Molly G Smith
Lecturer
Dr. Gabler-Smith studies functional morphology and physiology of marine vertebrates. She is particularly interested in how animals have adapted to live in the marine environment.
Education
PhD in Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington
MS in Biology, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
BS in Biology, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Specialization in Teaching
Biodiversity
Marine Ecology
Fish Biology
Diving Physiology and Marine Animal Adaptations
Research Interests
Shark skin dermal denticle morphology, 3D geometric morphometrics, flow-visualization and DPIV on marine animal surfaces, lipid physiology in adipose tissue of diving marine tetrapods, histology of vertebrate tissues