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Dr. Brandon E. Jackson

Dr. Brandon E. Jackson

Dr. Brandon Jackson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at Longwood University, where he teaches courses covering human and vertebrate anatomy and physiology, comparative biomechanics, and integrative biology. His research investigates the relationship between animal physiology, movement, and evolution, with a special emphasis on the flight of birds.

After a B.A. from Colgate University, then teaching high school biology and spending summers doing research in the Rocky Mountains, Dr. Jackson received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Organismal Biology and Ecology from the University of Montana in Missoula. He joined Longwood University in 2014.

Current Lab Members

Propsective Students

I welcome committed, hard working, independent students to contact me about research opportunities in my lab that may involve animal behavior, physiology, anatomy, and/or movement. I have lots of ideas for potential projects, or you can bring your own idea about a project that involves animal movement. While you should be very comfortable working on computers, programming experience is not necessary.

Multi-semester alumni of the lab

I have been fortunate to work with a lot of talented students over the years. I invite many students into my lab for a single semester to be able to experience some of our research and to work with more experienced students. After one semester, some go on to work in my lab for multiple semesters on their own projects, which they often present at regional or national conferences. Many of them have gone on to medical, graduate, or veterinary school, or other professional programs. Here are some of the students who have worked in my lab for multiple semesters: