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ABOUT ME
Dr Caitlin Bloomer is a postdoctoral research associate with the Illinois Natural History Survey and serves as the acting curator of the INHS Crustacean Collection. Her research examines the ecology, management, and biogeographic patterns of North American burrowing crayfish using ecological niche models, isotopic diet studies, and field experiments. Dr Bloomer’s research informs distributions and current conservation management strategies for these cryptic burrowing crayfish while aiming to understand what led to their evolution of a semi-terrestrial lifestyle.
Dr Bloomer is also a postdoctoral research associate with the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology. She develops science-based curriculum for the Masters of Science in Journalism degree offered by the University of Illinois. She oversees student experiential learning and teaches graduate-level courses including the recent 'introduction to genomics'.
Dr Caitlin Bloomer is a postdoctoral research associate with the Illinois Natural History Survey and serves as the acting curator of the INHS Crustacean Collection. Her research examines the ecology, management, and biogeographic patterns of North American burrowing crayfish using ecological niche models, isotopic diet studies, and field experiments. Dr Bloomer’s research informs distributions and current conservation management strategies for these cryptic burrowing crayfish while aiming to understand what led to their evolution of a semi-terrestrial lifestyle.
Dr Bloomer is also a postdoctoral research associate with the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology. She develops science-based curriculum for the Masters of Science in Journalism degree offered by the University of Illinois. She oversees student experiential learning and teaches graduate-level courses including the recent 'introduction to genomics'.