"My goal is to create meaningful classroom, lab, and field experiences so that students may engage with content, take responsibility for their learning, and gain a greater appreciation and understanding of biological sciences."
Dr. Natalie A. van Breukelen
Assistant Professor of PracticeBiological Sciences
Research, Scholarship, Creative Work in Progress
Publications
van Breukelen, N.A., Santangelo, N. (2021) Parental male and female convict cichlids assess and respond to threat differently depending on intruder species. Behavioral Processes (in review)
van Breukelen, N.A., Santangelo, N. (2020) Aggression by convict cichlid pairs as a means to deter brood mixing in a natural setting. Animal Behaviour. Vol 162: 105-113
van Breukelen N.A., Snekser JL, Itzkowitz M (2015) Male convict cichlid 11-ketotestosterone levels throughout the reproductive cycle: an exploratory profile study in laboratory and field populations. PeerJ 3:949
Additional publications available: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Natalie_Van_Breukelen/research
External Awards, Honors, Grants
Conference Papers & Panel Participation
van Breukelen, N.A., Santangelo, N. “Aggression by convict cichlid pairs as a means to deter brood mixing in a natural setting.” Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Austin TX (2020)
van Breukelen, N.A. “Employing Instructor’s Research Experience to Actively Engage Students with the Scientific Method” American Society of Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators, Tysons, VA (2019)
van Breukelen, N.A. “The Convict Cichlid as a Model Species for Undergraduate Research: Bringing Field Research in the Classroom” Animal Behavior Society, University of Toronto - Scarborough, Ontario Canada (2017)
van Breukelen, N.A. “Convict Cichlid as a Model Species for Undergraduate Research: An Overview of Field Projects” Animal Behavior Society, University of Colorado, Boulder (2013)
van Breukelen, N.A., Sawyer, C* “Behavioral interactions of native & immigrant cichlids” Animal Behavior Society, College of William and Mary, VA (2010)
van Breukelen, N.A., Itzkowitz, M. “The effects of an androgen receptor antagonist on the expression of courtship and aggression in the male convict cichlid” Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Michigan State University, MI (2009)
van Breukelen, N.A., Mock, L* “A field investigation of the spatial distribution of breeding pairs of convict cichlids: Possible effects of an immigrant species” Lehigh Valley Evolution and Ecology Society, Cedarcrest College, PA (2009)
van Breukelen, N.A., Itzkowitz, M. “A field investigation of parental care and aggressive behavior in the convict cichlid” Animal Behavior Society, UT (2005)
van Breukelen, N.A., Itzkowitz, M “Steroid hormones and reproductive behavior in the convict cichlid” Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Austin, TX (2005)
van Breukelen, N.A. “A field investigation of pair dynamics in the convict cichlid” Lehigh Valley Ecology and Evolution Society, Mulhenburg College, PA (2005)
van Breukelen, N.A., Draud, M.J. “Factors affecting divorce in a monogamous fish species” Animal Behavior Society, Bloomington, IN (2002)
Invited Talks
“The role of androgens in the expression of male pre-spawning behavior” C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University (2009)
“Selection of courtship and parental roles in a biparental fish” Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Portugal (2004)
Academic or Professional Associations
National Association of Biology Teachers
Animal Behavior Society
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Other Professional or Scholarly Activity
NSF Scientific Teaching Fellow (Mobile Summer Institute on Scientific Teaching)