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Emma M. Rhodes, PhD
I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Memphis (UofM) in the Department of Health Sciences supported by Dr. Yufeng Zhang. At UofM, I study avian taxa as a non-model species with applications to the human health sciences. I obtained my PhD at Auburn University in biological sciences where I studied the physiological underpinnings of avian migration and how they relate to the evolution of migration. I have other broad interests which include ecophysiology, conservation physiology, and general migration biology.
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2024 Recent News: Thanks to Auburn's College of Sciences and Mathematics and for Wendy R. Hood for the nomination, I accepted the 2024 PhD student Dean's Research Award.
Read about my novel work demonstrating avian mitochondrial flexibility aiding migration energetics: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-59715-y.
Additionally, thanks to Auburn Outreach and Engaged Scholarship Symposium for the invitation to present for the inaugural 2024 Graduate Science Communication & Outreach Efforts Competition. My poster/talk on my broader impact work supported by NSF won 1st place.
Avian Migration Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution
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