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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

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