Dr. Godwin’s research centers on the study of animal behavior and sex determination with the goal of linking genes to behavioral and sexual phenotypes important for various adaptive challenges including mating successfully and coping with stressors. Research projects in his laboratory focus on fishes, lizards, and mammals, including a study on the neuroendocrinology and functional genomics of sex- and role-change in a coral reef fish; neural and functional genomic bases of anxiety-related behavior and stress responsiveness using domestic and wild-derived zebrafish; and a NSF-funded IGERT program focused on the possibility of genetic approaches to controlling invasive rodents on islands.