FLMNH - Vertebrate Paleontology - Julie Mathis /title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta http-equiv="imagetoolbar" content="no"> <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="vertpaleo.css" type="text/css" media="all"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="print.css" type="text/css" media="print"> </head> <body> <div id="top"> <div id="searchbox"> <form action="http://search.ufl.edu/web" method="get" name="ufgooglesearch" id="ufgooglesearch"> <input type="text" name="query" size="13" value="Search Museum" alt="Search" onfocus="select();"> <input type="image" name="searchbutton" id="searchbutton" src="/inc/topbars/arrow_gray.png" align="top" alt="Go"> <input type="hidden" name="site" value="www.flmnh.ufl.edu"> </form> </div> <div id="flmnhtitle"> <span class="flmnhtxt"> <a href="/" class="flmnh">Florida Museum of Natural History</a></span> </div> </div> <br> <div id="container"> <div class="title"> <h1><a href="vertpaleo.htm">Vertebrate Paleontology Graduate Student</a></h1> <h2>Julie Mathis</h2> </div>  <div class="header"> <img src="/vertpaleo/images/temporary_banner.jpg" border="none" width="750" height="94" alt="temporary banner logo"> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="menu">  <h3>Staff & Graduate Students</h3> <ul class="block"> <li><a href="staff.htm">Staff</a></li> <li><a href="gradstudent.htm">Graduate Students</a></li> </ul> <h3>Student Information</h3> <ul class="block"> <li><a href="gradprgs.htm">Graduate Programs</a></li> <li><a href="fellowship.htm">Lucy Dickinson Scholarship</a></li> <li><a href="kenericsonscholarship.htm">Ken Ericson Scholarship</a></li> <li><a href="INTstudent.htm">International Travel Grants</a></li> </ul> <h3>Professional Information</h3> <ul class="block"> <li><a href="/databases/vp/intro.htm">Databases</a></li> <li><a href="uftypes.htm">Primary Type Specimens</a></li> <li><a href="tapirusresearch.htm">Tapirus Research</a></li> <li><a href="book.htm">The Fossil Vertebrates of Florida Book</a></li> <li><a href="visit_research.htm">Visiting & Doing Research in the Collection</a></li> </ul> <h3>Amateur Collector</h3> <ul class="block"> <li><a href="vppermit.htm">Florida Fossil Permit</a></li> <li><a href="fos_id_svc.htm">Fossil Identification Services</a></li> <li><a href="/paleontology/clubs.htm">Fossil Clubs in Florida</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/fossils/">About Fossil Sharks</a></li> </ul> <h3>Education</h3> <ul class="block"> <li><a href="/fhc/">Fossil Horses in Cyberspace</a></li> <li><a href="/ponyexpress/">Pony Express Archive</a></li> <li><a href="/vertpaleo/arpp.htm">Aucilla River Project Archive</a></li>  </ul> <h3>Volunteering</h3> <ul class="block"> <li><a href="collection_vols.htm">In the Collection</a></li> <li><a href="field_vols.htm">In the Field</a></li> </ul> </div>  <div style="width:150px;float:left;margin:8px 20px 8px 0px;"> <img src="/vertpaleo/images/julie_mathis.jpg" border="1" width="150" height="150" alt="Mathis, Julie"> </div> <p><b>Masters Candidate in Geology</b><br> 216 Dickinson Hall<br> Museum Road & Newell Drive<br> Gainesville, FL 32611<br> (352) 273-1936<br> Email: jmathis2@ufl.edu</p> <div class="clearleft"></div> <p>B.S. in Honors Geology, University of Tennessee, 2006</p> <h3>Research Interests</h3> <p>Mammalian Paleontology.</p> <h3>Thesis</h3> <p>Primary Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bruce J. MacFadden</p> <p>Quantifying the evolution of <i>Leptomeryx</i> enamel across the Eocene-Oligocene transition in response to global climate change</p><br> <p>I am investigating the evolutionary changes in the amount of tooth enamel complexity in the artiodactyl <em>Leptomeryx</em> as a response to dramatic climate change in a relatively short amount of time before and after the Eocene-Oligocene transition.</p> <h3>Grants, Honors, and Awards Received</h3> <p>2008, Mitchell Hope Scholarship Award from Southwest Florida Fossil Club</p> <p>2008-2009, Thompson Fellowship</p>  <div class="clearer"></div> </div>  <div class="footer"> <div class="left"> <a href="http://www.ufl.edu">University of Florida</a><br> <a href="http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu">Florida Museum of Natural History</a><br> Dickinson Hall - Gainesville, Fl 32611-7800<br> </div> <div class="right"> <a href="vertpaleo.htm">Division of Vertebrate Paleontology</a><br> Tel: 352 273-1821<br> Fax: 352 846-0287 </div> <div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> </body> </html>