Undergraduate Students
Desiree E. Main
- B. S. Biology with Chemistry minor, University of North Texas, 2009
I started college as an art student, with the intent of becoming a high school art teacher. It wasn’t until I became and avid rock climber that I developed a deeper appreciation for the great outdoors. On my rock climbing expeditions, I found that I was not only interested in nature’s art but also in the way that all of nature’s organisms play a role in their ecosystem. I became especially fascinated with insects. I decided that Ecology was my true calling and rerouted my career path in school. Although I still plan on finishing my art degree, I am currently working on my BS in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. I started working for Dr. Kennedy in his benthic ecology lab following his course in Aquatic Insects of North America. I currently assist the monitoring of West Nile virus through mosquito surveillance in the City of Denton. I am also a lab assistant manager for the DFW International Airport bioassessment project. I have many interests ranging from the endemic aquatic species found in desert ecosystems, to predator prey interactions in the aquatic ecosystems found in the spring-fed watersheds of the Ozark mountains of Arkansas. I plan to attend graduate school at UNT with Dr. Kennedy as my major advisor and continue further research in these areas. Although I have not decided on an ultimate career, teaching others will certainly be one component of my future.
