School of the EnvironmentJennifer Heppner

Jennifer Heppner

  1. Postdoctoral Research Associate
Email Addressjennifer.heppner@wsu.edu

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Education

  • Ph.D. University of Nevada, Reno – Reno, NV
  • B.S. Pennsylvania State University – State College, PA

Research Interests

Understanding how wildlife cope with anthropogenic environmental changes, specifically urbanization. Particularly interested in the physiological, behavioral, and morphological phenotypic modifications to urban environments in addition to the adaptive developmental mechanism of maternal effects. Uncovering how urban-specific environmental pressures influence wildlife populations to create relevant conservation initiatives for city planners.

Publications

  • Harris BN, Bauer CM, Carr JA, Gabor CR, Grindstaff JL, Guoynes C, Heppner JJ, Ledon-Rettig CC, Lopes PC, Lynn SE, Madelaire CB, Neuman-Lee LA, Palacios MG, Soto P, Terry J. 2024. COVID-19 as a chronic stressor and the importance of individual identity: A data-driven look at academic productivity during the pandemic. General and Comparative Endocrinology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2023.114394
  • Heppner JJ, Krause JS, Ouyang JQ, 2023. Urbanization and maternal hormone transfer: Endocrine and morphological phenotypes across ontogenetic stages. General and Comparative Endocrinology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2022.114166
  • White JH, Heppner JJ, Ouyang JQ. 2022. Increased lead and glucocorticoid concentrations reduce reproductive success in house sparrows along an urban gradient. Ecological Applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2688
  • MacLeod KJ, Langkilde T, Heppner JJ, Howey C, Sprayberry K, Tylan C, Sheriff MJ. 2021. Compensating for a stressful pregnancy: glucocorticoid treatment reduces metabolic rate in gravid female fence lizards. Hormones and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.105072
  • Heppner JJ and Ouyang JQ. 2021. Incubation Behavior Differences in Urban and Rural House Wrens, Troglodytes aedon. Front. Ecol. Evol. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.590069
  • Owen DAS, Sheriff MJ, Heppner JJ, Gerke H, Ensminger DC, MacLeod KJ, Langkilde T. 2019. Maternal corticosterone increases thermal sensitivity of heart rate in lizard embryos. Biology Letters. https://doi-org.unr.idm.oclc.org/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0718