Faculty Associates
Students interested in the Graduate Program in Ecology should review the research interests of the faculty associates below. Any faculty associate in a participating department can serve as the thesis/dissertation advisor.
| Faculty Associate | Department | Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Bailer, A. John | Statistics | design and analysis of ecotoxicological experiments and quantitative risk estimation |
| Baker, Rob | Biology | plant evolutionary developmental biology genotype-phenotype connections environmental interactions |
| Berg, David J. | Biology | biodiversity molecular ecology conservation of freshwater invertebrates |
| 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 | terrestrial ecology, focusing on generalist predatory arthropods in agroecosystems |
| Costanzo, Jon P. | Biology | hibernation ecology and physiology amphibians reptiles cold hardiness mechanisms bioenergetics environmental physiology |
| Crist, Thomas | Biology | landscape ecology biodiversity conservation biology statistical ecology insect ecology |
| Cummins, Hays | Geography | global change coral reef ecosystems science education |
| Davis, Amélie Y. | Geography; Institute for the Environment and Sustainability | human-environment interactions landscape ecology land use land cover change modeling sustainable landscapes and ecosystem services GIS modeling |
| Dong, Hailiang | Geology & Environmental Earth Science | microbial ecology in lakes, oceans, groundwater bioremediation geomicrobiology geochemistry |
| Fisk, Melany C. | Biology | terrestrial ecosystems biogeochemistry decomposition soil ecology |
| Gladish, Daniel K. | Biology | effects of environmental factors on root development prairie restoration soil remediation |
| González, María J. | Biology | community ecology aquatic food webs zooplankton fish |
| Gorchov, David L. | Biology | ecology of invasive plants (especially invasion dynamics) population ecology forest ecology |
| Hagerman, Ann E. | Chemistry & Biochemistry | plant polyphenolics (tannins) soil decomposition of polyphenolics plant-animal interactions analytical biochemistry |
| Henry, Mary C. | Geography | landscape ecology remote sensing vegetation dynamics fire ecology |
| Hoffman, Susan M.G. | Biology | evolutionary, population and conservation genetics of mammals |
| Jezkova, Tereza | Biology | population and landscape genetics genomics phylogeography phylogenetics and diversification species range and niche shifts ecological niche assessments |
| Keane, Brian | Biology | mammalian social behavior inbreeding mate choice dispersal molecular genetic techniques |
| Keiffer, Carolyn H. | Biology | ecological restoration invasive plants phytoremediation bioremediation |
| Krekeler, Mark | Geology & Environmental Earth Science | constructed wetlands environmental mineralogy mine waste battery waste heavy metal pollution |
| Levy, Jonathan | Geology & Environmental Earth Science | groundwater/surface-water interaction contaminant transport and water-resource issues in the developing world |
| Maingi, John K. | Geography | GIS remote sensing forest ecology environmental change |
| McCarty, Jessica | Geography | GIS remote sensing land-cover/land-use change food security and agriculture climate change geospatial data science spatial analysis |
| Medley, Kimberly E. | Geography | biogeography plant ecology landscape ecology conservation |
| Moore, Richard C. | Biology | plant evolutionary biology evolutionary genetics and genomics duplicate gene evolution evolution of sexual reproduction systems |
| Morgan-Kiss, Rachael M. | Microbiology | distribution and function of phototrophic microorganisms in extreme environments production of biomass from cold-tolerant algal species |
| Myers, Christopher A. | Biology | conservation, with community engagement and education projects worldwide |
| Oris, James T. | Biology | ecological impacts of stressors and chemicals in the aquatic environment |
| Rypstra, Ann L. | Biology | behavioral ecology community ecology predator-prey interactions spiders |
| Schaeffer, Paul | Biology | energetics physiological ecology phenotypic plasticity of metabolism field physiology telemetry |
| Shukla, Amit | Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering | nonlinear dynamics bifurcation stability and control hybrid systems |
| 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 |
| Tomoyasu, Yoshinori | Biology | evolutionary developmental biology using insect wings as a model system |
| Tyler, Carrie | Geology & Environmental Earth Science | marine invertebrates and community interactions |
| Vanni, Michael J. | Biology | ecosystem and community ecology aquatic ecology food webs nutrient cycling watersheds |
| Vincent, Michael A. | Biology | plant/fungal taxonomy floristics endangered species conservation herbarium curation |
| Williamson, Craig E. | Biology | global change limnology ecology of UV radiation zooplankton and larval fish ecology |
| Zhang, Jing | Statistics | Bayesian statistics spatial analysis statistical modeling for environmental and biological sciences |
| Faculty Affiliate | Department | Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Hickey, R. James | Biology | systematics and evolution of vascular plants, especially pteridophytes Bahamian flora |
| Huerta, Alfredo | Biology | plant physiology |
| Lee, Richard E. | Biology | ecophysiology of winter survival |
| Renwick, William H. | Geography | land use water quality sedimentation erosion |
| Smith-Huerta, Nancy | Biology | pollination biology |