Joyce J Fernandes

Joyce J Fernandes is Professor of Biology at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where she has been teaching and conducting research there since 1999. Dr Fernandes teaches courses in Cell Biology, Developmental Biology and Neurobiology. Her research focuses on the reorganization of motor systems in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, which has been funded by the National Science Foundation as well as the National Institutes of Health. Since Fall 2017, Dr Fernandes has served in an additional role as Director of Undergraduate Research at Miami University. She oversees an institutional First Year Research Experience program [FYRE] which she helped to develop. Dr Fernandes is a passionate advocate for undergraduate research and is involved in collaboratively engaging partners across the institution to raise the profile of undergraduate research at the institution and beyond. Email: joyce.fernandes@miamioh.edu