Graduate Students Alessandra Aromin Shannon Baylisseco-evolutionary dynamics, landscape ecology, spatial modeling, genetic variation and ecosystem function, science communication Kendall Bealsecological & evolutionary dynamics of plant-soil feedbacks, microbial ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, restoration Jessica Beck Amanda Benoitpredator-pollinator-plant interactions, evolutionary ecology, pollination biology, phenotypic selection, community ecology, indirect interactions, crab spiders, bees, yellow mariposa lilies (Calochortus luteus) Mae Berlow Sam BorsteinMacroevolution, Trophic Ecology, Adaptive Radiation, Phylogenomics, Ichthyology Jordan Bushinvasion biology, animal behavior, territoriality, spatial behavior, mathematical modeling, Anolis lizards Miranda Chenscience education research, biology graduate students, graduate teaching assistants (GTAs), teaching anxiety, research anxiety, self-efficacy, coping, professional development Angela ChuangAnimal personality, behavioral ecology, invasion biology, arachnology Casey Coomes Krista DeCookeInvasion ecology, biological control, entomology Jeff 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 distribution Jonathan DickeyPlant-pollinator mutualism, microbial ecology, plant-soil feedbacks, phenotypic selection, and phenology Jessica Pontow Dreyerbats, feeding behavior, social structure, foraging ecology, genetics, stable isotopes, ecosystem services, conservation Megan GableGenome association studies, Sphagnum population genetics, Microbe interactions, Evolutionary ecology, Nitrogen use efficiency, Plant biology Melquisedec Gamba-Rios Bruno Ghersidisease ecology, zoonotic diseases, public health, epidemiology, One Health Alannie-Grace Grant Domonique Hatton Justin Hendy Ben HoltEcophysiology and behavior of Amphibians, symbiosis, predator-prey interactions, evolutionary ecology, freshwater ecology, Herpetology and Ichthyology. Clara Howellevolutionary neuroscience, cognition, and behavior Mali HubertDisturbance ecology, invasion ecology, plant community ecology, plant succession, fire ecology, bio statistics, general wildlife conservation Amanda Hyman Jayne LampleyPlant systematics, phylogeography, phytochemistry, and native plant species Cedric Landerer Chloe LashPlant-Insect Interactions, Mutualism, Ant Seed Dispersal, Microbial Ecology, Chemical Ecology, Behavior Diane Le BouilleConservation, Spatial Optimization, Modelling Lauren Lyoncomparative vertebrate anatomy, niche modeling, wildlife conservation, paleontology Maggie Mamantovbehavioral ecology, invasion biology, community ecology, climate change, behavioral plasticity, reproductive behaviors, parental provisioning, competition, Onthophagus dung beetles Chelsea 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 ecology Liam MuellerPlant-soil interactions, Rhizosphere chemistry, Ecosystem Ecology, Metabolomics, Statistics Anchal PadukoneResearch interest: community ecology, climate change, entomology, conservation biology Tyson Paulsoncommunity ecology, invasion ecology, novel interactions, community assembly, plant-insect-microbiome interactions Anna PetersonDisease ecology, urban ecology, coupled human/natural systems Todd Piersonevolution and hybridization, amphibians, phylogenomics, reproductive behavior, conservation Tyler Poppenwimer John Reese Maria Daniela Rivarolapopulation dynamics, community ecology, protected areas effectiveness, conservation, conservation policies, forest ecology Morgan Rochemutualism disruption, invasion biology, community ecology, species interactions Margaurete Romeroresearch identity in STEM graduate students, outreach, and department culture. Biology education Lucas Santana Souza Orlando 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 Systems Athmanathan Senthilnathaneco-evolutionary dynamics, theoretical evolution, population dynamics, mathematical modelling Jennifer Summers Rachel Swenie Ian M. WareEvolutionary ecology, intraspecific genetic variation, phenology, global change, plant-soil linkages Claire WinfreyBiogeography, gut microbiome, nutrient cycling, evolutionary ecology, molecular ecology, global change biology, entomology Taylor Woodsstream ecology, macroecology, global change, conservation biogeography Daniela Yaffar De La FuenteRhizosphere ecology, tropical root functional traits and soils interaction Harmony YomaiPlant reproductive biology, Conservation biology, Island biogeography, Island-mainland species distribution
