Storks is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Manuel Leal’s lab. He is using a combination of laboratory and field experiments to evaluate the potential forces shaping the evolution of cognitive abilities in lizards. He has secured five grants in support of his research, in addition to his Life Sciences Fellowship and four travel grants, and has presented his research at numerous national and local conferences and meetings.
Storks is passionate about sharing his passion for science with the broader public. He founded “Science on Scales,” a program that uses amphibian and reptiles to talk to the general public about ecology, evolution, and conservation. He also leads MU’s Science on Wheels, a program that gives graduate students an opportunity to share their research with audiences throughout Missouri. Recently, he developed an online training course for graduate students in Science on Wheels on best practices for communicating research to the public. On top of all of this, Levi has chaired the Biology Graduate Student Association and served as the graduate representative on the Division’s Diversity Committee and MU Engagement Awards selection committee.