Phylogenetics & Comparative Biology

Core Faculty by Research Themes

Alphabetical listing of all faculty

Phylogenetics and Comparative Biology is the study of evolutionary relationships among organisms, and the mechanisms and patterns that drive the evolution of those relationships.

Name	Title	Dept	Interest
Alvarado-Bremer, Jaime	Professor	Marine Biology	Conservation and population genetics of large pelagic fishes
Ausprey, Ian	Assistant Professor	Ecology & Conservation Biology	Functional & demographic mechanisms underlying biodiversity change across environmental and Anthropogenic disturbance gradients
Bapst, David	Instructional Assistant Professor	Geology & Geophysics	Paleobiology, morphological systematics, macroevolution, fossil record of marine invertebrates
Blackmon, Heath	Assistant Professor	Biology	Evolutionary genomics, quantitative genetics, character evolution, and applied phylogenetics
Conway, Kevin	Associate Professor	Ecology & Conservation Biology	Systematic ichthyology; phylogenetic and comparative anatomy of ray-finned fishes
de Ruiter, Darryl	Professor	Anthropology	Ecology and evolution of the human lineage, with a particular focus on origin of genus Homo
Duell, Eric	Assistant Professor	Ecology & Conservation Biology	Plant-soil-microbial interactions, plant ecology, community ecology, grassland ecology, phylogenetic patterns of mutualistic relationships
Hurtado, Luis	Associate Professor	Ecology & Conservation Biology	Evolutionary origins, patterns and maintenance of biodiversity
Keene, Alex	Professor & Dept Head	Biology	Neurogenetics and behavior, genetic and evolutionary basis of sleep regulation in invertebrates and fish
Lawing, Michelle	Associate Professor	Ecology & Conservation Biology	Evolutionary responses of species and communites to environmental change
Light, Jessica	Professor	Ecology & Conservation Biology	Evolutionary and ecological assessments of host-parasite associations
Mateos, Mariana	Associate Professor	Ecology & Conservation Biology	Evolution of host-symbiont associations and phylogeography of freshwater organisms
Miglietta, Maria Pia	Assistant Professor	Marine Biology	Evolution, genetics, and ecology of Hydrozoa (Cnidaria)
Murphy, William	Professor	Veterinary Integrative Biosciences	Mammalian phylogenetics and evolutionary genomics
Pepper, Alan	Professor	Biology	Phenotypic plasticity and adaptive evolution in terrestrial plants
Raymond, Anne	Professor	Geology & Geophysics	Plant paleoecology, paleobiogeography and evolutionary history
Schulze, Anja	Associate Professor	Marine Biology	Species distributions, dispersal and local adaptation of marine invertebrates
Spalink, Daniel	Assistant Professor	Ecology & Conservation Biology	Plant systematics and biogeography
Voelker, Gary	Professor	Ecology & Conservation Biology	Systematics and biogeography of birds
Wicksten, Mary	Professor	Biology	Behavior, classification and ecology of decapod Crustacea, plus adaptive coloration in marine organisms