Faculty
Miami University faculty conduct a wide variety of research at the Ecology Research Center (ERC).
Faculty by Research Discipline
Note: An alphabetical listing of faculty below provides more specific research interests, as well as links to their respective departmental pages.
Aquatic Ecology
González, María J.
Morgan-Kiss, Rachael
Steinly, Bruce A.
Vanni, Michael J.
Williamson, Craig E.
Architecture and Building Science
Johnston, Scott A.
Behavioral Ecology
Keane, Brian
Meikle, Douglas B.
Rypstra, Ann L.
Solomon, Nancy G.
Climatology
Johnston, Scott A.
Community Ecology
Cady, Alan B.
Crist, Thomas O.
González, María J.
Rypstra, Ann L.
Stevens, M. Henry H.
Vanni, Michael J.
Conservation Ecology
Crist, Thomas O.
Keiffer, Carolyn Howes
Rypstra, Ann L.
Ecosystem Ecology
Vanni, Michael J.
Williamson, Craig E.
Invertebrate Ecology
Cady, Alan B.
Crist, Thomas O.
González, María J.
Lee, Richard E., Jr.
Rypstra, Ann L.
Steinly, Bruce A.
Landscape Ecology
Crist, Thomas O.
Keiffer, Carolyn Howes
Medley, Kimberly E.
Rypstra, Ann L.
Microbial Ecology
Bollmann, Annette
Fisk, Melany
Morgan-Kiss, Rachael
Physiological Ecology
Costanzo, Jon P.
Gladish, Daniel K.
Lee, Richard E., Jr.
Schaefer, Paul
Plant Ecology
Gorchov, David L.
Keiffer, Carolyn Howes
Medley, Kimberly E.
Stevens, M. Henry H.
Terrestrial Ecology
Cady, Alan B.
Crist, Thomas O.
Fisk, Melany
Gladish, Daniel K.
Gorchov, David L.
Keane, Brian
Keiffer, Carolyn Howes
Meikle, Douglas B.
Russell, David
Rypstra, Ann L.
Solomon, Nancy G.
Stevens, M. Henry H.
Faculty by Alphabet
| Faculty | Department/Program | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Boardman, Mark R. | Geology & Environmental Earth Science | oceanography, marine ecology, climage change, coral reefs, environmental geochemistry |
| Bollmann, Annette | Microbiology | microbial ecology, nitrogen cycle, bioremediation, ecophysiology |
| Boone, Michelle D. | Biology | amphibian conservation, experimental ecology, ecotoxicology, invasive species, pathogens, multiple stressors |
| Cady, Alan B. | Biology | agrosystems, behavioral ecology, generalist predatory arthropods |
| Costanzo, Jon P. | Biology | hibernation ecology and physiology, amphibians, reptiles, cold hardiness mechanisms, bioenergetics, environmental physiology |
| Crist, Thomas | Biology | terrestrial ecology, biodiversity, insect ecology, conservation biology |
| Fisk, Melany C. | Biology | terrestrial ecosystems, decomposition and nutrient cycling |
| Gladish, Daniel K. | Biology | prairie restoration, temperature, soil remediation, flooding |
| González, María J. | Biology | aquatic ecology, community ecology, predator-prey interactions, zooplankton |
| Gorchov, David L. | Biology | plant population ecology, population biology of harvested plants, invasive plants |
| Johnston, Scott A. | Architecture & Interior Design | sustainable design, solar design, energy conservation, building systems |
| Keane, Brian | Biology | mammalian social behavior, inbreeding, mate choice, dispersal, molecular genetic techniques |
| Keiffer, Carolyn Howes | Biology | ecological restoration, invasive plants, phytoremediation, bioremediation |
| Kwit, Charles | Biology | frugivory and seed dispersal, disturbance ecology, conservation biology |
| Lee, Richard E. | Biology | physiological ecology, winter biology, entomology |
| Levy, Jonathan | Geology & Environmental Earth Science | ground water flow and contamination, pesticide fate and transport |
| Medley, Kimberly E. | Geography | biogeography, plant ecology, landscape ecology, conservation |
| Morgan-Kiss, Rachael M. | Microbiology | extremophillic microbes, cold adaptation, photobiology and ecophysiology |
| Renwick, William H. | Geography | land use, water quality, sedimentation, erosion |
| Russell, David E. | Biology | molecular systematics, entomology, ornithology |
| Rypstra, Ann L. | Biology | behavioral ecology, community ecology, predator-prey interactions, spiders |
| Schaeffer, Paul J. | Biology | behavioral ecology, community ecology, predator-prey interactions, spiders |
| Solomon, Nancy | Biology | sociality, group-living, dispersal, cooperative breeding, communal and parental care, mammals |
| Steinly, Bruce A. | Biology | restoration, wetlands, insect primary consumers, insect detritivores, shore flies, food webs, arthropod brain morphology |
| Stevens, Martin Henry H. | Biology | ecology and evolution of community dynamics and diversity, statistical methods |
| Vanni, Michael J. | Biology | ecosystem and community ecology, food webs, aquatic ecology, watersheds |
| Williamson, Craig E. | Biology | ecology of UV radiation in aquatic ecosystems, global change ecology |