Graduate program faculty

Looking to join a lab? Many of our faculty are looking for new students every year.
Please visit individual faculty websites to learn more about the research of EEB graduate faculty.

FacultyResearch FocusLab Website/Email
Frank Albert
 
Genomics, statistical and quantitative genetics, transcriptomicsAlbert Lab

[email protected]
F. Keith Barker
 
Avian phylogeny and genetics, evolution of social behavior, spatial and temporal patterns, molecular evolutionBarker Lab

[email protected]
Beatriz Baselga CerveraMicrobial experimental evolution and bioprospection. We focus on the evolution of phenotypic novelty to inform temporal and functional eco-evolutionary dynamics. 

Baselga Cervera Lab

[email protected]

Mark Bee
 
Acoustic communication, neuroethology sexual selection, sound pattern recognitionBee Lab

[email protected]
Elizabeth Borer
 
Nutrient network (NutNet), nitrogen deposition, global change, biodiversity, ecosystem function, plant disease ecology, grasslands

Borer website

[email protected]

Mark BorrelloHistory of 19th and 20th century evolutionary theory and genetics[email protected]
Yaniv Brandvain
 
My group investigates plant evolution at micro- and macro-evolutionary scales. Lab website

[email protected]
Joseph BumpForest wildlife ecology, conservation, and management; climate change and predator-prey dynamics[email protected] 
James B. CotnerBiological limnology and oceanography, biogeochemistry, microbial ecology[email protected]
Meggan Craft
 
Infectious disease dynamics in animal populations.Craft Lab
[email protected]
Antony M. DeanBiochemistry; ecology, evolution and behavior; microbial engineering[email protected]
R. Ford DenisonEvolution of cooperation; agricultural implications of past and ongoing natural selection[email protected]
Jacques C. FinlayMy lab studies freshwater ecosystems and their interactions with surrounding landscapes.Finlay Lab

[email protected]
Kassandra FordEvolutionary Biology, Ichthyology, Convergent Evolution, Functional Morphology, Biomechanics, Neotropical Fishes, Afrotropical Fishes

Ford Lab

[email protected]

James D. Forester
 
Animal movement ecology, quantitative landscape ecology

Forester Lab

[email protected]

David L. FoxPaleobiology and paleoclimatology[email protected]
Lee E. FrelichBoreal forests, climate change, earthworms, forest ecology, forest fires, windstorms[email protected]
Susan M. GalatowitschEcological restoration of wetlands, rivers, lakeshores, prairies; land use impacts to wetland biodiversity; climate change adaptation

Galatowitsch Group website

[email protected]

Paloma Gonzalez-BellidoWe focus on how predatory insects code motion information about their prey.

Gonzalez-Bellido Lab

[email protected]

Jeff GralnickPhysiology of Shewanella

Gralnick Lab

[email protected]

Jessica Gutknecht
 
I study soil microbial community dynamics and how they inform our understanding of ecosystem functions such as carbon cycling and sustainability.[email protected]
Gretchen HansenClimate change, long-term trends in fish populations, aquatic invasive species

Lab website

[email protected]

William Harcombe
 
We do experimental evolutionary ecology of microbial systems.

Lab website

[email protected]

George Heimpel
 
We study host-parasitoid interactions, usually in the context of biological control of invasive species.

Heimpel Lab

[email protected]

Jessica Hellmann
 
Ecological effects of climate change and strategies for reducing climate-related risks in species and ecosystemsLab website

[email protected]
Sarah HobbieEcosystem ecology,  carbon and nutrient cycling, decomposition, species effects on ecosystem processes, plant-soil interactionsResearch website

[email protected]
Forest IsbellAnthropogenic drivers and ecosystem consequences of changes in biodiversity
Lab Website

[email protected]
Sharon Jansa
 
Systematics, biogeography, and diversification of mammals, particularly rodents and opossumsJansa Lab

[email protected]
Susan JonesHistory of disease ecology, history of science, environmental history, history of human-animal interactions[email protected]
Peter KennedySymbioses, ectomycorrhizal fungi, community ecology, soil carbon and nitrogen cyclingKennedy Lab

[email protected]
Linda Kinkel
 
Ecology and evolutionary biology of soil and plant microbiomes[email protected]
Kenneth KozakPhylogeography, molecular ecology, and historical biogeography of amphibians and reptilesBell Museum Amphibians & Reptiles

