Melissa Kemp
Eureka Projects
Investigating Jamaican terrestrial vertebrate paleontology: colonization, extinction, and resilience
Job Title
Associate Professor
Research Interests

Paleobiology, Herpetology, Conservation, Biodiversity, Island Biogeography, STEM Education

Student Programs and Populations
Student research assistants
Students conducting independent research or a thesis
Majors from their affiliated departments
Any interested and motivated student, regardless of academic background
Freshmen
Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors
Students who have already taken classes with this professor
Students in the Freshman Research Initiative program
Students in the McNair Scholars program
Students in the Bridging Disciplines Programs
Students in the Discovery Scholars program
Students in the Presidential Scholars program
Students in the University Leadership Network
Pre-med undergraduates
Medical students
Typical student contributions to my research
Fossil identification
Statistical Analyses
Data Visualization
Manuscript Writing
Morphological Analyses
Fieldwork
Lesson Plan Development
STEM Outreach
Regions of Academic Interest
Latin America
North America
Countries of Academic Interest
Bahamas
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
United States
Where to download my research
Google Scholar
Affiliated Departments
College of Natural Sciences
Integrative Biology
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Where to learn more
The Kemp Lab Website

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