Elizabeth Jones

Elizabeth Jones is an Assistant Professor and Chair of Biology at Shenandoah University, within the Arts & Sciences School. Her work focuses on understanding how anthropogenic contaminants impact wildlife, particularly at molecular and phenotypic levels in aquatic organisms.

Education:

• B.S., Biology, East Tennessee State University
• M.S., Marine Biology, College of Charleston
• Ph.D., Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi

Research Interests: Jones studies ecotoxicology, toxicogenomics, and fish physiology. She investigates pollutants' effects on gene expression and phenotypic traits like growth, reproduction, and behavior. Her research often involves undergraduate students, encouraging their participation in ecology, conservation, genetics, and animal behavior projects.

Article Trends: Her publications emphasize the ecological and molecular impacts of oil pollution, particularly from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on fish species. She also explores stress physiology in sharks and historical evolutionary anatomy of cetaceans.

Scientific Awards: No awards mentioned in the provided text.

Advising & Grants: Jones actively mentors research students and seeks to engage them in studies bridging molecular mechanisms and ecological conservation. No specific grants are listed, but her work reflects sustained interest in environmental contaminants and their biological consequences.