by hageyt | Sep 8, 2026 | Outreach
Last week I had the awesome opportunity to drive down to Jackson, MS and give a presentation on geckos for the Mississippi Museum of Natural Sciences as part of their weekly lecture series. The turnout was great, with lots of folks from the public, across age groups,...
by hageyt | Sep 8, 2026 | Research
It has been a busy summer with fieldwork and conferences, but we have exciting news! The lab has welcomed a handful of new lizards! Working with fellow gecko scientist Stu Nielsen at LSU Shreveport, we’ve incorporated Asacus and Ptyodactylus geckos into our...
by hageyt | Sep 7, 2026 | Research
This August, my lab made a short visit to the American Museum of Natural History in NYC. We went to measure specimens, in support of two student projects. MUW students Maddie Guerin (alum) and Kane Petty both helped me measure over 250 specimens in just a few days! ...
by hageyt | Sep 7, 2026 | Outreach
This July we again hosted our annual week long STEM camp for middle schools kids! We had a great team of MUW faculty and students helping organize and run activities for the participants! ...
by hageyt | Sep 7, 2026 | Research
This summer, I was able to attend JMIH in New Orleans! I brought a student, Kane Petty, that presented a poster sharing preliminary simulation results looking at how missing data may affect our estimates of trait evolution. Kane also attended the Evolution conference...
by hageyt | Sep 7, 2026 | Research
The major fieldwork trip of 2026 was our June Morocco trip. this trip included my student Maddie Guerin, and international collaborators Viviana Cittadino and Sarah Alves Heleno, and local collaborator Abderrahim Skhifa. We spent time at three sites focused on habitat...
by hageyt | Sep 7, 2026 | Research
Summer 20206 was busy! I made two visits to Morocco. One short trip in May, working with Daniele Salvi, Nathan Delcour, Emanuele Berrilli, Giulia Simbula, and Abderrahim Skhifa. We were primarily focused on gathering more Saurodactylus tissues and finding sites for my...
by hageyt | May 9, 2026 | Education, Research
At this spring 2026 graduation ceremony, I was surprised to receive this year’s Kossen Faculty Excellence Award! According to MUW’s announcement Dr. Travis Hagey, associate professor of biology, was announced as the Kossen Faculty Excellence Award...
by hageyt | May 4, 2026 | Education
As part of our MUW spring 2025 courses, my Comparative Biomechanics students and Ms. Brady’s Soundscape independent research students all presented research posters. The soundscape students presented preliminary results of the data collected in the course. My...
by hageyt | Mar 31, 2026 | Research
I am very excited and proud to announce that I was nominated and awarded the 2026 MUW Distinguished Leadership in Research and Creative Activity Award! This award is designed to recognize faculty who have maintained a research or creative program for at least five...
