Publications
8) Singhal, S., Kram, K., Valliere, J., Wang, F., Heckel, B., Leigh, SC., Theiss, K., McCord, C., Soroosh, A., Taylor, T., Zamora, S., & Sato, B.
(2024). Integration of inquiry-based experiences department-wide: an example from biology curriculum: Radically embedding a high-impact
practice for equity and access. Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.46787/elthe.v7i1.3969. PDF.
7) Leigh SC, Catabay C, German DP (2022) Sustained changes in digestive physiology and intestinal microbiome across sequential generations
of zebrafish fed different diets. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 273. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2022.111285. PDF. Supplementary
Material.
6) Leigh SC, Summers AP, Hoffmann SL, & German DP (2021) Shark spiral intestines may operate as Tesla valves. Proceedings of the Royal
Society B, 288. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.1359. PDF.
5) Leigh SC, Papastamatiou YP, & German DP (2021) Gut microbial diversity and digestive function of an omnivorous shark.
Marine Biology, 168(55): DOI: 10.1007/s00227-021-03866-3. PDF.
4) Hoffmann SL, Donatelli CD, Leigh SC, Brainerd EL, and Porter ME (2019) Three-dimensional movements of the pectoral fin during yaw turns
in the Pacific spiny dogfish, Squalus suckleyi. Biology Open. DOI: 10.1242/bio.037291. PDF
3) Leigh SC, Papastamatiou YP, and German DP (2018) Seagrass digestion by a notorious "carnivore". Proceedings of the Royal Society B, DOI:
10.1098/rspb.2018.1583. PDF
2) Leigh SC, Nguyen Q, and German DP (2018) The effects of protein and fiber content on gut structure and function in zebrafish
(Danio rerio). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 188(2): 237-253. PDF
1) Leigh SC, Papastamatiou Y, and German DP (2017) The nutritional physiology of sharks. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 27(3): 561-
585. PDF
Other Published Works
2) Leigh SC (2018) Reighlyn Sees Bonnethead Sharks: Plants and animals have requirements for survival. STEM Taught Journal. PDF.
1) Wright SC (2014) Tutor training techniques and topics. Southern Discourse. 18(1). Publication of the Southeastern Writing Center Association (pg.11-13).
Presentations and Invited Seminars *Indicates invited speaker.
36) S. Leigh and W. Nguyen (2024). The Effects of Microplastic Ingestion on Zebrafish Physiology. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Poster.
35) *S. Leigh (2023). Beyond Jaws: A Journey Into the Bellies of Beasts. Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
34) *S. Leigh (2023). Blue + Green 2023: Aquaculture for the Economy and Ecosystem. Alta Sea.
33) *S. Leigh (2023). Beyond Jaws: A Journey Into the Bellies of Beasts. Chapman University.
32) *S. Leigh (2022). Beyond Jaws: A Journey Into the Bellies of Beasts. California State University San Bernadino.
31) *S. Leigh. (2022). Beyond Jaws: A Journey Into the Bellies of Beasts. University of Southern California.
30) *S. Leigh. (2021). A Shark’s Lunch. American Museum of Natural History. (Keynote speaker at SciCafé Event to unveil opening of new “Sharks” exhibit).
29) *S. Leigh. (2021). Beyond Jaws: A Journey Into the Bellies of Beasts. California State University Long Beach. Oral Presentation.
28) *S. Leigh. (2020) You are what you eat: Nutritional physiology in the marine world. Florida Atlantic University. Oral Presentation.
27) *S. Leigh. (2020) You are what you eat: Nutritional Physiology Influences Ecology. University of California - Berkeley. Oral Presentation.
26) S. Leigh and E.W.M. Paig-Tran (2020) The catch of the day is...plastic? The ingestion of microplastics by zooplankton in southern California.
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Oral Presentation.
25) *S. Leigh. (2019) You are what you eat: Nutritional Physiology Influences Ecology. California State University - Dominguez Hills. Oral
Presentation.
24) *S. Leigh. (2019) You are what you eat: Nutritional Physiology Influences Ecology. Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Oral Presentation.
23) S. Leigh and D. German (2019) The role of microbial symbionts in bonnethead shark seagrass digestion. Society for Integrative and
Comparative Biology. Oral Presentation.
22) S. Leigh and D. German (2018) The role of microbial symbionts in bonnethead shark seagrass digestion. American Physiological Society
Conference. Oral Presentation.
21) S. Leigh. (2018). Omnivorous predators: seagrass digestion in the bonnethead shark. Newkirk Center for Science and Society. Oral
Presentation.
20) *S. Leigh. (2018). The Resource Acquisition Strategies of Sharks. University of California – San Diego. Oral Presentation.
19) S. Leigh. (2018). Omnivorous predators: seagrass digestion in the bonnethead shark. Ecology & Evolutionary
Biology Graduate Student Symposium. Oral Presentation.
18) *S. Leigh. (2018). JAWS on a Diet: An Omnivorous Predator. Aquarium of the Pacific. Oral Presentation.
17) *S. Leigh. (2018). The Nutritional Physiology of Sharks. The University of Utah. Oral Presentation.
16) S. Leigh, Y. Papastamatiou, & D. German. (2018). Omnivorous sharks? Analysis of bonnethead head shark digestive physiology provides
evidence for seagrass digestion and assimilation. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Oral Presentation.
15) *S. Leigh. (2017). The Resource Acquisition Strategies of Sharks. McDaniel College. Oral Presentation.
14) S. Leigh, Y. Papastamatiou, & D. German. (2017). The Resource Acquisition Strategies of Seagrass-eating Bonnethead Sharks and their
Role in the Environment. Ecological Society of America. Oral Presentation.
13) S. Leigh, S. Hoffman, A. Summers, & D. German. (2017). Spiraling into Control: the function of the spiral intestine in Elasmobranchs. Joint
Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Oral Presentation.
12) S. Leigh, Y. Papastamatiou, & D. German. (2017). The Resource Acquisition Strategies of Seagrass-eating Bonnethead Sharks. Joint
Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Poster.
11) S. Leigh, S. Hoffman, A. Summers, & D. German. (2017). Spiraling into Control: the function of the spiral intestine in Elasmobranchs. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference. Oral Presentation.
10) S. Leigh, S. Hoffman, A. Summers, & D. German. (2016). Spiraling into Control: the function of the spiral intestine in Elasmobranchs. Friday
Harbor Laboratories Research Symposium. Oral Presentation.
9) *S. Leigh. (2016). Pursuing a PhD: Research, Teaching, Mentoring, & Learning. University of Southern California: Wrigley Institute for
Environmental Studies Career Symposium. Oral Presentation to REU students.
8) S. Leigh. (2016). The Resource Acquisition Strategies of Seagrass-eating Bonnethead Sharks. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Student Symposium (UCI). Oral Presentation.
7) S. Leigh & D. German. (2016). The Resource Acquisition Strategies of Seagrass-eating Bonnethead Sharks. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference. Poster.
6) S. Leigh & D. German. (2015). The Role of Diet Type on the Gut Size and Function of Zebrafish. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference. Oral Presentation.
5) S. Wright & D. German. (2014). The Role of Diet Type on the Gut Size and Function of Zebrafish. Southwestern Organismal Biology Conference. Oral Presentation.
4) S. Wright & D. German. (2014). The Role of Diet Type on the Gut Size and Function of Zebrafish.Summer Research Symposium, UC Irvine. Oral Presentation.
3) N. McNabb, S. Wright, J. Holm & K. Heidelberg. (2012). Effects of Temperature on the Health and Associated Microbial Communities of the Gorgonian Corals of Southern California. Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Symposium. Poster.
2) S. Wright, N. McNabb, & K. Heidelberg. (2012). Diel Patterns of Zooplankton Diversity and Abundance in Big Fisherman’s Cove. Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Symposium. Poster.
1) S. Wright. (2011). Tutor Training Techniques and Topics. Southeastern Writing Center Association Academic Conference. Oral Presentation.
