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Summer Smentek
(she/her)
Undergraduate Researcher / Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
I am a student at Harvard College concentrating in Integrative Biology with a secondary in Mind Brain Behavior, and an undergraduate researcher in the Davies Lab. Previously, I worked in the Hoekstra Lab, where I investigated the likely evolutionary history of complex burrowing behavior in deer mice (genus Peromyscus) by characterizing the behavior of nine strains of mice from different habitats across North America. I am fascinated by the world’s biodiversity and am focused on discovering ways to promote human-wildlife coexistence by studying the behavior of both animals and humans. In my free time, I enjoy volunteering, creating art, learning languages, horseback riding, and exploring the outdoors.
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Location
Harvard University Herbaria
Affiliations
Harvard Cambridge Campus
Neuro Topics
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience
Developmental Neuroscience
Sensory and Motor Systems