Core Faculty by Research Themes
Alphabetical listing of all faculty
Evolutionary Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environments from an evolutionary perspective.
| Name | Title | Dept | Interest |
| Bapst, David | Instructional Assistant Professor |
Geology & Geophysics | Paleobiology, morphological systematics, macroevolution, fossil record of marine invertebrates |
| Belanger, Christina | Assistant Professor |
Geology & Geophysics | Biotic responses to environmental change; paleoecology; paleoenvironments |
| Chappell, Thomas | Assistant Professor |
Plant Pathology & Microbiology | Epidemiology, ecology, and coevolution of plant-enemy systems |
| Criscione, Charles | Professor | Biology | Population genetics of metazoan parasites |
| Fitzgerald, Lee | Professor & Curator Co-director, ABS |
Ecology & Conservation Biology |
Mechanisms underlying persistence and disappearance of species and communities |
| Fitzpatrick, Courtney | Assistant Professor |
Biology | Influence of social environments on trait evolution |
| Gonder, Katy | Professor & Dept Head |
Ecology & Conservation Biology | Spatial biodiversity patterns, conservation strategies, evolutionary and ecological mechanisms contributing to diversity. |
| Gursky, Sharon | Professor | Anthropology | Behavioral ecology and conservation of non-human primates |
| Helms, Anjel | Assistant Professor |
Entomology | Chemical ecology, tritrophic and plant-herbivore interactions |
| Hurtado, Luis | Associate Professor |
Ecology & Conservation Biology | Evolutionary origins, patterns and maintenance of biodiversity |
| Kitchen, Sheila | Assistant Professor |
Marine Biology | Host-microbe interactions, comparative and functional genomics, coral reef conservation |
| Light, Jessica | Professor | Ecology & Conservation Biology | Evolutionary and ecological assessments of host-parasite associations |
| Marshall, Christopher | Professor | Marine Biology | Comparative functional organismal biology and evolutionary adaptation |
| Mateos, Mariana | Associate Professor |
Ecology & Conservation Biology | Evolution of host-symbiont associations and phylogeography of freshwater organisms |
| Moran, Rachel | Assistant Professor |
Biology | Behavior, adaptation, diversification in fish species |
| Motta, Erick | Assistant Professor |
Entomology | Ecology and evolution of insect-microbiome interactions, impact of environmental stressors on insect-associated microbiomes, honey bee microbiome |
| Pepper, Alan | Professor | Biology | Phenotypic plasticity and adaptive evolution in terrestrial plants |
| Raymond, Anne | Professor | Geology & Geophysics | Plant paleoecology, paleobiogeography and evolutionary history |
| Rodrigues, Antonio M.M. | Assistant Professor |
Ecology & Conservation Biology | Social evolution and altruism, demography and life history evolution, multilevel selection and intergroup cooperation, host-symbiont interactions, behavioral ecology and conservation |
| Spalink, Daniel | Assistant Professor |
Ecology & Conservation Biology | Plant systematics and biogeography |
| Strader, Marie | Assistant Professor |
Biology | Marine molecular ecology focused on mechanisms of organismal responses to the environment |
| Voelker, Gary | Professor | Ecology & Conservation Biology | Systematics and biogeography of birds |
| Winemiller, Kirk O. | Regents Professor |
Ecology & Conservation Biology | Ecology and evolution of fishes, community ecology, and aquatic ecosystems |
| Yorzinski, Jessica | Associate Professor |
Ecology & Conservation Biology | Animal behavior, sensory ecology, animal communication, conservation |