8) Singhal, S., Kram, K., Valliere, J., Wang, F., Heckel, B., Leigh, SC., Theiss, K., McCord, C., Soroosh, A., Taylor, T., Zamora, S., & Sato, B.
(2024). Integration of inquiry-based experiences department-wide: an example from biology curriculum: Radically embedding a high-impact
practice for equity and access. Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.46787/elthe.v7i1.3969. PDF.
7) Leigh SC, Catabay C, German DP (2022) Sustained changes in digestive physiology and intestinal microbiome across sequential generations
of zebrafish fed different diets. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 273. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2022.111285. PDF. Supplementary
Material.
6) Leigh SC, Summers AP, Hoffmann SL, & German DP (2021) Shark spiral intestines may operate as Tesla valves. Proceedings of the Royal
Society B, 288. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.1359. PDF.
5) Leigh SC, Papastamatiou YP, & German DP (2021) Gut microbial diversity and digestive function of an omnivorous shark.
Marine Biology, 168(55): DOI: 10.1007/s00227-021-03866-3. PDF.
4) Hoffmann SL, Donatelli CD, Leigh SC, Brainerd EL, and Porter ME (2019) Three-dimensional movements of the pectoral fin during yaw turns
in the Pacific spiny dogfish, Squalus suckleyi. Biology Open. DOI: 10.1242/bio.037291. PDF
3) Leigh SC, Papastamatiou YP, and German DP (2018) Seagrass digestion by a notorious "carnivore". Proceedings of the Royal Society B, DOI:
10.1098/rspb.2018.1583. PDF
2) Leigh SC, Nguyen Q, and German DP (2018) The effects of protein and fiber content on gut structure and function in zebrafish
(Danio rerio). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 188(2): 237-253. PDF
1) Leigh SC, Papastamatiou Y, and German DP (2017) The nutritional physiology of sharks. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 27(3): 561-
585. PDF
Other Published Works
2) Leigh SC (2018) Reighlyn Sees Bonnethead Sharks: Plants and animals have requirements for survival. STEM Taught Journal. PDF.
1) Wright SC (2014) Tutor training techniques and topics. Southern Discourse. 18(1). Publication of the Southeastern Writing Center Association (pg.11-13).
Presentations and Invited Seminars *Indicates invited speaker.
36) S. Leigh and W. Nguyen (2024). The Effects of Microplastic Ingestion on Zebrafish Physiology. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Poster.
35) *S. Leigh (2023). Beyond Jaws: A Journey Into the Bellies of Beasts. Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
34) *S. Leigh (2023). Blue + Green 2023: Aquaculture for the Economy and Ecosystem. Alta Sea.
33) *S. Leigh (2023). Beyond Jaws: A Journey Into the Bellies of Beasts. Chapman University.
32) *S. Leigh (2022). Beyond Jaws: A Journey Into the Bellies of Beasts. California State University San Bernadino.
31) *S. Leigh. (2022). Beyond Jaws: A Journey Into the Bellies of Beasts. University of Southern California.
30) *S. Leigh. (2021). A Shark’s Lunch. American Museum of Natural History. (Keynote speaker at SciCafé Event to unveil opening of new “Sharks” exhibit).
29) *S. Leigh. (2021). Beyond Jaws: A Journey Into the Bellies of Beasts. California State University Long Beach. Oral Presentation.
28) *S. Leigh. (2020) You are what you eat: Nutritional physiology in the marine world. Florida Atlantic University. Oral Presentation.
27) *S. Leigh. (2020) You are what you eat: Nutritional Physiology Influences Ecology. University of California - Berkeley. Oral Presentation.
26) S. Leigh and E.W.M. Paig-Tran (2020) The catch of the day is...plastic? The ingestion of microplastics by zooplankton in southern California.
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Oral Presentation.
25) *S. Leigh. (2019) You are what you eat: Nutritional Physiology Influences Ecology. California State University - Dominguez Hills. Oral
Presentation.
24) *S. Leigh. (2019) You are what you eat: Nutritional Physiology Influences Ecology. Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Oral Presentation.
