Heather Chamberlain-Irwin

Heather Chamberlain-Irwin

Pronouns
she/her/hers
Position
  • PhD Student
  • Graduate Research Assistant
Department
  • Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology
  • World Languages and Cultures
Co-advised by Dr. Matthew Hufford (EEOB) and Dr. Andrew Somerville (WLC), my interests include human migration and maize dispersal in South America. Plant genetics can help us understand this relationship through ancestry and signatures of adaptation. I apply contemporary techniques to ancient nuclear DNA to learn what the past can teach us about crop dispersal.

Contact Info

Bessey
2200 Osborn Dr
Ames
,
IA
50011-4009
Email
hchamber@iastate.edu
Phone
515-294-3523
Social Media and Websites

Education

  • M.A., Science Education, University of Northern Iowa, 2015
  • Computer Science Endorsement, Northwestern College, 2019
  • B.A., Biology, University of Northern Iowa, 2012
  • Undergraduate Minor, Religious Studies, University of Northern Iowa, 2012

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Publications

Chamberlain-Irwin, H. N., & Hufford, M. B. (2022). Convergent domestication: Finding the genes that make crops. Current Biology, 32(12), R585-R588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.05.003