Dr. Amanda R. Falk
Rank: Temporary Assistant Professor
Faculty member since 2014
Office: SCI 307-B
Phone: 580.774.3294
Fax: 580.774.7140
E-mail: [email protected]
Degrees Earned
B.S., Honors, Biology, Lake Superior State University
M.S., Geology, University of Kansas
Ph.D., Geology, University of Kansas
Areas of Advisement
Courses Taught
Anatomy
Biological Concepts Lab
Areas of Expertise
Ornithology
Vertebrate Paleontology
Ichnology
Research Interests
Recording and analyzing modern bird trackmaking behavior
Flight mechanics and life habit of the early bird Confuciusornis
Functional morphology of early birds
Early avian evolution
Professional Organizations
American Ornithologists’ Union
Wilson Ornithological Society
Geological Society of America
Honors/Awards
Haworth Award for Outstanding PhD, 2014
Fulbright Full Student Grant, 2011-2012
Favorite Quote
“I suppose the process of [scientific] acceptance will pass through the usual four
stages: (i) this is worthless nonsense; (ii) this is an interesting, but perverse, point of
view; (iii) this is true, but quite unimportant; (iv) I always said so.” J. B. S. Haldane
Hobbies
Knitting, embroidery, writing SciFi/Fantasy novels that will probably never be
published, birdwatching.