EEB Students
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Natalie AguirreEntomology |
Interests: Plant physiology, plant disease, chemical ecology |
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Jamie AlfieriPoultry science |
Interests: Functional genomics, bioinformatics Projects: Genomics of avian hybridization |
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Amanda Beckmanbiology |
Interests: Social behavior, cooperation, and ornithology |
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Stephen BovioBiology |
Interests: Behavioral ecology: Animal communication |
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Alyson Brokawbiology |
Interests: Animal behavior and physiology, communication and sensory ecology |
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Rachel Busselmanveterinary integrative biosciences |
Interests: Disease ecology |
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Mason Clarkentomology |
Interests: Fungal ecology and genetics; fungal-plant-insect interactions |
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Allison Collinsanthropology |
Interests: Primate behavioral ecology |
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Arani Cuevas-Sanchezmarine biology |
Interests: Ecological physiology, environmental variation |
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Daniel De Jesusbiology |
Interests: Invertebrate coloration, invertebrate behavior |
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R. Peter Dornecology & conservation biol |
Interests: Mathematical modeling of wildland fire |
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Owen Dorseybiology |
Interests: Kin recognition, inbreeding avoidance behavior, and mate choice in swordtail fish |
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Paola Fascinetto-Zagobiology |
Interests: Animal behavior, evolutionary ecology, and animal communication |
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Melanie FlorkowskiEcology & conservation biol |
Interests: Behavioral ecology |
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Mateo Garcia Olazabalbiology |
Interests: Behavioral ecology |
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Rachael Glaznermarine biology |
Interests: Community & ecosystems ecology: Coastal ecology Wading bird behavior in salt marshes and mangroves |
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Janelle Goekemarine biology |
Interests: Community coastal ecology Bottom-up effects relating to a changing plant community in salt marshes |
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Zachary Hancockbiology |
Interests: Crustacean ecology and evolution |
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Toan Hoangentomology |
Interests: Evolution genetics and behavior |
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Cecilia HuangEntomology |
Interests: Evolutionary genetics and genomics |
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Jocelyn HunyadiEcology & conservation biol |
Interests: Animal Behavior, interspecific interactions, conservation biology |
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Elena Ioconoecology & Conservation biol |
Interests: Ecophysiology of birds, conservation biology |
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Amy Janikbiology |
Interests: Animal behavior, speciation, ornithology, and conservation biology |
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Hannah Justenbiology |
Interests: Speciation |
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Simon Kiaczveterinary pathobiology |
Interests: Ecological modeling, avian ecology & conservation |
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Emma Lehmbergbiology |
Interests: Behavioral ecology, genomics |
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Joshua LernerEcology & conservation biol |
Interests: Animal behavior, visual ecology |
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Michael McCloyEcology & conservation biol |
Interests: Ornithology, landscape ecology, disturbance ecology |
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Jorge Medina DuranEntomology |
Interests: Macroevolutionary processes; parasite-insect interactions |
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Lydia MorleyEcology & conservation biol |
Interests: Speciation and diversification processes, models of evolution, epistemology of theory development |
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Erin NguyenEcology & conservation biol |
Interests: Community and conservation ecology |
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Griffin NicholsonEcology & conservation biol |
Interests: Herpetological conservation, conservation biology, community ecology |
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Mickey ParkerEcology & conservation biol |
Interests: Ecological restoration of the dunes sagebrush lizard in west Texas |
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Breann Richeyveterinary integrative biosciences |
Interests: Speciation and hybridization |
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Jordan Salomonveterinary integrative biosciences |
Interests: Disease ecology, parasitology and biodiversity |
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Kelley SampeckVeterinary Pathobiology |
Interests: Psittacine breeding ecology, landscape ecology, wildlife conservation |
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Leila Siciliano-MartinaEcology & conservation biol |
Interests: Evolutionary ecology |
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Kyle SimpsonEcology & conservation biol |
Interests: Phylogenetics, ecology, and conservation of rare plant species |
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Tori SpencerEcology & conservation biol |
Interests: Niche partitioning, comparative physiology, behavioral and community ecology |
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Zachary SteffensmeierEcology & conservation biol |
Interests: Fish ecology |
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Milton Torres-CeronEcology & conservation biol |
Interests: Environmental impact, ecosystem quality, restoration ecology |
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Ryan WeesnerEcology & conservation biol |
Interests: Population/community ecology, behavioral ecology, avian conservation |
EEB Alumni
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology is proud to announce the program’s first graduates, Erin Buchholtz and Kristina Chyn!
