Georgia Southern Sensory Ecology Lab

01/20/2019

New graduate Charissa Simpson has accepted a job teaching science at Richmond Hill High School. She was a Chandler Scholar and honors student. Here she is holding a shark from her honor's thesis research on the functional morphology of the coral catshark electrosensory system. Congratulations Charissa. Where will your biology degree take you?

01/20/2019

The Southeast coast, from Myrtle Beach to Daytona Beach, is pinging with great white sharks. Eight of the animals fitted with satellite tags that allow

08/06/2018

Great morning for shark fishing in Terra Ceia Bay! Havenworth Coastal Conservation Georgia Southern University Department of Biology College of Science and Mathematics (Georgia Southern University) Brianna Hall Christine Bedore

07/30/2018

Check out this press release about some of the work we do in our lab!! Georgia Southern University Department of BiologyCollege of Science and Mathematics (Georgia Southern University)Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern professor Christine Bedore, Ph.D., holds a bull shark. Fans of the popular Discovery Channel event Shark Week have something in common with Georgia Southern University professor Christine Bedore, Ph.D. Bedore, an associate professor in the Department of Biology, has a passion for le...

07/16/2018

Great week last week on the water with Havenworth Coastal Conservation and New College of Florida in Terra Ceia Bay, Florida and with Scdnr- Marine Resources Division Bryan Frazier’s crew in Bull’s Bay, SC! Collecting data and samples for Dr. Christine Bedore and Brianna Hall’s vision research projects! Georgia Southern University Department of Biology College of Science and Mathematics (Georgia Southern University)

07/12/2018

Meet our faculty. Dr. Christine Bedore (PhD, Florida Atlantic University) is a physiologist with research interests in the sensory adaptations of elasmobranchs and cephalopods to their physical and biological environments.

06/04/2018

Honors student Charissa Simpson gave a great talk at the Sharks International conference today about her work on catshark electroreception! Georgia Southern University Department of Biology

06/02/2018

Dr. Christine Bedore and Georgia Southern University Department of BiologyHonor’s student Charissa Simpson in Brazil for the 2018 Sharks International meeting in João Pessoa!

05/30/2018

Congratulations to Lauren Thompson! Lauren was our first undergraduate Honor's student- graduated in 2017 and was accepted to the Graduate program in Neuroscience at the University of Rhode Island!

Georgia Southern University Department of Biology College of Science and Mathematics (Georgia Southern University)

05/19/2018

Experts explain why the Palmetto State may have seen a spike in the number of reported shark attacks last year

05/19/2018

Experts share what you can do to minimize your risk of a bad shark encounter and what to watch out for next time you hit the beach

05/10/2018

Congratulations to Matt Scanlon, Georgia Southern University Department of Biology’s newest Master of Science!!!