Dr. Medhavi Ambardar, Assistant Professor
Medhavi joined the faculty at FHSU as a visiting assistant professor in 2017, and as an assistant professor in 2018. Her teaching expertise includes anatomy and physiology, ornithology, behavioral ecology and endocrinology.
She completed her MS research with Peter Dunn and Linda Whittingham at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and her PhD with Jen Grindstaff at Oklahoma State University.
Current MS students
Erica Clark
Project: Historic and contemporary nest sites of ferruginous hawks (Buteo regalis)
Kirsten Granstrom-Arndt
Project: Effects of habitat and vegetation on avian communities and reproductive success within Cheyenne Bottoms
Leslie Watson (Psychology graduate student)
Project:
Current undergraduate students
Annie Hinds
Project: Antibiotic resistance and endocrine-immune responses to behavior
Chloe Musgrove
Project: Antibiotic resistance and endocrine-immune responses to behavior
Collaborators
Professor Claudia Carvalho, FHSU Biology
Dr. William J. Stark, FHSU Biology
Dr. Lynne E. Beaty, Penn State Erie
Dr. Adam Simpson, Penn State Erie
Dr. Jennifer L. Grindstaff, Oklahoma State University
Dr. Barney Luttbeg, Oklahoma State University
Alumni
Haley Rau (undergraduate)
Project: Reproductive success of birds
Charlotte Straley (KAMS student)
Project: Coloration of grassland birds
Leslie Watson (undergraduate)
Project: Reproductive behavior of birds
Interested in joining us? Please send me an email at m_ambardar@fhsu.edu to inquire about current research opportunities.