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Erin Buchholtz, PhD, Dec 2019Interests: Population/community ecology, behavioral ecology, avian conservation |
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Kristina Chyn, PhD, Dec 2019Interests: Population ecology, community ecology, behavioral ecology |
EEB Affiliate Students
Name | Dept | Lab | Research Interest |
Anderson, Drew | BIOL | Jones | Evolutionary genomics, comparative biology |
Angeli, Nicole | WFSC | Fitzgerald | Physiological ecology |
Arantes, Caroline | WFSC | Winemiller | Population ecology, community ecology, ecosystems ecology |
Baloch, Jasmine | WFSC | Hurtado | Conservation genetics, bioinformatics, toxicology |
Beebe, Lauren | ENTO | Tarone | Forensic entomology, thermal biology |
Bokhutlo, Thethela | WFSC | Winemiller | Community ecology |
Bower, Luke | WFSC | Winemiller | Community ecology: ichthyology, convergent evolution |
Brashear, Wesley | GENE | Murphy | Evolutionary genomics |
Breaux, Bre | VTPB | Criscitiello | Comparative immunogenetics |
Bredemeyer, Kevin | GENE | Murphy | Mammalian phylogenetics and evolutionary genomics |
Castellanos, Adrian | WFSC | Light | Phylogenetics, comparative Biology |
Davila, Edward | VIBS | Hamer | Vector-borne disease ecology |
de la Rosa, Xochitl | WFSC | Hurtado | Conservation genetics, bioinformatics, phylogenetics |
DeBrock, Spencer | VIBS | Hamer | Avian disease ecology |
Deiss, Thad | VTPB | Criscitiello | Evolutionary genomics |
Dubie, Joseph | GENE | Katju | Evolutionary genetics and genomics |
Elkins, Blake | ENTO | Eubanks | Community and landscape ecology and agroecology |
Exnicios, Megan | BIOL | Rosenthal | Mate choice and personality |
Gao, Weiqian | ESSM | Angerer/Wu | Landscape ecology |
Gilbert, Jessica | WFSC | Lacher | Community ecology |
Golnar, Andrew | ENTO | G Hamer | Disease ecology; medical entomology |
Grimes, Candace | MARB | Schulze | Genetics, physiology |
Gulas-Wroblewski, Bonnie | VTPB | Esteve-Gassent | Wildlife disease ecology and conservation medicine |
Hajduk, Marissa | MARB | Schulze | Community ecology, genetics |
Hannon, Mary Coleen | MARB | Schulze | |
Harvey, Johanna | WFSC | Voelker | Phylogenetics, comparative biology |
Hiers, Quinn | ESSM | Rogers | |
Hewlett, Jeremy | ENTO | Eubanks | Community ecology |
Hilliard, Justin | MARB | Schulze | Evolutionary biology |
Hjelmen, Carl | ENTO | Johnston | Population and quantitative genetics |
Holt, Jocelyn | ENTO | Medina | Evolutionary ecology |
Howard, Sam | ENTO | Oswald | Comparative morphology and biology, phylogenetics |
Jacisin, John | ESSM | Lawing | Morphology and physiology |
Jaime, Xavier | ESSM | Wu/Angerer | Landscape ecology |
Jofre-Rodriguez, Gaston | BIOL | Rosenthal | Evolutionary genomics |
Jones, Tara-Kay | ENTO | Medina | Vector biology |
Keppeler, Friedrich Wolfgang | WFSC | Winemiller | Community ecology |
King, Cragen | WFSC | Conway | Phylogenetics and comparative biology |
Kjeldgaard, Mackenzie | ENTO | Eubanks | Community ecology |
Kubicek, Kole | WFSC | Conway | Comparative anatomy |
Lau, Pierre | ENTO | Rangel | Community ecology |
Li, Jingjia | ESSM | Casola | Evolutionary genomics |
Li, Zheng (Jenny) | ESSM | Wu | Landscape ecology |
Lin, Constance | ENTO | Eubanks | Insect ecology |
Lopez-Delgado, Edwin | WFSC | Winemiller | Community ecology |
McDowell, Bryant | ENTO | Vargo | Community ecology |
Meyers, Alyssa | VIBS | S Hamer | Population ecology |
Mock, Iliana | WFSC | Conway | Comparative anatomy |
Ott, Jeannine | VTPB | Criscitiello | Comparative immunogenetics |
Payne, Alex | ENTO | Rangel | Community ecology |
Pinion, Amanda | WFSC | Conway | Comparative anatomy |
Poh, Karen | ENTO | G Hamer | Community ecology |
Popkin-Hall, Zach | ENTO | Slotman | Evolution genetics and genomics, behavior |
Powell, Daniel | BIOL | Rosenthal | Behavioral ecology |
Preisser, Whitney | WFSC | Light | Community ecology: Parasitology |
Quintana, Yasmin | WFSC | Winemiller | Community ecology |
Roach, Nikki | WFSC | Lacher | Population ecology |
Rogan, Jordan | WFSC | Lacher | Community ecology |
Ruckman, Sarah | BIOL | Blackmon | Evolution, genetics, behavior |
Saenz, David | WFSC | Winemiller | Community and physiological ecology |
Short-Martin, Rachel | ESSM | Lawing | Comparative anatomy |
Tietjen, Mackenzie | ENTO | Medina | Population and quantitative genetics |
Vaughan, Matthew | GEOG | Lafon | Population Ecology: Biogeography, vegetation dynamics, applied GIS |
Walkup, Danielle | WFSC | Fitzgerald | Population ecology |
Walsh, Liz | ENTO | Rangel-Posada | Physiological and behavioral ecology |
White, Brian | GENE | Katju | Evolutionary genetics and genomics |
Woller, Derek | ENTO | Song | Phylogenetics and comparative biology |
Wright, Crys | ENTO | Medina | Integrated pest management: Biological control |
Zhu, Weixi | ESSM | Casola | Evolutionary genomics |