Jennifer Guiher,

Professor of Biology

Jennifer Guiher

845-687-5242

Stone Ridge Campus, Har 216

Resume

Degree Information

  • Ph.D. Biology- Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior Subprogram, CUNY Graduate Center, NY, 2013
  • M.Phil Biology- Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior Subprogram, CUNY Graduate Center, NY, 2010         
  • M.S. Biology, The College of Staten Island, NY, 2007
  • B.S. Biology, The College of Staten Island, NY, 2005 

Courses Taught

  • Microbiology lecture and lab
  • General Biology lecture and lab
  • Environmental Themes
  • Human Biology
  • Chemistry and Physics lab
  • Cell Biology lab

Primary Area of Expertise

I completed my doctoral studies in Biology with an Evolution, Ecology and Behavior concentration at the CUNY Graduate Center. In my research I examined differences in morphology as well as prey capture and mating call behavior in green frogs, Lithobates clamitans, from urban and rural sites.

Additionally, as a Master’s student, I utilized scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy to describe a female urogenital tract bacterium, Mobiluncus mulieris.

Publications and Presentations 

  • Costello J, Veit R (2012) Frogs as Biological Indicators: Does Habitat Degradation Impact Prey Capture Efficiency, World Congress of Herpetology 7, 149-150
  • Costello J, Veit R (2011) Frogs as Biological Indicators: Does Habitat Degradation Impact Prey Capture Efficiency, Research that Matters: An Exposition of Graduate Research in SUNY and CUNY, 10
  • Costello J, Blaize J, L’Amoreaux WJ, McCoy EC (2007) Ultrastructure of the Pathogenic Bacteria, Mobiluncus mulieris. Microscopy & Microanalysis 13, 336 – 337.
  • Costello J, Blaize J, L’Amoreaux WJ, McCoy EC (2006) Ultrastructure of the Pathogenic Bacteria, Mobiluncus mulieris. Microscopy & Microanalysis 12, 324 – 325.

Grants Received

  • Awarded National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Grant for Improving Industry Based Skills in Environmental Studies At a Community College, 2022 
  • Awarded a Competitive Research Grant from the New Jersey Water Resources Research Institute and USGS for use in water research, 2011 

Volunteer Work or Group Affiliations

Board of Directors of UlsterCorps
SUNY Ulster Environmental Club Advisor