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Education

  • Ph.D. Biology, Minor in BioStatistics, Duke University, 2018-2023                                                                     Thesis: Behavioral and Geophysical Factors Influencing Success in Long Distance Navigation
     Advisor: Sönke Johnsen; NDSEG Fellow
  • B.S. BioPhysics, Minor in Mathematics, William & Mary, 2014-2018
     Honors, Summa Cum Laude

Fellowships/Academic Honors

  • Bass Instructional Fellowship, $15,000 + Tuition, Duke University, 2023 (Declined)
  • Data Expedition, $2,500 (Earned Twice), Duke University, 2021 & 2022
  • International Research Experiences for Students (Brunei), $5,000 + Travel Expenses, National Science Foundation, 2022
  • National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship, $125,000 + Tuition, Department of Defense, 2020-2024
  • Graduate Research Fellows Program (Declined), $102,000 + Tuition, National Science Foundation, 2020
  • Grant-In-Aid of Research, $1,000, Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, 2020
  • Teaching Assistant Award—Honorable Mention, Duke University, 2020
  • Biology Department Grant-in-Aid, $1,000 (Earned Four Times), Duke University, 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022
  • Summer Research Fellowship, $5,500, Duke University, 2019
  • Phi Beta Kappa, William & Mary, Inducted 2017
  • Honors Fellowship, $4,000, William & Mary, 2017 – 2018
  • Dewilde Physics Fellowship, $1,000, William & Mary, 2017
  • Sharpe Scholar Seminar Fellowship, $3,000, William & Mary, 2015-2016
  • Dean’s List, William & Mary, 2014 – 2018
  • Nonfiction Literary Awards—Honorable Mention, William & Mary, 2016

Peer Reviewed Publications

  • Granger, J. Johnsen, S. (2022), Collective movement as a solution to noisy navigation and its vulnerability to population loss. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 289: 20221910
  • Granger, J. Cummer, S. A. Johnsen, S. (2022), Environmental sources of radio frequency noise: potential impacts on magnetoreception. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 208: 83-95
  • Taylor, B. Lohmann, K. Havens, L. Lohmann, C. Granger, J. (2021), Long-distance trans equatorial navigation using sequential measurements of magnetic inclination angle, Journal of the Royal Society Interface.18: 20200887
  • Granger, J. Walkowicz, L. Fitak, R. Johnsen, S. (2020), Gray whales strand more often on days with increased levels of atmospheric radio frequency noise, Current Biology. 30: R155-R156
  • Granger, J. (2018), Diatomaceous Solar Cells, William & Mary Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 1215

Other Publications


Presentations

  • Conference Talk: “Collective Movement as a Solution to Noisy Navigation and its Vulnerability to Population Loss,” Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology (SICB), Austin TX, January 2023
  • Conference Talk (Undergraduate Presentation): “Collective Navigation by Talitrid Amphipods,” Magdalena Phillips et.al, Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology (SICB), Austin TX, January 2023
  • Conference Poster, “Collective Movement as a Solution to Noisy Navigation and its Vulnerability to Population Loss,” Regional SICB, Duke University, November 2022
  • Workshop Poster: “Collective Movement as a Solution to Noisy Navigation and its Vulnerability to Population Loss,” Sensory Ecology Course, Lund University, September 2022
  • Conference Talk: “Navigation in a Group,” Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, Phoenix AZ, January 2022
  • Conference Talk: “Magnetoreception and Radio-Frequency Noise,” Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, Virtual, January 2021
  • Conference Talk: “Gray Whales Strand More Often on Days with Increased Levels of Atmospheric Radio Frequency Noise,” Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, Austin TX, January 2020

Teaching Experience

  • Co-Instructor of Record, Data Science for Biologists, Fall 2023 & Spring 2024
    • Duke University, Biology 724D
  • Invited Guest Lecturer, “Circular Statistics using R Studio and Isopods,”  Fall 2022 & Fall 2021
    • Duke University, Biology 268S                                                                                                  
  • Invited Guest Lecturer, “Scaling in R: Isometry vs Allometry,” Fall 2020
    • Duke University, Biology 89S
  • Teaching Assistant, Mammalogy, Spring 2020
    • Duke University, Biology 546LS
  • Teaching Assistant, Entomology, Fall 2019
    • Duke University, Biology 547L
  • Invited Guest Speaker, “Terrestrial Electroreception,” Spring 2019
    • Triangle Science Share, Durham NC

Mentorship Experience

Magdalena Phillips (Published Honor’s Thesis), Undergraduate 2019 – 2023
Horace Gao, Undergraduate 2022-2023
Sophie Cox, Undergraduate 2022
Ashley Huang, Undergraduate 2022
Maanvi Chawla, Undergraduate 2022
Wyatt Pfau, Undergraduate 2022-2023
Muaz Kashif, Undergraduate 2021-2022
Ruohan (Ada) Zhang, Undergraduate 2021-2022
Veda Sanhai, High School Student 2020-2021
Nick Kaney, Undergraduate 2019
Pranav Charvu, High School Student 2019


Professional & Public Service

  • Committee Leader and Event Organizer—Biology Department Graduate Recruitment Event
    Biological Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC || 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Committee Member—Biology Department Graduate Admissions & Advisory Committee
    Biological Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC || 2022-2023
  • Committee Member—Biology Department Faculty Hiring Committee
    Biological Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC || 2022-2023
  • Founder and Organizer—International Seminar Series on Animal Navigation and Orientation
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Duke University; Lund University || 2021-Present
  • Founder and Organizer—Multi-Institutional Seminar Series on Mathematical and Physical Biology
    University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill & Duke University, Durham, NC || 2019-2020
  • Group Fitness Instructor—Yoga and Kickboxing
    Recreation and Physical Wellness, Durham, NC || 2018-Present
    Campus Health and Wellness, Williamsburg, VA  || 2016-2018
  • Cofounder and President—Improvisational Theater Troupe
    William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA || 2014-2018
  • Sharpe Seminar Journalist
    Pulitzer Center on International Crises Reporting || 2015-2017
  • VCPC Science Correspondent
    Virginia Institute of Marine Science || 2015-2016

Media Coverage

Science FridayThe AtlanticNational GeographicNew York Times • Feat. in An Immense World, Ed Yong