Dr. Eileen D. Grogan
Professor
Department of Biology
Office and Lab - Rm 107A & B Science Center
Phone: 610-660-1824
E-mail: egrogan@sju.edu
My personal web page is here.

Education:

- B.S. (1984) in Biology, Washington College
- M.S. (1988) in Biology, Adelphi University
- Ph.D. (1993) in Marine Science, College of William and Mary.

Professional Experience:

- Assistant Professor (1994 - 2000), Associate Professor (2000 - 2006), and Professor (2006 - present) of Biology, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA.

Courses Taught:

Comparative Anatomy
Developmental Biology
The Human Organism (non-majors)

Research Interests:
An integrative approach (fossil and extant) to the study of chondrichthyan evolution and the relationships of the Chondrichthyes.  Emphasis is placed on the functional and developmental morphology of the cranium, suspensorium, mineralized tissues and the immune and vascular systems.   Studies in progress involve differentiation and evolution of the cranium,  development and mineralization of skeletal tissues, interrelationships of Paleozoic chondrichthyes, and early vertebrate evolution.

Recent Publications and Presentations:
Grogan, E. D. and R. Lund.  In press.  The Origin And Relationships Of Early Chondrichthyes. (Ch.1)  In : The Biology of Sharks, Skates, and Rays. Carrier, J., J. A. Musick, and M. Heithaus eds., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Lund, R. and E. D. Grogan. in press.  Five New Euchondrocephalan Chondrichthyes From The Bear Gulch Limestone (Serpukhovian, Namurian E2b) Of Montana And Their Impact On The Class Chondrichthyes. In: Recent Advances in the Origin and Early Radiation of Vertebrates, G. Arratia, R. Cloutier, and M. V. H Wilson (eds.)

2003.  Grogan, E. D. and R. Lund.  Description of Little Two Spine, a New Euchondrocephalan Chondrichthyan from the Bear Gulch Limestone (Serpukovian, Namurian E2B) of Montana. Annual meetings of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology: St. Paul, Minn.

2003.  Grogan, E. D., R. Lund., and N. Dierks.  Three Actinopterygians from the Bear Gulch Limestone (Namurian E2B, Serpukhovian) and the Relationships of the Platysomiformes. Annual meetings of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology: St. Paul, Minn.

2002. Grogan, E. D. and R. Lund.  The Geological and Biological Environment of the Bear Gulch Limestone (Mississippian of Montana) and a Model for its Paleoreconstruction. Geobios. 24(2): 295-315

2002.  Grogan, E. D. and R. Lund.  New Euchondrocephalan Chondrichthyans from the Bear Gulch Limestone (Serpukhovian, Namurian E2B) of Montana and their impact on the Class Chondrichthyes.  Annual Meetings of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (Norman, Oklahoma), Symposium on Recent Advances on the Origin and Radiation of  Early Vertebrates.

2002.  Lelievre, H. and E. D. Grogan.  Alienacanthus, New Ways to Build and Feed a Placoderm?  Presented by H. Lelievre at the Early Vertebrate Symposium, Sydney, Australia.

2000. Grogan, E. D. and R. Lund.  Debeerius ellefseni (Fam. Nov., Gen. Nov., Sped. Nov.) an Autodiastylic Chondrichthyan From the Mississippian Bear Gulch Limestone of  Montana (USA), the Relationships of the Chondrichthyes, and Comments on Gnathostome Evolution. J. Morphology 243:219-245  (Cover Feature)

1999. Grogan, E.D., R. Lund, D. Didier.  Description of the Chimaerid Jaw and its Phylogenetic Origins.  J. Morphology 239:45-59. 

1997.  Lund R. and Grogan E.D. "Cochliodonts from the Bear Gulch Limestone (Mississippian, Montana, USA) and the Evolution of the Holocephali." pp. 477-492 in Dinofest International, Proceedings of a Symposium sponsored by Arizona StateUniversity,  A Publication of the Academy of Natural Sciences.

1997.  Grogan E.D. and R. Lund.  "Soft Tissue Pigments of the Upper Mississippian Chondrenchelyid, Harpagofututor volsellorhinus (Chondrichthyes, Holocephali) From the Bear Gulch Limestone, Montana, USA.",  Journal of  Paleontology. 7(2):337-342.

1997.  Lund, R. and E.D. Grogan.  "Relationships of the Chimaeriformes and the Basal Radiation of the Chondrichthyes.",  Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 7:65-123*

1996.  Musick, J.A.,  J.C. Defosse, S. Wilk, D. McMillan, and E.D. Grogan. Historical Comparison of the Structure of Demersal Fish Communities Near a  Deep- Sea Disposal Site in the Western North Atlantic.  J. Marine Env. Engg. 1-23.

1995.  Grogan E.D. and R. Lund.  "Pigment Patterns, Soft Anatomy and Relationships of  Bear Gulch Chondrichthyes (Namurian E2b, Lower Carboniferous, Montana, USA)."  Geobios, Memoire Special No. 19:145-146