Fac/Staff profile
- College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters
- Natural Sciences
- Biological Sciences
- Master of Science in Environmental Science
- Ecophysiology
Melissa
Bowlin
Ph.D.
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Biography and Education
Dr. Bowlin received her Bachelor's of Science degree from Cornell University in 2002 and went on to earn a Ph.D. at Princeton University in 2007. She has been at UM-Dearborn since 2010. She currently serves as Biology Discipline Chair for the Department of Natural Sciences.
Education
Ph.D. Institution: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, 2007
Teaching and Research
Selected Publications
Bowlin, M.S., Enstrom, D.A., Murphy, B.J., Plaza, E., Jurich, P., and J. Cochran. 2015. Unexplained altitude changes in a migrating thrush: Long flight altitude data from radiotelemetry. The Auk: Ornithological Advances 132:808-816.
Bowlin, M.S., McLeer, D.F., and A.M. Danielson-Francois. 2014. Spiders in motion: Demonstrating adaptation, structure-function relationships, and trade-offs in invertebrates. Advances in Physiology Education 38:71-79.
Muijres, F.T., Bowlin, M.S., Johansson, L.C., and A. Hedenström. 2012. Vortex wake, downwash distribution, aerodynamic performance and wingbeat kinematics in slow-flying pied flycatchers. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 67:292-303.
Awards and Recognition
American Ornithology Society Council Member, 2016
American Ornithologists’ Union Elective Member, 2012
Elected to the American Physiological Society, 2012
Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowship, 2008 Science Buddies Outstanding Expert Award, 2007
History
- Member for
- 7 years 2 days