Faculty

Heather Lerner

Director of the Joseph Moore Museum; Assistant Professor of Biology

Programs/Departments

  • Biology
  • Joseph Moore Museum
  • Museum Studies
  • Environmental Science

Degrees

  • Ph.D., U of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • M.S., U of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • B.S., Bryn Mawr College

Contact Info

Campus Mail
Drawer 143

Phone
765-983-1402

E-mail
lernehe@earlham.edu

Office
Joseph Moore Museum

Website
Website Link

Selected Courses

Biology 111: Ecological Biology

Biography

I received a bachelor's degree from Bryn Mawr College in 1999. I received a master's degree and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan (2003 and 2007 respectively). After finishing my Ph.D. I was a post-doctoral researcher at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics.

Research Projects

Molecular phylogenetics and population genetics of avian species Mitochondrial genomes of birds, reptiles, mammals Next-generation sequencing protocol development

Professional Memberships

Society for Systematic Biologists American Ornithologists' Union Raptor Research Foundation