Affiliated Scholars

Ezra Bailey
Postdoctoral Researcher | Dept: Entomology | Lab: Tomberlin Research: Systematics, phylogenomics, taxonomy, and evolution of Calyptratae (Insecta: Diptera); New World screwworm surveillance and ecology; insect feeding ecology, especially of parasites and necrophages; forensic entomology and insect decomposers
Rachel Busselman
DVM Candidate, Part-time Postdoctoral Research Associate | Dept: VIBS | Lab: S. Hamer Research: Canine Chagas disease, vector-borne disease, disease ecology and epidemiology
Sierra Cagle
Assistant Research Scientist | Dept: Marine Biology | Lab: Roelke Research: Ecology of planktonic communities, ecology and bloom formation mechanisms of harmful algae, influences of freshwater inflows and nutrient loading on productivity of coastal estuaries, and mechanistic numerical modeling
Mason Clark
Postdoctoral Research Associate | Dept: Entomology | Lab: Sword Research: Molecular physiology, genetics, and biochemistry of plant-herbivore interactions; Crop genetic engineering and transformation technologies; Population genetics and hybridization
Nicole Foley
Associate Research Scientist | Dept: VIBS | Lab: Murphy Research: Recombination aware phylogenomic approaches to understand the evolution of mammals and their adaptations
Chetan Gaonkar
Assistant Research Scientist | Dept: Oceanography | Lab: Campbell Research: Ecology of phytoplankton, taxonomic and function annotations of microbial community
Pedro A. M. Leite
Postdoctoral Research Associate | Dept: ECCB | Lab: Wilcox Research: Dryland ecohydrology, with a focus on how woody plant encroachment alters the soil water dynamics and soil health
Josh Lerner
Postdoctoral Research Associate | Dept: ECCB | Lab: Fujiwara and Feagin Research: Population and Community analyses of fish and invertebrates in Matagorda Bay, TX
Shrutarshi Paul
Postdoctoral Research Associate | Dept: ECCB | Lab: Gonder Research: Conservation of large mammals, spatial ecology
Jordan Salomon | Assistant Research Scientist
Assistant Research Scientist | Dept: Entomology | Lab: Kaufman Research: Vector-borne diseases, veterinary medical entomology, livestock pest management