Graduate program faculty

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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

falbert@umn.edu
F. Keith Barker
 
Avian phylogeny and genetics, evolution of social behavior, spatial and temporal patterns, molecular evolutionBarker Lab

barke042@umn.edu
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

bbaselga@umn.edu

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

mbee@umn.edu
Elizabeth Borer
 
Nutrient network (NutNet), nitrogen deposition, global change, biodiversity, ecosystem function, plant disease ecology, grasslands

Borer website

borer@umn.edu

Mark BorrelloHistory of 19th and 20th century evolutionary theory and geneticsborrello@umn.edu
Yaniv Brandvain
 
My group investigates plant evolution at micro- and macro-evolutionary scales. Lab website

ybrandva@umn.edu
Joseph BumpForest wildlife ecology, conservation, and management; climate change and predator-prey dynamicsbump@umn.edu 
James B. CotnerBiological limnology and oceanography, biogeochemistry, microbial ecologycotne002@umn.edu
Meggan Craft
 
Infectious disease dynamics in animal populations.Craft Lab
craft@umn.edu
Antony M. DeanBiochemistry; ecology, evolution and behavior; microbial engineeringdeanx024@umn.edu
R. Ford DenisonEvolution of cooperation; agricultural implications of past and ongoing natural selectiondenis036@umn.edu
Jacques C. FinlayMy lab studies freshwater ecosystems and their interactions with surrounding landscapes.Finlay Lab

jfinlay@umn.edu
Kassandra FordEvolutionary Biology, Ichthyology, Convergent Evolution, Functional Morphology, Biomechanics, Neotropical Fishes, Afrotropical Fishes

Ford Lab

ford0411@umn.edu

James D. Forester
 
Animal movement ecology, quantitative landscape ecology

Forester Lab

jdforest@umn.edu

David L. FoxPaleobiology and paleoclimatologydlfox@umn.edu
Lee E. FrelichBoreal forests, climate change, earthworms, forest ecology, forest fires, windstormsfreli001@umn.edu
Susan M. GalatowitschEcological restoration of wetlands, rivers, lakeshores, prairies; land use impacts to wetland biodiversity; climate change adaptation

Galatowitsch Group website

galat001@umn.edu

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

Gonzalez-Bellido Lab

paloma@umn.edu

Jeff GralnickPhysiology of Shewanella

Gralnick Lab

gralnick@umn.edu

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

Lab website

ghansen@umn.edu

William Harcombe
 
We do experimental evolutionary ecology of microbial systems.

Lab website

harcombe@umn.edu

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

Heimpel Lab

heimp001@umn.edu

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

hellmann@umn.edu
Sarah HobbieEcosystem ecology,  carbon and nutrient cycling, decomposition, species effects on ecosystem processes, plant-soil interactionsResearch website

shobbie@umn.edu
Forest IsbellAnthropogenic drivers and ecosystem consequences of changes in biodiversity
Lab Website

isbell@umn.edu
Sharon Jansa
 
Systematics, biogeography, and diversification of mammals, particularly rodents and opossumsJansa Lab

jansa003@umn.edu
Susan JonesDisease, anthrax, history of science, human-animal interactionsjone0996@umn.edu
Peter KennedySymbioses, ectomycorrhizal fungi, community ecology, soil carbon and nitrogen cyclingKennedy Lab

kennedyp@umn.edu
Linda Kinkel
 
Ecology and evolutionary biology of soil and plant microbiomeskinkel@umn.edu
Kenneth KozakPhylogeography, molecular ecology, and historical biogeography of amphibians and reptilesBell Museum Amphibians & Reptiles

kozak016@umn.edu
Daniel LarkinRestoration ecology, invasion biology 

Lab website

djlarkin@umn.edu

Clarence LehmanTheoretical ecology,  computational biology, biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, habitat restoration, ecology of diseaselehman@umn.edu
Peter MakovickyVertebrate paleontology, diversity and evolution of dinosaurspmakovic@umn.edu
Georgiana MayEvolution of host/microbe interactions, molecular evolution, genome organization, fungal population geneticsgmay@umn.edu
Suzanne McGaughConservation genetics, molecular evolution, population genomics, quantitative genetics

McGaugh Lab

smcgaugh@umn.edu

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

McNulty Lab

kmcnulty@umn.edu

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

moeller@umn.edu
Rebecca MontgomeryGlobal change impacts on forest ecosystems,phenology, the timing of biological activity, and how it influences ecological communitiesThe Montgomery Lab

rebeccam@umn.edu
Raymond NewmanAssessing control of invasive aquatic macrophytes and factors influencing restoration of native macrophyte communitiesrnewman@umn.edu
Craig Packer
 
Animal cognition, savanna ecology, wildlife conservation, primarily in southern Africa

Lion Research Center

packer@umn.edu


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

Pinto-Ledezma Lab

jpintole@umn.edu

Steve PolaskyEcosystem services,  natural capital, biodiversity conservation, endangered species policypolasky@umn.edu
Jennifer Powers Ecosystem ecology of tropical landscapespowers@umn.edu
Sushma ReddyOrigins and maintenance of biological diversity, primarily, the evolutionary history of birdssreddy@umn.edu
Peter ReichEcology, tree physiology, ecophysiology, and silvicultureForest Ecology Laboratory

preich@umn.edu
Eric SeabloomCommunity ecology, disease ecology, restoration ecology, species invasions, top-down and bottom-control of communities, animal behaviorLab Website

seabloom@umn.edu
Allison Shaw
 
Mathematical theory, ecology and evolution of long-distance movement, species interactionsShaw Lab Website

ashaw@umn.edu
Ruth ShawEvolutionary responses of native plant populations to spatially varying and changing environmentsLab website

shawx016@umn.edu
Emilie Snell-Rood
 
Evolution of behavioral and developmental plasticity, especially in the context of anthropogenic changeSnell-Rood Lab

emilies@umn.edu
Peter SorensenBiology and control of invasive fishes, behavior of fish; olfaction; fish reproductive biology; pheromones; fish migration; aquatic chemical ecology, marine biologysoren003@umn.edu
Daniel StantonLichen ecology, bryophyte ecology, plant ecophysiology, desert ecosystems, fog and dew, self-organizing systems 

Stanton Lab Website

stan0477@umn.edu 

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

The Sterner Lab

stern007@umn.edu

G. David TilmanEcological effects of humans, biodiversity, population ecology, resource competition, ecosystem, Cedar Creektilman@umn.edu
Michael TravisanoEcological and evolutionary dynamics, evolutionary genetics, microbial ecology and evolutionTravisano Lab

travisan@umn.edu
Trevor WardillNeuroethology of cephalopods and insects: vision, behavior, camouflage, motor control, physiology, neuroscience

Wardill Lab


twardill@umn.edu

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

gweiblen@umn.edu
Michael WilsonSocial behavior, communication, intergroup relations, aggression, wildlife health, conservationwilso198@umn.edu
Sasha WrightI focus on the facilitative interactions between neighboring plant species that may improve plant community performance.

Wright Lab

awright@umn.edu

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

Lab website

xu000574@umn.edu

Ya YangPlant systematics, evolutionary genomicsYang Lab

yangya@umn.edu