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Name |
Dr Stephanie Pierce |
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|---|---|---|
| Position | Research Assistant | |
| Extension | 6438 | |
| spierce@rvc.ac.uk |
Summary
Stephanie graduated with an Honours in Palaeontology BSc degree (2000) from the University of Alberta, Canada. Directly following this, she pursued an MSc degree by research in Systematics and Evolution (2003) at the University of Alberta studying the anatomy and evolutionary relationships of extinct marine lizards. Her love of vertebrate evolution brought her to the University of Bristol, UK in 2003 where she embarked on a PhD degree (2007) which focused on assessing the interplay between skull shape variation and biomechanical performance in extant and extinct crocodiles. Stephanie’s thesis was very well received by the scientific community and has culminated in multiple peer-reviewed publications.
Stephanie joined the LIVE team in March 2008. Her research skills and university teaching experience are being drawn on to further the research agenda of the LIVE Centre. Stephanie is primarily working with Vicki Dale on delineating the motivations underlying career choice and engagement in Continual Professional Development. Alongside this, Stephanie is working with Sarah Baillie on using the Haptic Cow simulator in role play scenarios to encourage students to integrate knowledge and clinical/practical skills, and Kim Whittlestone on evaluating the correlation between student performance and their dominant approach to study. Stephanie can also be found, from time-to-time, assisting other members of staff with their research objectives.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Palaeobiology) University of Bristol 2003-2007
Thesis: “Morphospace occupation and mechanical performance in extant and extinct crocodiles: a combined geometric morphometric and finite element modelling approach”
Master of Science (Systematics and Evolution) University of Alberta 2000-2003
Thesis: “Redescription of Pontosaurus lesinensis and the evaluation of dolichosaur interrelationships and palaeoecology”
Bachelor of Science (Honours in Paleontology) University of Alberta 1996-2000
Thesis: “Identification and description of a juvenile hadrosaur from the Bearpaw Formation of Alberta”
Publications and Presentations
- Journal Articles
- Conferences
- Grants and Awards
Baillie, Sarah, Stephanie E. Pierce and Stephen A. May. 2008. From Classroom to Clinic: Efficacy Factors for an “Embedded” Virtual Reality Simulator. Medical Education, in prep.
Pierce, Stephanie E., Kenneth D. Angielczyk, and Emily J. Rayfield. 2008. Shape and mechanics in thalattosuchian (Crocodylomorpha) skulls: Implications for feeding behaviour and niche partitioning. Journal of Anatomy, in prep.
Pierce, Stephanie E., Kenneth D. Angielczyk, and Emily J. Rayfield. 2008. Morphospace occupation in thalattosuchian crocodylomorphs: Skull shape variation, species delineation, and temporal patterns. Palaeontology, in press.
Pierce, Stephanie E., Kenneth D. Angielczyk, and Emily J. Rayfield. 2008. Patterns of morphospace occupation and mechanical performance in extant crocodilian skulls: A combined geometric morphometric and finite element modeling approach. Journal of Morphology, 269:840-864.
Pierce, Stephanie E., and Michael J. Benton. 2006. Pelagosaurus typus Bronn, 1841 (Mesoeucrocodylia: Thalattosuchia) from the Upper Lias (Toarcian, Lower Jurassic) of Somerset, England. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 26:621-635.
Pierce, Stephanie E., and Michael W. Caldwell. 2004. Redescription and phylogenetic position of the Adriatic (Upper Cretaceous; Cenomanian) dolichosaur Pontosaurus lesinensis (Kornhuber, 1873). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 24:373–386.
Pierce, Stephanie E. 2002. Non-equilibrium thermodynamics: An alternate evolutionary hypothesis. Crossing Boundaries, 1:49–59.
Dale, Vicki H.M., Stephanie E. Pierce, Donald Palmer and Stephen A May. 2008. Learning, Teaching and Scholarship in Veterinary Science: How a new BSc positively influenced the career aspirations of would-be veterinarians. ISSoTL 2008 Conference Abstracts, in press.
Pierce, Stephanie E. 2008. Shape and mechanics in thalattosuchian skulls. Centre for Ecology and Evolution Workshop: Modern Approaches to Functional Anatomy, April 23 2008.
Pierce, Stephanie E., Emily J. Rayfield, and Kenneth D. Angielczyk. 2006. Morphospace occupation in extant and extinct crocodiles. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 23:110A. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 66th Annual Meeting.
Pierce, Stephanie E. 2005. Pelagosaurus typus Bronn, 1841 (Mesoeucrocodylia: Thalattosuchia) from the Upper Lias (Toarcian, Lower Jurassic) of England. 53rd Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy, Pp. 37-38.
Pierce, Stephanie E. 2003. On the palaeoecology of dolichosaurs (Squamata). Palaeontology, Newsletter 54:180. Palaeontology Association 47th Annual Meeting.
Pierce, Stephanie E. 2002. Two juvenile Prosaurolophus (Hadrosauridae) specimens from marine sediment: Unique taphonomy or paleobiology? Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 22:96A. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 62nd Annual Meeting.
Pierce, Stephanie E., and Michael W. Caldwell. 2001. Redescription of the dolichosaur Pontosaurus lesinensis Kornhuber, 1873. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 21:89A. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 61st Annual Meeting.
| Bristol Postgraduate Scholarship | £36,000 |
| Overseas Research Award | £22,095 |
| NSERC PGS-B (International) | $42,000 |
| NSERC PGS-B (National) | $38,200 |
| GTA Scholarship | $32,252 |
| Sir James Lougheed Distinction | $20,000 |
| Summer Salary Scholarship | $15,684 |
| Ontario Graduate Scholarship | $15,000 |
| Alberta Graduate Scholarship1 | $9300 |
| Alberta Graduate Scholarship2 | $9300 |
| GTA Scholarship | $3000 |
| Graduate Studies Award | $2914 |
| Alberta Graduate Award | $2000 |
| Canadian Museum Fellowship | $1500 |
| PS Warren Memorial Prize | $1500 |
| Transferable Skills Fund | £500 |
| U of A FGSR Research Grant | $800 |
| Bristol Alumni Association | £500 |
| Transferable Skills Fund | £325 |
| Postgraduate Travel Grant | £200 |
| BioSciences Travel Award | $300 |
| Bob Savage Memorial Fund | £100 |
| Professional Development | $150 |
| 1st Prize Graduate Poster | $100 |
| SigmaXi Research | Honour |
| Dean’s Honour Role | Honour |