Dr. Brent Thoma
Marine Science Program Director in the Department of Biology — studying the systematics, evolution, and ecology of marine crustaceans and their habitats.
About Dr. Thoma
Marine Science Program Director
Dr. Brent Thoma
- Office
- JAP Science Building – Rm 315
- brent.p.thoma@jsums.edu
- Phone
- (601) 979-3461
- Fax
- (601) 979-5853
- Website
- brentthoma.info
Education
- Ph.D. University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2012; Environmental & Evolutionary Biology
- M.Sc. The University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, 2006; Coastal Sciences
- B.A. University of Missouri at Columbia, 2003; Biology
Research interests
- Phylogenetic systematics, taxonomy, and natural history of marine malacostracan crustaceans (e.g., crabs, shrimps, scuds)
- Transcriptomics natural selection, and the role of differential gene expression in adaptation
- Population connectivity and dispersal is marine crustaceans, particularly in groups lacking clear dispersal mechanisms
- Benthic ecology and ecosystem health of seagrass and associated marine habitats
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Department of Biology
College of Science, Engineering, and Technology · Jackson State University.
Department of Biology
1400 J.R. Lynch St.
P.O. Box 18540, Jackson, MS 39217