Becca Valentine is an M.S. student in the Mizumoto Lab. She is interested in eusocial insect behavior and the evolution of collective construction.
Her research examines how tunneling and excavation behaviors vary across termites and cockroaches. She combines behavioral experiments and comparative analysis to understand how differences in individual behavior and ecology produce variation in collective structures.
Education:
- 2023 BA, Biology, Minot State University
Presentations:
- Goldman M., Valentine R. & Mizumoto N., Inferring the body size of the common ancestor of termites and wood-feeding cockroaches. Auburn’s 2026 Research Symposium (Auburn, AL, USA), Mar 2026 (Poster)
- Valentine R. & Mizumoto N., Exploring sand excavation potential of Kalotermes approximates. ITC2025: International termite course (Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA), June 12, 2025 (8-minute presentation for a student symposium).
- Valentine R. & Mizumoto N., Exploring sand excavation potential in dark southern drywood termite Kalotermes approximates (Blattodea:Termitidae). 2025 Plants, Insects and Microbes Symposium (Auburn, AL, USA), May 2025 (Poster)
- Valentine R. & Mizumoto N., Exploring sand excavation potential in dark southern drywood termite Kalotermes approximatus. 2025 Southeastern Branch Meeting of Entomological Society of America (Baton Rouge, LA, USA), Mar 2025 (Oral)
Search for Becca Valentine's papers on the Publications page