Listed are a selection of highlights from my research career.
2026 - ABS Outreach Grant; Animal Behavior Society
2023-2026 - Graduate Research Fellowship; Mississippi Space Grant Consortium
2025 - Graduate Student Research Grant; University of Mississippi Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Research
2024 - Student Grants for NASA-Related Research; Mississippi Space Grant Consortium
2022 - Student Research Grant; Animal Behavior Society
Posters
Madison Greene, Jessica Stamn, and Mariel Pfeifer,. “A Systematic Review of the Barriers and Solutions to Access and Inclusion for STEM Undergraduates with Disabilities” (2025), SABER Midwest / National Association of Biology Teachers Professional Development Conference
Emory Laseter, Jessica Stamn, and Richard Buchholz “Measuring Bait Attractiveness to Various Species with a Specific Focus on Raccoons” (2024), University of Mississippi Field Station Conference
Jessica Stamn and Richard Buchholz. "The Effects of a Change in Dietary Protein on Personality in Young Cockerels" (2022), Animal Behavior Society Conference (ABS) (San Jose, Costa Rica)
Talks
“Ectotherm ER: An Inquiry Driven Hands on Learning Module” (2025), Jessica Stamn and Jakub Zegar, Mississippi Science Teaching Association Conference
“Commercially available scents from apex predators do not instill fear in the common raccoon (Procyon lotor)” (2025), The Wildlife Society Conference
“Understanding the Behavioral Effects of Perceived Risk of Wildlife through an Interdisciplinary Approach” (2024), University of Mississippi Graduate Student Council Research Symposium
“The Influence of Learning on Risk Assessment of a Common Mesopredator in Response to Predator Cues” (2022), University of Mississippi Field Station Science Conference
2024 - UM Research and Creative Achievement Symposium; 1st Place