Justin Walsh, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

School of Arts & Sciences

Just Walsh Headshot

Education

  • B.S., Villanova University
  • M.S., Villanova University
  • Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Courses Taught

  • Principles of Genetics
  • Animal Behavior
  • Evolution
  • Anatomy & Physiology
  • Introduction to Human Biology

Research Interests

My research seeks to understand how animal behavior evolves by identifying the genetic and neural circuit changes that underlie behavioral evolution. Using comparative approaches, I investigate how evolutionary modifications to genes and neurons give rise to novel behaviors.