Students & Alumni

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EEB Students

	Adeyinka Adeyemi ecology & conservation biol advisor: SPALINK	Interests:  Phylogenetics, biogeography, diversification processes, sedges
	Natalie Aguirre Entomology advisor: helms	Interests: Plant physiology, plant disease, chemical ecology
	Oluwaseun David Ajileye Ecology & conservation biol advisor: light	Interests:  Host-parasite interactions, disease ecology, vector-borne diseases
	Meredith Anderson, DVM veterinary integrative biosciences advisor:  s hamer	Interests: Ecotoxicology, avian disease ecology, conservation biology
	R. Keith Andringa ecology & conservation biol advisor: GRACE	Interests:  Ornithology, ecophysiology, urban ecology, conservation biology
	Carolina Bertuol ecology & conservation biol advisor: voelker	Interests: Metagenomics, microbiomics, transcriptomics, genomics, and molecular evolution
	Adam Bower Veterinary pathobiology advisor: BRIGHTSMITH	Interests:  Ornithology, community ecology, conservation biology
	Chris Brennan entomology advisor: BEHMER	Interests:  Insect behaviour, phenotypic plasticity, nutrition
	Rachel Busselman veterinary integrative biosciences advisor: s hamer	Interests: Infectious disease ecology, vector borne disease
	Stephen Caird ecology & conservation biol advisor: yorzinski	Interests:  Nesting ecology, territoriality, and vocal communication of open-cup nesting songbirds; acoustic ecology; spatial ecology
	Mason Clark entomology advisor: sword / BEHMER	Interests: Fungal ecology and genetics; fungal-plant-insect interactions
	Leonardo Collazos ecology & conservation biol advisor: veldman	Interests:Tropical forest ecology, plant community ecology, ecological restoration
	Allison Collins anthropology advisor: gursky	Interests: Primate behavioral ecology
	Isis Davis ecology & conservation biol advisor: FITZGERALD	Interests: Testudines hybridization (turtle hybridization) and community dynamics
	Tom Dodson ecology & conservation biol advisor: perkin	Interests:  Freshwater systems, community ecology, conservation biology, paleontology
	Owen Dorsey biology advisor: ROSENTHAL	Interests: Kin recognition, inbreeding avoidance behavior, and mate choice in swordtail fish
	Serena Farrell entomology advisor: BEHMER	Interests: Insect behavior, nutrition, microbiomes
	Paola Fascinetto-Zago biology advisor: rosenthal/fitzpatrick	Interests: Animal behavior, evolutionary ecology, and animal communication
	Benton Fry ecology & conservation biol advisor: winemiller	Interests: Freshwater ecology, food web ecology, niche partitioning Project:  Niche comparisons between two species of peacock bass in the Essequibo drainage in Guyana
	Alanna Fulkerson Ecology & conservation biol advisor: mateos	Interests: Phylogenetics, hybridization, conservation
	Angela Haggard ecology & conservation biol advisor: conway	Interests:  Ichthyology, systematics, phylogenetics, comparative anatomy
	Shannon Harris ecology & conservation biol advisor: mateos	Interests:  Evolution, symbiosis, molecular genetics/genomics
	Maria A. Hurtado- Materon ecology & Conservation biol advisor: LAWING	Interests:  Community ecology, evolutionary ecology and conservation biology
	Elena Iocono ecology & Conservation biol advisor: GRACE	Interests: Ecophysiology of birds, conservation biology
	Hannah Justen biology advisor:  delmore	Interests:  Speciation
	Simon Kiacz veterinary pathobiology advisor:  brightsmith	Interests:  Ecological modeling, avian ecology & conservation
	Ben Lake ecology & conservation biol advisor:  YORZINSKI	Interests:  Primate behavior
	Emma Lehmberg biology advisor: Rosenthal/BLACKMON	Interests:  Behavioral ecology, genomics
	Joshua Lerner Ecology & conservation biol advisor: feagin	Interests:  Disturbance ecology, wetland conservation, restoration ecology
	Jackson Linde Entomology advisor: song	Interests:  Phylogenetics, population genomics, trait evolution, katydids, walking sticks
	Ali Zeltzin Lira Olguin Ecology & conservation biol advisor: light	Interests:  Parasitology, host-parasite interactions, bat flies
	Matthew Marano Ecology & conservation biol advisor: casola/MATEOS	Interests:  Genome and trait evolution, sex and mating systems, phylogenetics and macroevolution
	Jorge Medina-Duran Entomology advisor: Song	Interests: Macroevolutionary processes; parasite-insect interactions
	Audélia Mechti Entomology advisor: sword	Interests:  Animal behavior, phenotypic plasticity, behavioral plasticity, collective mass movement
	Andie Miller Entomology advisor: Sword	Interests: Sustainability, entomology, population dynamics
	Lydia Morley Ecology & conservation biol advisor: Spalink	Interests: Speciation and diversification processes, models of evolution, epistemology of theory development
	Ruby Mustill biology advisor: fitzpatrick	Interests:  Primate behavioral ecology, sexual selection
	Griffin Nicholson Ecology & conservation biol advisor: FITZGERALD	Interests: Herpetological conservation, conservation biology, community ecology
	Tabitha Olsen biology advisor: butler	Interests:  Avian ecology and conservation, stable isotopes, migratory plasticity
	Mickey Parker Ecology & conservation biol advisor: FITZGERALD	Interests:  Ecological restoration of the dunes sagebrush lizard in west Texas
	Vivian Peralta Santana entomology advisor: song	Interests: Evolution, natural history, phylogenetics and genomics
	Skai Peterson entomology advisor: helms	Interests: Plant-insect interactions, plant chemical ecology, plant-microbe interactions, and biological control
	Breann Richey Ecology & conservation biol advisor: LAWING	Interests: Speciation and hybridization
	Jordan Salomon veterinary integrative biosciences advisor: s hamer	Interests: Disease ecology, parasitology and biodiversity
	Kelley Sampeck Veterinary Pathobiology advisor:  BRIGHTSMITH	Interests:  Psittacine breeding ecology, landscape ecology, wildlife conservation
	Nicole Scavo entomology advisor: g hamer	Interests: Disease ecology
	Briana Sebastian marine biology advisor: armitage	Interests:  Community ecology, restoration ecology
	Kyle Simpson Ecology & conservation biol advisor: spalink	Interests: Phylogenetics, ecology, and conservation of rare plant species
	Tori Spencer Ecology & conservation biol advisor: winemiller	Interests: Niche partitioning, comparative physiology, behavioral and community ecology
	Nicole Stevens Ecology & conservation biol advisor: FITZGERALD	Interests:  Herpetology, conservation biology, population/community ecology
	Brooke Torjman marine biology advisor: armitage	Interests:  Facilitative interactions, community ecology, salt marsh ecology
	Milton Torres-Ceron Ecology & conservation biol advisor: fujiwara	Interests: Environmental impact, ecosystem quality, restoration ecology
	Malith Viduranga Ecology & conservation biol advisor: spalink	Interests:  Plant systematics, biogeography, niche modeling and phylogenetics
	Myles Wagner biology advisor: strader	Interests: Cnidarian symbiosis, coral bleaching, genomics
	Shelbie Weaver biology advisor: wicksten	Interests:  Aquatic ecology, invasive species, and invertebrate zoology
	Ryan Weesner Ecology & conservation biol advisor: Voelker	Interests: Population/community ecology, behavioral ecology, avian conservation
	Bhagya Weththasinghe Ecology & conservation biol advisor: spalink	Interests:  Systematics, evolution, and biogeography of the plant family Poaceae

