Alexandria Shockney

#batmigration #gradschool #batresearch #womeninSTEM #BatWeek2025 #Halloween #BatConservationInternational #BCI #WildlifeResearch

YouTube video by Rice Grad Studies Rice Graduate Student Tracks Houston’s Bat Population to Unlock Secrets of Health and Ecology

Studying at #RiceUniversity means sharing the city with hundreds of thousands of urban bats — perfect for my research on the physiology of #bat migration. In honor of #InternationalBatWeek 🦇, check out the local bat #research occurring throughout #Houston below 👇

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#NSF changed the #GRFP eligibility so that 2nd years are no longer eligible. The change was made without notice or rationale. It is devastating to have this career-defining opportunity taken away from a whole generation of early-career scientists. If you agree, please consider signing the petition

Many 1st year students are encouraged to wait until their second year to apply because they often have a more competitive application with a year of research behind them. I followed this advice just to have the opportunity taken away after months of work on the application. What a disappointment.

Struggling with the recent news about the NSF GRFP — so I used that energy to make a silly video. This is truly devastating to all the second year graduate students that had such a prestigious opportunity taken away with no notice or explanation #gradschool #grfp #nsf

Wing pelage is suggested to have a functional role in bats — and it’s not just to make them cuter. Check out the publication below to learn more!

#academia #academicSky #PhDSky #bats #science

A mesmerizing emergence from 📍 #WaughBridge in Houston tonight. Emergences like these remind me of #starlings. What do you think?

Want to learn more about our local #bats 🦇? Come to a #BatChat 💬 on Fridays ~30 minutes before sunset for a batty Q&A!

Project Gotham is making news! I was first introduced to the excitement (and challenges!) of independent research in community college and now I’m a part of a program with @arummel.bsky.social and Tyler Olivier that provides that same opportunity to other students. A fulfilling, full-circle moment.

We had a truly spectacular emergence at Waugh Bridge last night! 🦇

Could roost microclimate drive facultative migration patterns in Mexican Free-Tailed bats? Come tomorrow to session 2 of the Texas Biodiversity Symposium to learn more! #RiceUniversity

A photo of Kory Evans, winner of the 2025 Carl Gans Award

Congratulations to Kory Evans @sternarchella.bsky.social, winner of this year’s @J_Exp_Biol sponsored Carl Gans Award at #SICB2025. His #biomechanics research examines the role of modularity in the evolution of the #fish skull. Don't miss his talk: 7 Jan at 13:30 in Marquis D

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If you came to my talk today at #SICB2025 (or didn’t!) and want to get a copy of the science communication logistics worksheet, check it out at bit.ly/heySICB

An accurate representation of #SICB2025. Loved @princetonvaughn.bsky.social’s talk on anole morphological differences in urban vs. rural settings!

Are you interested in cute, fluffy mammals? 👀 Me too! Come learn why some bats are fluffier than others at my #SICB2025 oral presentation Monday at 1:45pm in International 5
📸 Traer Scott

Check out our latest paper in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology!

I encountered three unfamiliar species on campus today. I found the lady bug-looking one to be the most interesting. What was your favorite species find this year?

It’s sad when journals need to ask 19 reviewers just to get 2 reviews.
Remember that each submitted paper has at least 2-3 reviewers (plus editors) so the golden rule of review: for every paper you submit you should review 2-3 to pay back review and editing time of your colleagues.

Incisor Geometry, Relief, and Diet in Anthropoid Primates With Implications for Antillothrix Principal component analysis (PCA) showing variation in incisor shape across dietary groups. Diet is indicated by color, and genus is indicated by shape. (A) PCA of I1 height, width, and breadth. (B)...

Officially a published author — and in my undergrad dream journal nonetheless! I am beyond thankful for all the mentorship from Dr. Cooke and soon-to-be Dr. Cobb on this project. Check it out!

What a great study on facultative migration in birds!

Hi! I’m a graduate student at Rice University interested in studying phenotypic plasticity and migratory physiology in facultative migrants such as the Mexican free-tailed bat. Stay tuned as I plan to #TrackTheBats 🦇🛰️