23) S. Leigh and D. German (2019) The role of microbial symbionts in bonnethead shark seagrass digestion. Society for Integrative and
Comparative Biology. Oral Presentation.
22) S. Leigh and D. German (2018) The role of microbial symbionts in bonnethead shark seagrass digestion. American Physiological Society
Conference. Oral Presentation.
21) S. Leigh. (2018). Omnivorous predators: seagrass digestion in the bonnethead shark. Newkirk Center for Science and Society. Oral
Presentation.
20) *S. Leigh. (2018). The Resource Acquisition Strategies of Sharks. University of California – San Diego. Oral Presentation.
19) S. Leigh. (2018). Omnivorous predators: seagrass digestion in the bonnethead shark. Ecology & Evolutionary
Biology Graduate Student Symposium. Oral Presentation.
18) *S. Leigh. (2018). JAWS on a Diet: An Omnivorous Predator. Aquarium of the Pacific. Oral Presentation.
17) *S. Leigh. (2018). The Nutritional Physiology of Sharks. The University of Utah. Oral Presentation.
16) S. Leigh, Y. Papastamatiou, & D. German. (2018). Omnivorous sharks? Analysis of bonnethead head shark digestive physiology provides
evidence for seagrass digestion and assimilation. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Oral Presentation.
15) *S. Leigh. (2017). The Resource Acquisition Strategies of Sharks. McDaniel College. Oral Presentation.
14) S. Leigh, Y. Papastamatiou, & D. German. (2017). The Resource Acquisition Strategies of Seagrass-eating Bonnethead Sharks and their
Role in the Environment. Ecological Society of America. Oral Presentation.
13) S. Leigh, S. Hoffman, A. Summers, & D. German. (2017). Spiraling into Control: the function of the spiral intestine in Elasmobranchs. Joint
Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Oral Presentation.
12) S. Leigh, Y. Papastamatiou, & D. German. (2017). The Resource Acquisition Strategies of Seagrass-eating Bonnethead Sharks. Joint
Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Poster.
11) S. Leigh, S. Hoffman, A. Summers, & D. German. (2017). Spiraling into Control: the function of the spiral intestine in Elasmobranchs. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference. Oral Presentation.
10) S. Leigh, S. Hoffman, A. Summers, & D. German. (2016). Spiraling into Control: the function of the spiral intestine in Elasmobranchs. Friday
Harbor Laboratories Research Symposium. Oral Presentation.
9) *S. Leigh. (2016). Pursuing a PhD: Research, Teaching, Mentoring, & Learning. University of Southern California: Wrigley Institute for
Environmental Studies Career Symposium. Oral Presentation to REU students.
8) S. Leigh. (2016). The Resource Acquisition Strategies of Seagrass-eating Bonnethead Sharks. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Student Symposium (UCI). Oral Presentation.
7) S. Leigh & D. German. (2016). The Resource Acquisition Strategies of Seagrass-eating Bonnethead Sharks. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference. Poster.
6) S. Leigh & D. German. (2015). The Role of Diet Type on the Gut Size and Function of Zebrafish. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference. Oral Presentation.
5) S. Wright & D. German. (2014). The Role of Diet Type on the Gut Size and Function of Zebrafish. Southwestern Organismal Biology Conference. Oral Presentation.
4) S. Wright & D. German. (2014). The Role of Diet Type on the Gut Size and Function of Zebrafish.Summer Research Symposium, UC Irvine. Oral Presentation.
3) N. McNabb, S. Wright, J. Holm & K. Heidelberg. (2012). Effects of Temperature on the Health and Associated Microbial Communities of the Gorgonian Corals of Southern California. Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Symposium. Poster.
2) S. Wright, N. McNabb, & K. Heidelberg. (2012). Diel Patterns of Zooplankton Diversity and Abundance in Big Fisherman’s Cove. Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Symposium. Poster.
1) S. Wright. (2011). Tutor Training Techniques and Topics. Southeastern Writing Center Association Academic Conference. Oral Presentation.