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EEB/ABS Alumni

	Jamie Alfieri, PhD 2023 Interests: Functional genomics, bioinformatics
	Amanda Beckman, PhD 2023 Interests: Interests: Social behavior, cooperation, and ornithology
	Steven Bovio, PhD 2022 Interests: Behavioral ecology; animal communication
	Alyson Brokaw, PhD 2021 Interests: Interests: Animal behavior and physiology, communication and sensory ecology
	Erin Buchholtz, PhD, 2019 Interests: Population/community ecology, behavioral ecology, avian conservation
	Kristina Chyn, PhD 2019 Interests:  Behavior ecology, avian behavior
	Daniel De Jesus, MS 2021 Interests:  Invertebrate behavior
	R. Peter Dorn, MS 2023 Interests:  Mathematical modeling of wildland fire
	Melanie Florkowski, PhD 2023 Interests:  Behavioral ecology, avian behavior
	Mateo Garcia Olazabal, PhD 2021 Interests:  Behavorial ecology
	Rachael Glazner, PhD 2020 Interests: Community & ecosystems ecology: Coastal ecology
	Janelle Goeke, PhD 2021 Interests: Community coastal ecology
	Zachary Hancock, PhD 2020 Interests: Crustacean ecology and evolution
	Toan Hoang, MS 2022 Interests: Evolutionary ecology
	Cecilia Huang, PhD 2022 Interests:  Evolutionary genetics and genomics
	Michael McCloy, PhD 2023 Interests: Ornithology, landscape ecology, disturbance ecology
	Erin Nguyen, PhD 2022 Interests:  Community and conservation ecology
	Sarah Ruckman, MS 2022 Interests: Evolution, genetics, behavior
	Leila Siciliano-Martina, PhD 2020 Interests: Evolutionary ecology
	Zach Steffensmeier, PhD 2020 Interests: Fish ecology