Colleagues & Collaborators
Dr. Warren Burggren
Warren Burggren is an amazing Physiologist, friend, and mentor who functionally taught me most of what I know about being a professional in my field. There would be no Watson Lab without the Burggren Lab.
Dr. Christian Cox
Christian Cox is an Evolutionary Biologist at Florida International University. We collaborate frequently on projects ranging from Predator/Prey Interactions to Squamate Viviparity.
Dr. Michele Johnson
Michele Johnson is a Behavioral Ecologist at Trinity University in San Antonio. Both of our labs work primarily with lizards and are quite complementary to one another. Many Johnson-Watson Lab collaborations are on the horizon!
Dr. Mike Logan
Mike Logan is an Evolutionary Ecologist and Physiologist at The University of Nevada, Reno. Our present collaboration involves the thermal ecology of Anolis oculatus on the Caribbean island of Dominica.
Dr. Jenny Phillips
Jenny Phillips studies anthropogenic effects on animal behavior. She typically uses birds as models and once shared physical space with The Watson Lab. She has moved on to Washington State University, but our shared s interests will likely produce collaborative research opportunities in the near future.
Dr. Davida Smyth
Davida Smyth is an Environmental Microbiologist and STEM Education Advocate at Texas A&M University - San Antonio. Her lab’s research integrates microbiology, sustainability, and pedagogy. We are currently working together on a project exploring practical applications of lizard microbiome products.
Dr. Dean Williams
Dean Williams is a Molecular Biologist who works on problems relating to Pest Management and Conservation. The Williams and Watson Labs are currently working together to determine the diet of Anolis lizards on Dominica from fecal samples and we routinely discuss horned lizard ecology and conservation.
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
Since 2008, we have been part of a working group that includes various laboratories from The University of North Texas and UAEMex. We hold periodic international workshops and investigate physiological effects of high elevation on animals in and around Toluca, Mexico.