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- Nov 20, 2011
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Hi there! I have been following the TONMO forums for a couple of months now and have finally decided to become an active member. I am a psychology student hoping to finish my undergrad degree by the end of 2012 at Texas State University and go on to study cephalopods in grad school. My interests lean toward paleontology, neurobiology, and behavior of cephalopods. I had the opportunity to do a bit of volunteer work at the Nonvertebrate Paleontology Lab for the Texas Memorial Museum this past year but have, sadly, been forced to take a break while I work a paying job.
I am absorbing as much information as possible via books, articles, and the internet but I'm a bit nervous about making the jump from "liberal arts" to neurobiology or biology of cephs as a graduate student. Has anyone else made this switch successfully? Is there anything I can do to prepare or to convince my future supervisor(s) to accept me as a research student? Any advice is appreciated!
In closing, here is a photo of me from this past summer with the world's largest ammonite, (which I believe has been posted in the forums before.) It is on display at the LWL-Museum für Naturkunde in Münster, DE.
-Allison
I am absorbing as much information as possible via books, articles, and the internet but I'm a bit nervous about making the jump from "liberal arts" to neurobiology or biology of cephs as a graduate student. Has anyone else made this switch successfully? Is there anything I can do to prepare or to convince my future supervisor(s) to accept me as a research student? Any advice is appreciated!
In closing, here is a photo of me from this past summer with the world's largest ammonite, (which I believe has been posted in the forums before.) It is on display at the LWL-Museum für Naturkunde in Münster, DE.
-Allison