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Name Contact Information Research Interests
Adler, Lynn
Assistant Professor , Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
lsadler@ent.umass.edu
413-545-1060
209E Fernald Hall
Plant-Animal interactions
Alpert, Peter
Associate Professor, Biology
palpert@bio.umass.edu
413-545-4357
409 Morrill 3
Physiological ecology of plants
Andersen, Jeremy
MS Student
janderse@nsm.umass.edu
545-2844
104 Fernald
Phylogeny of armored scale insects (Hemiptera:Diaspididae)
Averill, Anne
Associate Professor, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
aaverill@ent.umass.edu
413-545-1054
204G Fernald
Insect-plant interactions
Baltzer, Holly
PhD Student
hbaltzer@nsm.umass.edu

Undecided
Baskin, Tobias
Associate Professor, Biology
baskin@bio.umass.edu
413-545-1533
106C Morrill 3
Growth and morphogenesis of plants
Bednarski, Julie
PhD Student
jbednars@nsm.umass.edu
413-545-2844
102 Middlesex
Perception in jumping spiders
Belinsky, Kara
PhD Candidate
karab@bio.umass.edu
413-545-4361
323 Morrill 2
Communication and mate choice in songbirds
Bergmann, Philip J.
PhD Candidate
pjbergma@nsm.umass.edu
413-545-1863
213 Morrill 3
Functional implications of differences in body proportions on locomotion in lizards
Bernatzky, Robert
Associate Professor, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
rb@pssci.Umass.edu
413-545-5222
204A French Hall
Molecular genetic markers/Self-incompatibility
Bittman, Eric L.
Professor, Biology
elb@bio.umass.edu
413-545-4344
418A Morrill 3
Neural basis of circadian rhythms and photoperiodism
Blanchard, Jeffrey
Assistant Professor, Microbiology
blanchard@microbio.umass.edu
413-577-2130
330B Morrill 1
Influence of environmental changes on the evolution of molecular processes, Evolution of microbial cellular and community networks
Blaustein, Jeffrey D.
Professor, Psychology
blaustein@cns.umass.edu
413-545-1524
536 Tobin
Mammalian neuroendocrinology and behavioral endocrinology
Bolus, Rachel T. (Bru)
PhD Student
rbru@nsm.umass.edu
413-545-4361
323 Morrill 2
The function of birdsong during migration
Braun, Barry
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
bbraun@kin.umass.edu
413-577-0146
106 Totman
Metabolic regulation in humans
Bubier, Jill
Associate Professor , Environmental Science
jbubier@mtholyoke.edu
413-538-2607
Clapp Laboratory, Mount Holyoke College
Carbon cycling in northern wetlands
Buckley, Christine R.
PhD Candidate
crbuckle@nsm.umass.edu
413-545-1863
213 Morrill 3
Reproductive ecology of western fence lizards
Buonaccorsi, John
Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
johnpb@math.umass.edu
413-545-2809
1435K Lederle
Statistical theory, methods and applcations, Quantitative ecology
Byers, Bruce
Associate Professor, Biology
bbyers@bio.umass.edu
413-545-1236
348 Morrill 2
Acoustic communication in birds
Caicedo, Ana L.
Assistant Professor, Biology
caicedo@bio.umass.edu
413-545-0975
420 Morrill 2
Plant molecular evolution and evolutionary genomics
Caldwell, Graham
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
gc@kin.umass.edu
413-545-0017
105 Totman
Muscle mechanics and modeling in human motor performance
Castro-Santos, Ted
Adjunct Assistant Pr, Biology
tcastrosantos@acad.umass.edu
413-863-3838
Conte Anadromous Fish Lab, Turners Falls, MA
Swimming performance and passage at barriers
Charney, Noah
PhD Student
noah@bio.umass.edu
413-545-1781
109 Ag. Engineering
Movement ecology and conservation
Clotfelter, Ethan D.
Assistant Professor, Biology, Amherst College
edclotfelter@amherst.edu
413-542-2252
229 McGuire Life Sciences Building
Reproductive behavior of birds and fishes
Cooley, Daniel R.
Associate Professor, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
dcooley@microbio.umass.edu
413-545-0179
103 Clark
Ecology and management of tree fruit pathogens
Coombs, Margery C.
Professor, Biology
mccc@bio.umass.edu
413-545-0514
358 Morrill 2
Vertebrate paleontology
Coombs, Jason
PhD Candidate
jcoombs@cns.umass.edu
413-545-1928
201 Holdsworth
Trout population dynamics and reproductive success
Cox Fernandes, Cristina
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Biology
cristina@bio.umass.edu
413-545-4391
142 Morrill 3
Community ecology, sexual dimorphism, morphology and taxonomy of electric fish
DeStefano, Stephen
Research Professor, Natural Resources Conservation
sdestef@nrc.umass.edu
413-545-4889
329 Holdsworth
Population ecology, habitat relationships, suburban-wildlife, human-wildlife interactions
DeVries, Geert J.
Professor, Psychology
gjd@cns.umass.edu
413-545-0663
528 Tobin
Mechanisms and functional significance of sexual differentiation of the brain
Dewar, Eric
PhD Candidate
dewar@suffolk.edu
617-994-6465
Off campus
Early Tertiary mammalian paleontology and paleoecology
Doherty, Mary
PhD Candidate
mdoherty@email.smith.edu
413-585-3750
Clark Science Center, Smith College
Pylogeography of marine ciliates
Dorit, Robert L.
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Smith College
rdorit@smith.edu
413-585-3638
435 Sabin-Reed Hall
Molecular evolution; comparative & statistical approaches to molecular & genome evolution
Downes, Gerald B.
