David S. McLeod
DAVID S. MCLEOD, Ph.D
As a herpetologist, anatomist, and biology educator, I am interested in many things. My current research focus is on the systematics and morphology of Southeast Asian amphibians. I use molecular and morphological tools, including 3D technologies to study these animals.
I am an Associate Professor in the Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences at Mary Baldwin University.
LAB NEWS
Mayterm Research Study Abroad in Brunei
During Mayterm 2025, six students traveled from MBU to Borneo where we partnered with colleagues from the Universiti Brunei Darussalam for a three week research and cultural learning course. Photos and updates on the trip can be found on the Lab's Facebook page.
New Researcher coming to MBU!
We are excited to announce that Shelby Shartzer will be joining the lab in July as our SPARCnet RAMP researcher for the 2025/26 academic year! Shelby has recently graduated from Sterling College in Vermont where she completed her BS in Environmental Studies. Look for more news about Shelby and SPARCnet coming soon!
Read more about the RAMP program here.
Summer 2024
Back at Mountain Lake Biological Station for the summer as part of the NSF REU program. We have had a productive summer investigating frog and mosquito interactions in collaboration with the Lahondère lab at VT. Also investigating the effects of disturbance caused by powerline right-of-ways on amphibian and reptile communities.
The lab has a new home!
I am excited to announce that the McLeod Lab has a new home starting Fall 2023! I am very pleased to be joining the faculty at Mary Baldwin University in the Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences. Come visit us in beautiful Staunton, Virginia. More news to come...Stay tuned!
Summers at MLBS
The summers of 2021–2023 brought many changes, but one thing stayed the same: Summer research at Mountain Lake Biological Station as part of the NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. Each summer I have been able to work alongside talented undergraduates as part of a collaborative project with the Lahondère lab at Virginia Tech. Our research focuses on the role mosquitoes play in vectoring pathogens to frogs.
