Principal Investigator
Dr. Dennis M. Higgs (dhiggs@uwindsor.ca)
Dr. Higgs is currently an associate professor and head of the Department of Biology at the University of Windsor. Before coming to Windsor, he worked in collaboration with Dr. Arthur N. Popper at the University of Maryland. Before Maryland, he was at the University of Arizona for a postdoc on olfaction in Xenopus laevis with Dr. Gail Burd and before that was at the University of Texas, Marine Science Institute for his Ph.D. in Marine Science with Dr. Lee A. Fuiman.
Dr. Higgs is currently an associate professor and head of the Department of Biology at the University of Windsor. Before coming to Windsor, he worked in collaboration with Dr. Arthur N. Popper at the University of Maryland. Before Maryland, he was at the University of Arizona for a postdoc on olfaction in Xenopus laevis with Dr. Gail Burd and before that was at the University of Texas, Marine Science Institute for his Ph.D. in Marine Science with Dr. Lee A. Fuiman.
Adjunct Investigator
Dr. Kirsten Poling (kpoling@uwindsor.ca)
Dr. Poling is an assistant professor and biology tutor at the University of Windsor.
Dr. Poling is an assistant professor and biology tutor at the University of Windsor.
Lab Manager
Megan Mickle
Megan's passion for aquatic life drew her to the Higgs lab, where she has studied noise pollution effects on Great Lakes fish for a number of years. She is currently serving as lab manager and pursuing her PhD in the lab continuing with noise pollution research.
Megan's passion for aquatic life drew her to the Higgs lab, where she has studied noise pollution effects on Great Lakes fish for a number of years. She is currently serving as lab manager and pursuing her PhD in the lab continuing with noise pollution research.
Graduate Students
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Melissa Macksoud
Melissa is currently pursuing a MSc. degree in Behaviour and Neuroscience. She received her BSc. in Behaviour, Cognition, and Neuroscience from the University of Windsor and her research interests include acoustic stimulus processing and effects of acoustic experience in the brains of fish. |
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Rachel Pieniazek
Rachel recently completed and enjoyed her undergraduate degree in biology with a thesis at the University of Windsor. Rachel is currently pursuing an MS.c degree in bioacoustics in the higgs lab. Victoria Heath Vicki completed her undergraduate degree in Behaviour, Congnition and Neuroscience at the University of Windsor where she pursued a thesis in the Higgs' lab. Vicki is currently working on an MS.c degree examining noise impacts on the invasive sea lamprey in a field setting. |
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate thesis students
- Enxhi Kotrii
- Justin Aoun
- Alaa El-Cheikh Mohamed
- Deena Oozeer
Previous Students
Graduate Students
- Mallory Wiper - PhD student
- Eugene Cheung - M.Sc. Student
- Meghan Donovan - M.S.c Student
- Brennen Corristine -- M.Sc. Student
- Britney Fallica – M.Sc. Student
- Lisa Isabella-Valenzi – M.Sc. Student
- Jeff Zeyl – M.Sc. Student
- Sarah Humphrey – M.Sc. Student
- Jennifer Bronnehuber – M.Sc. student with Daniel Heath
- Ashley Kasurak – M.Sc. student
- Bianca Mancini – M.Sc. student
- Jennifer Low – M.Sc. student
- Patricia Speares – M.Sc. student
- Andrea Belanger – PhD student
- Audrey Rollo – M.Sc. student