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Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Thank you to San Jacinto College Generation Park for hosting #STEAMagination! I loved sharing all about echolocation and how I use acoustic monitoring to #TrackTheBats with the Sheldon ISD community. Till next time!

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Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Studying at #RiceUniversity means sharing the city with hundreds of thousands of urban bats — perfect for my research on the physiology of #bat migration. In honor of #InternationalBatWeek 🦇, check out the local bat #research occurring throughout #Houston below 👇 graduate.rice.edu/news/current...

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Rice Graduate Student Tracks Houston’s Bat Population to Unlock Secrets of Health and Ecology

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Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Wing pelage is suggested to have a functional role in bats — and it’s not just to make them cuter. Check out the publication below to learn more! #academia #academicSky #PhDSky #bats #science

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Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

A mesmerizing emergence from 📍 #WaughBridge in Houston tonight. Emergences like these remind me of #starlings. What do you think? Want to learn more about our local #bats 🦇? Come to a #BatChat 💬 on Fridays ~30 minutes before sunset for a batty Q&A!

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Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Project Gotham is making news! I was first introduced to the excitement (and challenges!) of independent research in community college and now I’m a part of a program with @arummel.bsky.social and Tyler Olivier that provides that same opportunity to other students. A fulfilling, full-circle moment.

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Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

We had a truly spectacular emergence at Waugh Bridge last night! 🦇

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Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Could roost microclimate drive facultative migration patterns in Mexican Free-Tailed bats? Come tomorrow to session 2 of the Texas Biodiversity Symposium to learn more! #RiceUniversity

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Congratulations to Kory Evans @sternarchella.bsky.social, winner of this year’s @J_Exp_Biol sponsored Carl Gans Award at #SICB2025. His #biomechanics research examines the role of modularity in the evolution of the #fish skull. Don't miss his talk: 7 Jan at 13:30 in Marquis D Please repost

A photo of Kory Evans, winner of the 2025 Carl Gans Award

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

If you came to my talk today at #SICB2025 (or didn’t!) and want to get a copy of the science communication logistics worksheet, check it out at bit.ly/heySICB

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Scicomm Mapping Worksheet.pdf

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Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

An accurate representation of #SICB2025. Loved @princetonvaughn.bsky.social’s talk on anole morphological differences in urban vs. rural settings!

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Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Are you interested in cute, fluffy mammals? 👀 Me too! Come learn why some bats are fluffier than others at my #SICB2025 oral presentation Monday at 1:45pm in International 5 📸 Traer Scott

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Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Check out our latest paper in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology!

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Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I encountered three unfamiliar species on campus today. I found the lady bug-looking one to be the most interesting. What was your favorite species find this year?

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Volker Rudolf @volkerrudolf.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

It’s sad when journals need to ask 19 reviewers just to get 2 reviews. Remember that each submitted paper has at least 2-3 reviewers (plus editors) so the golden rule of review: for every paper you submit you should review 2-3 to pay back review and editing time of your colleagues.

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Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

What a great study on facultative migration in birds!

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Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Hi! I’m a graduate student at Rice University interested in studying phenotypic plasticity and migratory physiology in facultative migrants such as the Mexican free-tailed bat. Stay tuned as I plan to #TrackTheBats 🦇🛰️

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