Professor Patricia C. Lopes
Current position
I am an associate professor at the Schmid College of Science Technology at Chapman University. I am excited to mentor students in my lab who share overlapping interests. Send me an email!
Training
I was a postdoctoral research associate at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich (Switzerland) with Prof. Barbara Koenig.
I received my Ph.D. from the University of California Berkeley for my work on how social environment modulates sickness behaviors in zebra finches. This work was done under the supervision of Prof. George Bentley.
My Ph.D. was funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology through Programa Graduado em Areas da Biologia Basica e Aplicada (GABBA Program).
Disclaimer: Even though I have never worked on elephants, giraffes or rhinoceros, I can't help but share images of these beautiful animals that I have had the privilege to encounter while working in foreign lands...
Research group
Join us! The opportunity to mentor undergraduate students in research is my absolute favorite thing about being a professor! While I don't always have space for new students, if you are interested in my group's research, please contact me and we will either find you space in my lab or talk about other labs that you can join.
Last but not least...
This poster is meant to show that racial justice and support for marginalized communities cannot be separated from the practice of science. We must actively work to recognize the obstacles that scientists (and potential scientists) from marginalized communities face, and dismantle structures of power that prevent them from succeeding. We must also consider the effects of our research and research choices on marginalized communities.
Posters (from https://sammykatta.com/diversity) are free to download and print, and you are welcome to modify them to fit your lab or make them more inclusive as long as they stay free and you share the pledge along with the files!
Posters (from https://sammykatta.com/diversity) are free to download and print, and you are welcome to modify them to fit your lab or make them more inclusive as long as they stay free and you share the pledge along with the files!
