Meghan Kelley

Department

Biomedical Sciences

Role: Faculty
Campus: Springfield

Postal mail

Missouri State University
Biomedical Sciences
901 S. National Ave.
Springfield, MO 65897

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Education

  • PhD, Biology, 2021, Auburn University
  • MS, Biology, 2014, John Carroll University
  • BS, Zoology 2011, Michigan State University
  • BS, Philosophy and Sociology of Science, 2010, Michigan State University
  • Specialization award, 2010, Michigan State University

Teaching

  • BMS 308 Human Physiology

Professional experience

Publications

Peer-reviewed publications in print (or final online version posted for online only journals).

For updated citation count, see Google Scholars page.

  • Moss, R. A., K. M. Murphy, S. T. Gardner, M. M. Watkins, J W. Finger Jr., M. D. Kelley, R. M. Elsey, D. A. Warner, and M. T. Mendonca. 2023. Exposure to ecologically relevant estrogen levels do not influence morphology or immune parameters in hatchling American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2023.109767 2
  • Murphy, K.M., M.M. Watkins, J.W. Finger Jr., M.D. Kelley, R.M. Elsey, D.A. Warner, and M.T. Mendonça. 2022. Xenobiotic estradiol-17β alters gut microbiota of hatchling juvenile American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Environmental Microbiology 24(12): 6336-6347.
  • Kelley, M.D., J.W. Finger, and M.T. Mendonça. 2022. Male gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) concentration-dependent social responses to diluted mental gland pheromones. Behavioral Processes 201(2): 10.1016/j.beproc.2022.104729.
  • Finger, J.W.Jr., M.D. Kelley, Y. Zhang, M.T. Hamilton, R.M. Elsey, A. Kavazis, and M.T. Mendonça. 2022. Relationships of brain glucocorticoid receptors and commonly used stress parameters with body condition of juvenile American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). South American Journal of Herpetology 23(1):42-48.
  • Finger, J.W., M.D. Kelley, M.T. Hamilton, Y. Zhang, R.M. Elsey, M. Mendonca, and A.N. Kavazis. 2022. Changes in antioxidant enzyme levels following capture in juvenile American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) are tissue dependent. Canadian Journal of Zoology.
  • Finger, J.W., M.D. Kelley, Y. Zhang, M.T. Hamilton, R.M. Elsey, M.T. Mendonça, and A.N. Kavazis. 2021. Antioxidant enzymes in destructible and non-destructible tissues in American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). South American Journal of Herpetology 20(1), 33-41.
  • Finger, J.W., M.D. Kelley, Y. Zhang, M.T. Hamilton, R. M. Elsey, M.T. Mendonça, and A.N. Kavazis. 2021. Short-term capture stress and its effects on corticosterone levels and heat shock proteins in captive American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Canadian Journal of Zoology

Research and professional interests

  • Stress physiology and its effects on health.
  • Sensory physiology and perceptions and the effects of this on social interactions, neurological pathways, and behavior of the individual.

I mainly use reptiles, namely crocodilians and turtles, as models due to their trophic placement and long-lived life history that is reminiscent of humans as compared to other species.  

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