Graduate Students Alessandra ArominShannon Baylisseco-evolutionary dynamics, landscape ecology, spatial modeling, genetic variation and ecosystem function, science communicationKendall Bealsecological & evolutionary dynamics of plant-soil feedbacks, microbial ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, restorationAmanda Benoitpredator-pollinator-plant interactions, evolutionary ecology, pollination biology, phenotypic selection, community ecology, indirect interactions, crab spiders, bees, yellow mariposa lilies (Calochortus luteus)Mae BerlowSarah BrawnerJordan Bushinvasion biology, animal behavior, territoriality, spatial behavior, mathematical modeling, Anolis lizardsMiranda Chenscience education research, biology graduate students, graduate teaching assistants (GTAs), teaching anxiety, research anxiety, self-efficacy, coping, professional developmentAngela ChuangAnimal personality, behavioral ecology, invasion biology, arachnologyCasey CoomesKrista DeCookeInvasion ecology, biological control, entomologyJeff DeSaluHuman ecology, the evolution and adaptive functions of systems of thought and belief, the development of mechanisms of social control and rule enforcement, and the relationship between behavior/sociality and resource access and distributionJonathan DickeyPlant-pollinator mutualism, microbial ecology, plant-soil feedbacks, phenotypic selection, and phenologyJessica Pontow Dreyerbats, feeding behavior, social structure, foraging ecology, genetics, stable isotopes, ecosystem services, conservationMegan Gable PatelGenome association studies, Sphagnum population genetics, Microbe interactions, Evolutionary ecology, Nitrogen use efficiency, Plant biologyNate GibsonUrban Ecology, Socioecology, Urban Forestry, Disease Ecology of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Urban Resiliency Elizabeth GreenDomonique HattonJustin HendyGuido Herrera RodriguezBen HoltEcophysiology and behavior of Amphibians, symbiosis, predator-prey interactions, evolutionary ecology, freshwater ecology, Herpetology and Ichthyology.Mali HubertDisturbance ecology, invasion ecology, plant community ecology, plant succession, fire ecology, bio statistics, general wildlife conservation Amanda HymanJayne LampleyPlant systematics, phylogeography, phytochemistry, and native plant speciesChloe LashPlant-Insect Interactions, Mutualism, Ant Seed Dispersal, Microbial Ecology, Chemical Ecology, Behavior Diane Le BouilleConservation, Spatial Optimization, ModellingAmy Luobioacoustics, song dialects, and cultural evolutionLauren Lyoncomparative vertebrate anatomy, niche modeling, wildlife conservation, paleontologyMaggie Mamantovbehavioral ecology, invasion biology, community ecology, climate change, behavioral plasticity, reproductive behaviors, parental provisioning, competition, Onthophagus dung beetlesChelsea MillerSpecies interactions, seed dispersal, mutualisms, plant-insect interactions, biotic and abiotic drivers of rarity, species endemism, Trillium, species distributions, Maxent modeling.Jacob MoutouamaConservation biology, Evolutionary ecologyMichael NgohAnchal PadukoneResearch interest: community ecology, climate change, entomology, conservation biologyTyson Paulsoncommunity ecology, invasion ecology, novel interactions, community assembly, plant-insect-microbiome interactionsAnna PetersonDisease ecology, urban ecology, coupled human/natural systemsTyler PoppenwimerMaria Daniela Rivarolapopulation dynamics, community ecology, protected areas effectiveness, conservation, conservation policies, forest ecologyMorgan Rochemutualism disruption, invasion biology, community ecology, species interactionsMargaurete Romeroresearch identity in STEM graduate students, outreach, and department culture. Biology educationLucas Santana SouzaOrlando Schweryphylogenetics, macroevolution, diversification, biogeography, model adequacy, dung beetles (Scarabaeinae)Shelby ScottBiomathematics & computational biology, agent-based modeling, cellular automata modeling, spatial disease ecology, theoretical control and optimization, statistics gun violence, Geographic Information SystemsAthmanathan Senthilnathaneco-evolutionary dynamics, theoretical evolution, population dynamics, mathematical modellingEric ShershenBryophytes, plant physiology, plant ecology, evolutionary biologyJennifer SummersRachel SwenieSophia TurnerSoil-plant-invertebrate interactions, community ecology, invasion biology, biodiversity science, science communicationMaryrose Weathertoncommunity dynamics, microbial ecology, plant-soil feedbacks, global climate change, community assembly, resource managementClaire WinfreyBiogeography, gut microbiome, nutrient cycling, evolutionary ecology, molecular ecology, global change biology, entomologyTaylor Woodsstream ecology, macroecology, global change, conservation biogeographyDaniela Yaffar De La FuenteRhizosphere ecology, tropical root functional traits and soils interactionHarmony YomaiPlant reproductive biology, Conservation biology, Island biogeography, Island-mainland species distributionHyun Seok Yoon
