2008 Cohort Olympics.
Pop Bio Student Directory
The following represents an A - Z listing of Pop Bio students.
Name |
Contact Information |
Research Interest |
Faculty Mentor |
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Abbott, Jessica |
jmabbott |
The relationship between diversity and disturbance at the community level; how genetic diversity in eelgrass affects the community response to anthropogenically driven perturbations. |
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meafkhami |
Integration of mutualism into ecology and evolution using grass-endophyte symbioses, currently focusing on mutualist-mediated niche expansion/partitioning and multiple species mutualisms. |
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Ashander, Jaime |
jashander |
Evolutionary, epidemiological, and ecological theory applied to problems of sustainability, especially of human food production, resource extraction, and land use. |
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Berg, Jeremy |
jjberg |
Identifying regions of the genome under selection and determining their biological significance. |
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rjbest |
Ecological and evolutionary determinants of species diversity and invasion success, community ecology in seagrass meadows, amphipods. |
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cboettig |
Models for comparative phylogenetics & stochastic population dynamics. |
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gbradburd |
Ecology and evolutionary biology of reptiles and amphibians; the methods used to estimate phylogenies, and ways to use trees to learn more about the processes that drive and shape evolution. |
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jschandler |
Intestinal microbiome of animals, using the Drosophila/bacteria symbiosis as a model. |
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Contino, Colin |
cecontino |
Population genomics of Drosophila; genetics of adaptation, population genetics of sex-specific genes. |
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Cornwell, Brendan |
bhcornwell |
Population connectivity and evolution of marine species. |
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Dalrymple, Sarah |
sdalrymp |
How fire affects ant behavior and how fire mediates complex ant-tree interactions in Jeffrey Pine forests. |
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rydiaz |
Multi-species interactions particularly those examining plant-insect-parasite interactions. I'm interested in what these interactions can tell us about the evolution of traits and behavior. |
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nsfabina |
Ecological and evolutionary aspects of species interactions, structure and function of communities, and the effects of environmental change. |
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Fuller, Patrick |
pfuller |
Evaluating the connections between ecology, functional capabilities, and life history, particularly among fishes. |
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Grossenbacher, Dena |
dgrossenbacher |
Botany, evolution and ecology:including adaptation of plants to unusual environments, range limits, and island biology. |
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Haloin, Jon |
jrhaloin |
Evolutionary ecology of plant-insect interactions and their role in trophic cascades. |
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Harris, David |
davharris |
Behavioral ecology, evolution of social cooperative behavior, disease |
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Hughes, Kathy |
kathughes |
Habitat structural complexity influences predator-prey interactions. More broadly, I am interested in plant-insect interactions, plant defense mechanisms, and tri-trophic interactions.
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James, Marisano |
mjajames |
Microorganisms, prokaryote population structure. |
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Lee, Grace |
grylee |
Population genetics and molecular evolution of Drosophila transposable elements; host-transposable elements coevolution. |
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Longo, Sarah |
sjlongo |
Patterns and processes underlying the diversity of fishes, including the construction and application of phylogenies. |
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Luecke, David |
dluecke |
Natural processes underlying biodiversity; developmental link between molecular and morphological evolutionary change, patterns with respect to targets of molecular evolution, and to increase understanding of specific instances of historical evolution. |
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chmartin |
<Broadly interested in the evolution and ecology of adaptive radiations, particularly in fishes. |
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May, Michael |
mrmay |
Method development for phylogenetic inference with applications to historical processes. |
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McGee, Matthew |
mcgee |
Phenotypic plasticity and its role in generating diversity, using teleost fishes as a model. |
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Meisner, Matthew |
mhmeisner |
Combining empirical and theoretical approaches to studying community ecology. |
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Moore, Julia |
jlmoor |
Theoretical ecology applied to issues in conservation, specifically design of reserve systems, invasive species, and human impacts. |
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O'Brien, Anna |
amobrien |
Plant species range limits, including ecological, population, and evolutionary processes. |
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Rhoades, Olvia |
okrhoades |
Community ecology: How distinct measures of diversity influence complex species interactions and community structure. |
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Runquist, Ryan |
rdbriscoe |
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Sedghifar, Alisa |
sedghifar |
Population genomics, adaptation and clinal variation in Drosophila. |
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Signor, Sarah |
sasignor |
The genetics of phenotypic evolution in Drosophila. |
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Swezey, Daniel |
dsswezey |
Experimental biogeography, marine community and evolutionary ecology, |
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Takada, Tomomi |
ttakada |
Morphological comparisons of fishes in a phylogenetic context. |
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Truszczynski, Ania |
amtruszczynski |
Invasion ecology. I would like to explore the area where ecology meets evolution. |
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wcwetzel |
Spatial food web ecology of insect-parasitoid systems. |
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Wexler, Judy |
jrwexler |
Genetic mechanisms underlying development and expression of sexually dimorphic traits. Evolution of novel phenotypes. |