Undergraduates:
Work in the lab uses lots of different methods to address questions about animal social behavior. Depending on the project, work might include handling and care of animals, conducting behavioral experiments, scoring videotapes, genomics work in the wet lab or analysis of images or genomic data on the computer. Motivated students interested in behavior are encouraged to contact Dr. Sheehan about possible research opportunities. When contacting Dr. Sheehan, please include your resume, the science courses you have taken and describe your interests.
PhD Students:
**UNLIKELY TO ACCEPT STUDENTS TO START IN FALL 2025**
Students interested in the evolution of social behavior, animal communication and cooperation are encouraged to apply. I am especially interested in students who want to develop independent projects using one of the two systems that that lab is establishing: paper wasps or house mice. There is enormous potential for students to develop cutting-edge research projects that integrate components from neuroscience, ecology, evolution, behavior, and/or genomics. The lab will have a major focus on population and evolutionary genomics but is increasingly using single cell sequencing and electrophysiology to under how brain and behavior evolve. Students with shared interests are especially encouraged to apply to the lab through the Neurobiology and Behavior program.
Before applying to the lab, please contact Dr. Sheehan to discuss possible research ideas, fit, and the likelihood of admission to the Neurobiology and Behavior program at Cornell.
Postdocs:
If you feel that your research interests match those of the lab please contact Dr. Sheehan with your CV, examples of published papers as well as a brief description of the sort of project(s) you might be interested in pursuing.
Work in the lab uses lots of different methods to address questions about animal social behavior. Depending on the project, work might include handling and care of animals, conducting behavioral experiments, scoring videotapes, genomics work in the wet lab or analysis of images or genomic data on the computer. Motivated students interested in behavior are encouraged to contact Dr. Sheehan about possible research opportunities. When contacting Dr. Sheehan, please include your resume, the science courses you have taken and describe your interests.
PhD Students:
**UNLIKELY TO ACCEPT STUDENTS TO START IN FALL 2025**
Students interested in the evolution of social behavior, animal communication and cooperation are encouraged to apply. I am especially interested in students who want to develop independent projects using one of the two systems that that lab is establishing: paper wasps or house mice. There is enormous potential for students to develop cutting-edge research projects that integrate components from neuroscience, ecology, evolution, behavior, and/or genomics. The lab will have a major focus on population and evolutionary genomics but is increasingly using single cell sequencing and electrophysiology to under how brain and behavior evolve. Students with shared interests are especially encouraged to apply to the lab through the Neurobiology and Behavior program.
Before applying to the lab, please contact Dr. Sheehan to discuss possible research ideas, fit, and the likelihood of admission to the Neurobiology and Behavior program at Cornell.
Postdocs:
If you feel that your research interests match those of the lab please contact Dr. Sheehan with your CV, examples of published papers as well as a brief description of the sort of project(s) you might be interested in pursuing.
