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Tyrone Spady Program: Ph.D. in Zoology |
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Tyrone has had a very positive mentor relationship at UNH: "The relationship that I have with Dr. Karen Graham has been incredible. She’s probably the best mentor that I’ve ever had. I think that in graduate school you need to find your voice, and I think that Dr. Graham has been encouraging me to do that-seeking my opinion and getting me used to giving my perspective, and getting me comfortable with putting out my own suggestions."
"I was recruited to UNH by Professor Tom Maclaren. I was a college
junior and doing a summer internship in Washington D.C. I had begun
working at UMBC with Professor MacLaren on developing a proposal to look
at cichlid fish. Professor Maclaren came by during the summer to give a
talk during a seminar, and we began talking about long-range career
goals. He knew that I had a general interest in cichlids, so he
suggested that I contact him and come up and visit. My research here
focuses on the evolution of visual sensitivity. Specifically, I study
the vision of cichlids, which leads to an understanding of how visual
sensitivity has evolved and to understand the role that evolution has
played." |