Published Journal Research Portfolio

We are pleased to share recent published research of our Fralin Life Sciences Institute affiliated faculty, with links to their articles and their biographical/lab website pages.

Ecology | Oct. 2023
Faculty: Joseph Hoyt, assistant professor of biological sciences
"2023 host infection and disease-induced mortality modify contributions to the environmental reservoir"

Journal of Experimental Biology | Oct. 2023
Faculty: John J. Socha, professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics
"Dynamic gap crossing in Dendrelaphis, the sister taxon of flying snakes"

Weather and Forecasting | Oct. 2023
Faculty: Stephanie Zick, assistant professor of geography
"Evaluation of experimental high-resolution model forecasts of tropical cyclone precipitation using object-based metrics"

American Journal of Undergraduate Research | Sept. 2023
Faculty: Stephanie Zick, assistant professor of geography
"The effect of coastline concavity on maximum storm surge height along the U.S. Gulf Coast"

G3 Genes Genomes Genectics | Sept. 2023
Faculty: Xiao Liang, computer science Ph.D. student and Lenwood S. Heath, professor in computer science
"Towards understanding paleoclimate impacts on primate de novo genes"

Current Psychology | Sept. 2023
Faculty: James Ivory, professor in the School of Communications
"A tale of three retractions: A call for standardized categorization and criteria in retraction statements"

Nature | Aug. 2023
Faculty: Michelle Stocker, assistant professor of geobiology and Sterling Nesbitt, associate professor of geosciences
"New reptile shows dinosaurs and pterosaurs evolved among diverse precursors"

Environmental & Engineering Geoscience| Aug. 2023
Faculty: Ryan Stewart, associate professor of plant and environmental sciences
"Assessing landscape and seasonal Controls on soil CO2 fluxes in a karst sinkhole"

Atmosphere | May 2023
Faculty: Stephanie Zick, assistant professor of geography
"Evaluating the role of land surface moisture in generating asymmetrical precipitation during the landfall of Hurricane Florence"

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | May 2023
Faculty: Angela Scarpa, professor of psychology
"A qualitative examination of the impact of COVID-19 on transition services for autistic youth"

mSphere | April 2023
Faculty: Rajshekhar Y. Gaji, assistant professor of biomedical sciences and pathobiology
"TgTKL4 Is a novel kinase that plays an important role in toxoplasma morphology and fitness"

Nature | Feb. 2023
Faculty: Michelle Stocker, assistant professor of geobiology; Ben Kligman, Ph.D. fellow alumni in geosciences; and Sterling Nesbitt, associate professor of geosciences
"Triassic stem caecilian confirms monophyly of living amphibians"

The Lancet | Oct. 2022
Faculty: Luis Escobar, assistant professor of fish and wildlife conservation
"The 2022 report of the Lancet countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels"

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media | Oct. 2022
Faculty: James Ivory, professor in the School of Communications
"Character portrayals in digital games: A systematic review of more than three decades of existing research"

Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment | Oct. 2022
Faculty: Faculty: Stephanie Zick, assistant professor of geography
"Anatomy of a storm: A review of shape analysis research that fuses form and function in weather forecasting and analysis"

Science Signaling | Oct. 2022
Faculty: Daniel Slade, associate professor of biochemistry; and Scott Verbridge, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and sciences
"Fusobacterium nucleatum induces proliferation and migration in pancreatic cancer cells through host autocrine and paracrine signaling"

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society | July 2022
Faculty: Faculty: Stephanie Zick, assistant professor of geography
"Illustration of an object-based approach to identify structural differences in tropical cyclone wind fields"

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice | April 2022
Faculty: James Ivory, professor in the School of Communications
"Like this meta analysis: Screen media and mental health"

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | March 2020
Faculty: Joseph Hoyt, assistant professor of biological sciences
"Environmental reservoir dynamics predict global infection patterns and population impacts for the fungal disease white-nose syndrome"