Lara Ferry
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ASU Centerpoint 660 S Mill Ave Tempe, AZ 85281
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Mail code: 7205Campus: Tempe
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Dr. Lara Ferry is the Associate Vice President of Research for the Knowledge Enterprise, and a President's Professor. In her administrative role, she is focused on research and strategic initiatives for KE and for the University. Her academic home is in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences where she holds an appointment in the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences. Ferry is also graduate faculty in the School of Life Sciences. She is a PLuS Alliance Fellow, a Senior Global Futures Scientist in the Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation, affiliated faculty with the Biodesign Institute and the Global Security Initiative, and honors faculty in Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University.
Her personal research focuses on the evolution of jaws and their function in the aquatic realm, as well as the performance of biological materials.
- Postdoctoral Associate, Center for Population Biology and Department of Evolution and Ecology, University of California-Davis
- Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Comparative Physiology Graduate Group), University of California-Irvine
- M.S. Marine Science, San Francisco State University
- B.S. Biology, Cal Poly State University-San Luis Obispo
Professor Ferry's research is within the field called Functional Morphology. Functional Morphology is the study of organism structure (i.e., anatomy) and function (e.g., how it works in a particular context). She is particularly interested in the evolution of jaws and novel structures associated with food acquisition. Her research uses primarily fishes, as they are the most diverse of all the vertebrates, and are the group in which jaws first evolved. Most of her work has focused on functional traits associated with aquatic prey capture and processing, as well as how fish generate water flow into the head and over the respiratory structures.
Please visit Ferry's Research Gate profile, or Google Scholar profile, for a full list of publications.
Please visit Ferry's Elsevier (Experts.ASU) site for a full list of grants and related activity
Courses
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| BIO 592 | Research |
| BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| BIO 599 | Thesis |
| BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 593 | Applied Project |
| BIO 599 | Thesis |
| BIO 592 | Research |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| BIO 592 | Research |
| BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| BIO 599 | Thesis |
| BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 592 | Research |
| LSC 394 | Special Topics |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| BIO 599 | Thesis |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| LSC 493 | Honors Thesis |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |
| FOR 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| BIO 599 | Thesis |
| BIO 592 | Research |
| FOR 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| LSC 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| FOR 493 | Honors Thesis |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 493 | Honors Thesis |
2019 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| FOR 493 | Honors Thesis |
| LSC 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| FOR 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2019 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 493 | Honors Thesis |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| FOR 493 | Honors Thesis |
| ENV 497 | Honors Colloquium |
| FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2018 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| FOR 493 | Honors Thesis |
| FOR 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| FOR 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 484 | Internship |
2018 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2018 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| LSC 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| LSC 394 | Special Topics |
| LSC 493 | Honors Thesis |
Selected presentations relating to teaching and mentoring:
- Workshop Co-creator and Co-leader, Mentoring Matters: A Three-Part Workshop Series for Graduate Students, ASU New College and ASU Graduate College
- Workshop Organizer, Communicating Science, ASU New College
- Workshop Organizer, Conflict Management, ASU New College
- Invited Panelist, Successful Promotion to Full, ASU Faculty Women’s Association
- Workshop Creator and Leader, Effective Practices in the Lecture Classroom, ASU New College Teaching Innovation and Excellence (TIE) Initiative
- PLuS Alliance Fellow (global.asu.edu/plus-alliance), Arizona State University (2020-2022)
- Sun Devil Award for Service, Arizona State University (2016)
- Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, ASU Faculty Women’s Association (2016)
- Outstanding Research/Creative Activity Award, ASU New College (2014)
- CSU Instructional Development honoree, San Jose State University (2006)
- Excelllence in Teaching, UC Irvine (1998, 1999)
- US Congressional Certificate of Recognition (2008)
- California Senate and State Assembly Certificates of Recognition (2008)
- Monterey County Board of Supervisors Certificate of Recognition (2008)
- Senior Executive Editor (2021-); Executive Editor (2016-2021), Functional Ecology
- Editorial Board, Integrative & Comparative Biology (2011-2016)
- Editorial Board, Zoology (2009-2016)
- Section Editor, Frontiers in Aquatic Physiology (2008-2011)
British Ecological Society (BES); Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology (SICB); American Society of Ichthyologists & Herpetologists (ASIH); American Elasmobranch Society (AES); Arizona Nevada Academy of Science (ANAS); ASU Faculty Women’s Association (FWA).
Honors Faculty, Barrett The Honors College; Graduate Faculty, Biology PhD; Graduate Faculty, Environmental Life Sciences PhD; Senior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability (sustainability.asu.edu); Affilated Faculty, Global Security Initiative (globalsecurity.asu.edu); Affilated Faculty, Biodesign Institute (biodesign.asu.edu)
Selected highlights
- Divisional Chair Elect, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (2021-)
- Development Committee, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (2019-2021)
- Board of Directors, Faculty Women's Association (2016-)
- Board of Governors, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (2016-2020)
- Board of Directors, American Elasmobranch Society (2016-2019)
- Committee on Equity & Diversity, American Elasmobranch Society (2014-2018)
- Meritorious Teaching Award Committee, ASIH/AES (2014-)
- Executive Board Member, American Elasmobranch Society (2014-15)
- President, American Elasmobranch Society (2012-13)
- Divisional Secretary, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (2010-11)
- Silvergate Media, Octonauts Children’s Television Series, scientific support
- Discovery Channel, on-air and scientific support
- Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Certification, Arizona Assocation for Environmental Education (AAEE), and Visceral Change (VisceralChange.org)
- Global Advocacy Certificate Program (GACP), Arizona State University
- Advanced Leadership Institute (ALI), Cohort III, Arizona State University
- Mindfulness Leadership Certification, ASU Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience