Lauren Lyon
Lauren Lyon
Graduate Student
Though enthralled with mammals, my spare time is often spent in Cherokee National Forest hiking with my pet turkey, and photographing the native fauna and flora of all taxa. I am also an avid diver and enjoy snorkeling in the local rivers to observe and photograph fish diversity. Other times, I can be found unwinding at Zoo Knoxville photographing the various mammals, particularly the red pandas.
Research Interest
Geospatial Analysis, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Mammalian Ecology, Vertebrate Paleontology, Biogeography
Faculty Advisor
Degree Pursuing
Education
East Tennessee State University, M.S. Geoscience, 2017
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, B.S. Biology, 2015
Research
My dissertation broadly focuses on climate change and distribution of Appalachian mammals of conservation concern. Additional research involves comparative anatomy studies and osteological work on carnivorans both extinct and extant through the Gray Fossil Site.
Awards
The Kincaid Mills Gift Fund, East Tennessee State University Don Sundquist Center of Excellence in Paleontology
Publications
Doughty, E.M., Wallace, S.C., Schubert, B.W., Lyon, L.M. 2018. First occurrence of the enigmatic peccaries Mylohyus elmorei and Prosthennops serus from the Appalachians: latest Hemphillian to Early Blancan of Gray Fossil Site, Tennessee. PeerJ. 6:e5296 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5926