Research

Dr. Lynn Robbins, professor of biology, received a grant in the amount of $36,120 from Western Ecosystems Technology, Inc. (WEST) for his “Net Survey for Indiana Bats” project.

Natalie Hanrion, a graduate of the master’s program in criminology who also earned a certificate in homeland security, recently co-authored an article published in the IAEM Bulletin, the official newsletter of the International Association of Emergency Managers titled “Opting in or Opting Out: Enhancing the Effectiveness of College Student Emergency Notification Systems.”

Jack Ray, assistant director of Missouri State University's Center for Archaeological Research (CAR), and Dr. Neal Lopinot, director, are contributors to an article published on May 20 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The article, titled “Evidence for Deposition of 10 Million Tonnes of Impact Spherules across Four Continents 12,800 Y Ago,” provides detailed geochemical and morphological analyses of nearly 700 magnetic spherules from 18 archaeological sites in support of a major cosmic impact at 12,800 years ago.

Dr. Erin Buchanan, assistant professor of psychology at Missouri State University, co-authored research with Dr. Stefan Schulenberg and Brandy Baczwaski from the University of Mississippi to examine if the Seeking of Noetic Goals (SONG) scale, which measures how people are seeking life direction and how they feel about life achievements, was useful in determining search for life meaning.

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 recognizes that endangered and threatened species of wildlife and plants are "of aesthetic ecological, educational, historical, recreational and scientific value to the nation and its people." Scientists and organizations work together to protect these species. Dr. Alicia Mathis, department head of biology at Missouri State University, shares about her research of the Ozarks hellbender.