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2025
60 pages
Doctoral Dissertation
Academic theses
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Winingear, Stevie
Stone, Anne
Wilson, Melissa
Hinde, Katie
Arizona State University
Partial requirement for: Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2025
Field of study: Anthropology
This dissertation presents three distinct but genomics-centric projects that reflect an interdisciplinary approach to research across biological and social sciences. Each project draws on a different domain—archaeology, conservation, or education—to explore these intersections. The first chapter presents a chromosomal-scale genome assembly for the critically endangered land snail Poecilozonites bermudensis. Once thought extinct, recent conservation efforts have focused on the recovery of the species, yet no genomic information is available to help inform these initiatives. This study produced a high-quality, annotated genome for P. bermudensis, generated using a combination of PacBio long read and Omni-C short read sequencing. This assembly will serve as a resource for the conservation and study of P. bermudensis and related species. Additionally, it adds to the growing body of genomic data needed for a more complete understanding of gastropod evolution.The second chapter evaluates outcomes from an asynchronous, online course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) in computational genomics implemented across three successive course iterations at Arizona State University. Cognitive and affective student outcomes were analyzed from pre- and post-course learning assessments using a combination of paired comparisons, effect size estimates, and linear modeling that accounted for student-level covariates and course iteration—allowing for the assessment of how student experiences changed as the course was both refined and scaled up in size. Findings illustrate broad trends in both learning gains and changes in student attitudes and beliefs about science, offering insight into the potential and limitations of asynchronous, online CUREs for broadening participation in research.
The final chapter investigates turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) management in the pre-Hispanic U.S. Southwest, where a distinct domesticated lineage (H1) likely emerged. Using diagnostic control region variants, 19 archaeological turkeys from across ten sites were assigned to haplogroups: most belonged to the wild-associated H2 lineage, with fewer matching the ancient domestic H1 or modern H3 lineages. These results suggest mixed ancestry and possible interbreeding among turkey populations. When combined with existing stable isotope data, haplogroup did not predict provisioning strategies, suggesting flexible management practices. This dataset adds new regional genomic data and refines understanding of early turkey domestication and use.
Genetics
Interdisciplinary Genomics Research in Life and Social Sciences