EEB Seminar Series – Fall 2026

NO SEMINAR

EEBL 681 Course Orientation – Students Only – via Zoom

Host: EEB seminar Chair

NO SEMINAR – LABOR DAY

Dr. Baltazar Gonzales, Postdoctoral Researcher
University of California, Merced

Title: Biogeographic Patterns as a Foundation for Conservation, Ecosystem Services, and Vulnerability Under Global Change

Host: Maria Hurtado-Materon; Dr. Michelle Lawing (ECCB)

EEB General Meeting

Spence Behmer, EEB Chair

Host: EEB Executive Committee

Kelly Speare, Assistant Professor
Texas Tech University

Title: Investigating the Drivers of Coral Reef Resilience Under Changing Disturbance Regimes

Host: Marie Strader (BIOL)

John Orrock, Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Title: Ecology at the Intersection of Global Change, Animal Behavior, and Disease

Host: Anjel Helms (ENTO)

Judit Penzes, Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University

Title: Cryo-EM-meditated Detection and Characterization of a Novel Densovirus as the Causative Agent of an Ongoing Die-off in Captive-bred Grasshoppers

Host: EEB Core Faculty

Kailen Mooney, Professor
University of California, Irvine

Title: The Consequences of Drought Stress for Plant-herbivore Interactions

Host: Spence Behmer (ENTO)

Jacinta Beehner, Professor
University of Michigan

Title: The Stress Response in Humans and Animals: Friend or Foe?

Host: Ruby Mustill; Dr. Courtney Fitzpatrick (BIOL)

NO SEMINAR

Dr. Renee Duckworth
University of Arizona

Title: Evolutionary Dynamics: How Flexible Responses Maintain Stability Yet Drive Change

Host: Dr. Antonio Rodrigues (ECCB)

Dr. Keegan Selig
Texas A&M University (ANTH)

Title: The Development and Evolution of Primate Tooth Morphology

Host: ECCB Associate Faculty

NO SEMINAR – THANKSGIVING

Dr. Eduardo Fernandez-Duque
Yale University

Title: Social and Ecological Influences on Pair-living Monogamous Owl Monkeys of Argentina: A Life-Long Perspective

Host: Alister Brown, Dr. Sharon Gursky (ANTH)