 second year PhD student in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University. I am a member of the Gordon and Lopez-Sepulcre 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).
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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 Student in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2017- 2020
Lake Forest College
B.A. in Biology and Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN)
Publications
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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.
Presentations
Symposia​
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“Monarchs in a Brightening World,” 48th Annual Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Symposium 2023, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
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“Monarch Development in a Brightening World,” Sustainable Biodiversity Fund Graduate Symposium, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability 2023, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
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“Monarch Development in a Brightening World,” Sustainability Seminar Series, Kendal Senior Living 2023, Ithaca, NY.
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“Sex and the (Artificially Lit) City,” 47th Annual Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium 2022, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
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“Unearthing Chicago,” 22nd Annual Steven Galovich Memorial Student Symposium 2019, Lake Forest College, IL.
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“Sweet Research: The Effect of High Sugar Diet on Growth and Development in Drosophila,” Richter Symposium 2018, Lake Forest College, IL.
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Teaching Experience
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Ecological and Evolutionary Statistics, Spring 2024, Graduate Teaching Assistant. Instructor: Andrés López-Sepulcre. Cornell University.
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Evolution and Biodiversity, Fall 2023, Graduate Teaching Assistant. Instructor: Abby Drake. Cornell University.
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Experimental Ecology, Spring 2022, Graduate Teaching Assistant. Instructor: Andrés López-Sepulcre. Washington University in St. Louis
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Evolution and Ecology, Fall 2020 (online), Undergraduate Peer Teacher. Instructor: Sean Menke. Lake Forest College.
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Introduction to Chemistry I Tutor, Fall 2018, Instructor: Jason Cody. Lake Forest College.
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Previous
Research Experience
2022
2021
2019-20
2019
2018
Graduate Researcher, Tyson Research Center
PI: Kim Medley and Katie Westby
Urban Ecology
Graduate Researcher, Washington University
PI: Swanne Gordon and Andrés López-Sepulcre
Ecology and Evolution
Research Assistant, Lake Forest College
PI: Flavia Barbosa
Behavioral Ecology
Research Assistant, Lake Forest College
PI: Rebecca Graff
Archaeology
Research Assistant, Lake Forest College
PI: Alexander Shingleton
Developmental Biology