Research Interests
Evolution of lizard communicative behavior, influences of natural and sexual selection on communicative traits.

Education and Training
Ph.D. Student (Biology). Indiana University 2001-present.
M.S. (Biology). Washington State University 2001.
B.A., cum laude (Evolution and Ecology). University of California at Davis 1998.

Awards and Grants
CISAB Graduate Student Fellowship, Spring 2004, 2005
CISAB Travel Grant, 2003

Publications
Kelso, E. C. & Verrell, P. A. 2002. Do male veiled chameleons, Chamaeleo calyptratus, adjust their courtship displays in response to female reproductive status? Ethology, 108, 495-512. PDF

Conference Presentations (Talks)
Kelso, E.C. & Martins, E.P. The evolution of color pattern morphology within the true chameleons (family Chamaeleonidae). Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, San Diego, CA. January, 2005.

Kelso, E.C. & Martins, E.P. The evolution of color pattern morphology within the true chameleons (family Chamaeleonidae). Animal Behavior Conference, Raleigh, NC. January, 2005.

Kelso, E.C. & Verrell, P. Male veiled chameleons adjust their courtship displays in response to female reproductive status. Animal Behavior Society, Bloomington, IN. July, 2002.

Conference Presentations (Posters)
Kelso, E.C. & Martins, E.P. Color pattern morphology of the true chameleons (family Chamaeleonidae). Evolution, Chico, CA. June, 2003.

Other Presentations
Kelso, E.C. & Martins, E.P. Exposure to male displays affects the behavior of female conspecifics in the sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus graciosus). Indiana University brown bag, Bloomington, IN.

Research Experience
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2001-present Ph.D. Student (Emília P. Martins, advisor). Primary research focus: evolution of communicative behavior in lizards. Other research topics: evolution of signals for species recognition, influences of natural and sexual selection on color patterns of chameleons, evolution of male courtship displays, male behavioral influences on female reproductive function.

Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 1999-2001 M.S. Student (Paul Verrell, advisor). Courtship behavior of veiled chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus).

University of California, Davis, CA, 1996-1998. Undergradute research assistant (S. Randall Voss, advisor). Genetic sex determination in Ambystomatid salamanders.

Professional Society Affiliations
Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, Indiana University
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Society for the Study of Evolution

Teaching Experience
Department of Biology, Indiana University, associate instructor
BIOL Q201, Biology for Elementary School Teachers, (lab) Fall 2001, 2003
BIOL L112, Biological Mechanisms, (discussion) Spring 2001
BIOL S318, Honors Evolution, Fall 2002
COAS E105, Biology of Food, Spring 2002
COAS E105, Animal Behavior, Fall 2004

Department of Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, teaching assistant
Developmental Biology, Fall 1999, Spring 2000
Introduction to Biology (lab) Fall 2000
Animal Behavior Spring 2001