Leslie
Potts
Graduate Research Assistant
- lesliej.potts@gmail.com
- (859) 257-2759
- (859) 323-1120
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S-332 Ag Science Center N
Lexington KY 40546-0091 - Department of Entomology
- CV:
leslie_potts_cv_2019.pdf
Professional Profile
Education
B.S., Wildlife Biology, Murray State University, Murray, KY. 2008-2012
M.S., Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. 2012-2015
Ph.D., Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. 2015-
Research Interests
My research interests lie in the intersection between environment and individual. How will changes in our environment as a result of climate change impact daily and evolutionary processes of arthropods? In Kentucky, my work on overwintering wolf spiders is a first look at how environmental changes accompanying climate change will impact their success and strategy for surviving our temperate winter season. I also conduct research as part of a field team in Antarctica, with my work focusing on how an extreme cold-adapted insect interacts with other players in its ecosystem, and the potential for climate change to disrupt these interactions. Overall, through my research I hope to address a tiny portion of how our planet is going to be altered due to climate change.