[email protected]
Daniel LarkinRestoration ecology, invasion biology 

Lab website

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Clarence LehmanTheoretical ecology,  computational biology, biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, habitat restoration, ecology of disease[email protected]
Peter MakovickyVertebrate paleontology, diversity and evolution of dinosaurs[email protected]

Georgiana May

(Professor May is no longer adding new students to her research group)

Evolution of host/microbe interactions, molecular evolution, genome organization, fungal population genetics[email protected]
Suzanne McGaughConservation genetics, molecular evolution, population genomics, quantitative genetics

McGaugh Lab

[email protected]

Kieran McNultyMy research seeks to understand factors that govern how and why primate anatomy changes on evolutionary time scales.

McNulty Lab

[email protected]

David Moeller
 
Evolution of species' geographic ranges, ecology and genetics of speciationMoeller Lab Website

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Rebecca 
Montgomery
Global change impacts on forest ecosystems,phenology, the timing of biological activity, and how it influences ecological communitiesThe Montgomery Lab

[email protected]
Raymond NewmanAssessing control of invasive aquatic macrophytes and factors influencing restoration of native macrophyte communities[email protected]
Craig Packer
 
Animal cognition, savanna ecology, wildlife conservation, primarily in southern Africa

Lion Research Center

[email protected]


Jesús Pinto-Ledezma
Theoretical and evolutionary ecology, evolutionary macroecology, macrogenetics, species coexistence, biodiversity models (big data), invasion ecology 

Pinto-Ledezma Lab

[email protected]

Steve PolaskyEcosystem services,  natural capital, biodiversity conservation, endangered species policy[email protected]
Jennifer Powers Ecosystem ecology of tropical landscapes[email protected]
Sushma ReddyOrigins and maintenance of biological diversity, primarily, the evolutionary history of birds[email protected]
Peter ReichEcology, tree physiology, ecophysiology, and silvicultureForest Ecology Laboratory

[email protected]
Eric SeabloomCommunity ecology, disease ecology, restoration ecology, species invasions, top-down and bottom-control of communities, animal behaviorLab Website

[email protected]
Allison Shaw
 
Mathematical theory, ecology and evolution of long-distance movement, species interactionsShaw Lab Website

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Ruth Shaw

(Professor Shaw is no longer adding new students to her research group)

Evolutionary responses of native plant populations to spatially varying and changing environmentsLab website

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Emilie Snell-Rood
 
Evolution of behavioral and developmental plasticity, especially in the context of anthropogenic changeSnell-Rood Lab

[email protected]
Peter SorensenBiology and control of invasive fishes, behavior of fish; olfaction; fish reproductive biology; pheromones; fish migration; aquatic chemical ecology, marine biology[email protected]
Daniel StantonLichen ecology, bryophyte ecology, plant ecophysiology, desert ecosystems, fog and dew, self-organizing systems 

Stanton Lab Website

[email protected] 

Robert Sterner
 
Ecological stoichiometry, balance of elements in ecological systems.  

The Sterner Lab

[email protected]

G. David TilmanEcological effects of humans, biodiversity, population ecology, resource competition, ecosystem, Cedar Creek[email protected]
Michael TravisanoEcological and evolutionary dynamics, evolutionary genetics, microbial ecology and evolutionTravisano Lab

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Trevor WardillNeuroethology of cephalopods and insects: vision, behavior, camouflage, motor control, physiology, neuroscience

Wardill Lab


[email protected]

George Weiblen
 
Plant and insect systematics, molecular phylogenetics, population genetics, ecology and coevolution Weiblen Lab

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Michael WilsonSocial behavior, communication, intergroup relations, aggression, wildlife health, conservation[email protected]
Sasha WrightI focus on the facilitative interactions between neighboring plant species that may improve plant community performance.

Wright Lab

[email protected]

Mingzi XuEvolution and genomics of mating behaviors, sexual selection, animal communication, acoustic signaling and preferences in insects

Lab website

[email protected]

Ya YangPlant systematics, evolutionary genomicsYang Lab

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Marlene Zuk

(Professor Zuk is no longer adding new students to her research group)

Sexual selection and mate choice, ways that parasites and disease can affect those patterns.

Zuk Lab

[email protected]