Assistant Professor, Biology
gbdownes@bio.umass.edu
413-545-1266
Morrill 2 427C
Development and function of spinal cord networks
Dumont, Betsy
Associate Professor, Biology; OEB Associate Director and Chair of Admissions
bdumont@bio.umass.edu
413-545-3565
321 Morrill 2
Mammalian morphology and evolution
Dunthorn, Micah S
PhD Candidate
dunthorn@nsm.umass.edu
413-585-3750
Clark Science Center, Smith College
Phylogeny and phylogeography of ciliates
Eiting, Thomas
PhD Student
tpeiting@bio.umass.edu
413-545-0748
321 Morrill 2
Functional morphology and evolution of the nose of bats
Elkinton, Joseph S.
Professor, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences; OEB Director
elkinton@ent.umass.edu
413-545-4816
310 Ag Engineering
Population dynamics of gypsy moths; forest entomology
Ellison, Aaron
Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Forest
aellison@fas.harvard.edu
978-724-3302
Harvard, Forest, Petersham, MA
Community ecology
Finn, John
Professor, Natural Resources Conservation
finn@nrc.umass.edu
413-545-1819
118 Holdsworth
Mathematical modeling of populations and ecosystems
Fownes, James H.
Research Professor, Natural Resources Conservation
jwfownes@nrc.umass.edu
413-577-0205
303 Holdsworth
Forest ecology and conservation
Fuller, Todd K.
Professor, Natural Resources Conservation
tkfuller@nrc.umass.edu
413-545-4723
128 Holdsworth
Mammalian population ecology and natural history
Gill, Cynthia
Assistant Professor, Natural Sciences, Hampshire College
cgill@hampsphire.edu
413-559-5358
CSC 305
Neuroendocrinology of the developing brain
Gillespie, Sandra
PhD Candidate
sgillesp@nsm.umass.edu
413-577-1824
102G Fernald
Multitrophic impacts of antagonists on pollination
Gillis, Gary B.
Assistant Professor, Biology, Mount Holyoke College
ggillis@mtholyoke.edu
413-538-3319
120 Clapp
Biomechanics and neuromuscular control of vertebrate locomotion
Godfrey, Laurie R.
Professor, Anthropology
lgodfrey@anthro.umass.edu
413-545-2064
102 Machmer
Primatology, paleontology and evolutionary theory
Goodwin, Steven
Dean, Natural Resources and the Environment, Microbiology
sgoodwin@nre.umass.edu
413-545-4204
Stockbridge
Microbial ecology and biodegradation of natural and synthetic polymers
Griffin, Curtice R.
Professor, Natural Resources Conservation
cgriffin@nrc.umass.edu
413-545-2640
324 Holdsworth
Wildlife ecology and conservation
Gwiazdowski, Rodger
PhD Candidate
rodger@psis.umass.edu
413-545-1039
104 Fernald
Evolution and phylogeography of parthenogenesis in armored scale insects
Hagadorn, James
Assistant Professor, Geology, Amherst College
jwhagadorn@amherst.edu
413-542-2714
312 Earth Science Building, Amherst College
Marine paleocommunities including microbial and metazoan life
Haro, Alex
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Natural Resources Conservation
Alex_Haro@usgs.gov
413-863-3806
Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center -USGS
Fish behavior and migration; fish passage
Harrington, Robin
Assistant Professor, Natural Resources Conservation
rharring@nrc.umass.edu
413-577-0204
318 Holdsworth
Forest ecology: canopy processes and regeneration
Henningsen, Justin
PhD Student
justinh@nsm.umass.edu
413-545-1863
213 Morrill 3
Sexual selection and sexual signaling in Anolis lizards
Hof, David
PhD Student
dhof@nsm.umass.edu
413-545-2314
356 Morrill 2
Adaptive sex ratio bias in songbirds
Hood, Michael E.
Assistant Professor, Biology, Amherst College
mhood@amherst.edu
413-542-8538
352 McGuire LIfe Sciences Bilding
Evolutionary forces that shape systems of inheritance and disease transmission
Hoopes, Martha
Assistant Professor, Biology, Mount Holyoke College
mhoopes@mtholyoke.edu
413-538-2210
214 Clapp, Mount Holyoke College
Conservation biology, invasion dynamics, spatial modeling
Houlihan, Peter
Lecturer, Biology
peteh@bio.umass.edu
413-545-9753
352 Morrill 2
Vertebrate behavioral ecology and conservation biology
Irschick, Duncan
Assistant Professor, Biology
irschick@bio.umass.edu
413-545-1696
205C Morrill 3
Functional morphology, evolution and behavioral ecology
Jakob, Elizabeth
Professor, Psychology; OEB Associate Director and Graduate Program Director
ejakob@psych.umass.edu
413-577-0707
107 Middlesex
Behavioral ecology of spiders, especially social behavior and learning
Jaques, Penny
Program Manager, OEB
pjaques@bio.umass.edu
413-545-0928
319 Morrill 3
Jenks, Kate
Joint OEB/Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation PhD Candidate
kjenks@nsm.umass.edu
413-545-4419
Cold Storage, Chenoweth
Dhole and jackal ecology in Thailand
Jensen, Abigail
Assistant Professor, Biology
ajensen@bio.umass.edu
413-545-4750
108C Morrill 3
Genetic control of retina development and disease in zebrafish
Johnson, Norman
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
njohnson@ent.umass.edu
413-545-5858
116J Ag. Engineering
Evolutionary genetics
Jones, Michael
Joint OEB/Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation PhD Candidate
mtjones@nsm.umass.edu
413-577-4207
Cold Storage, Chenoweth
Spatial ecology of stream-dwelling turtles
Juanes, Francis
Professor, Natural Resources Conservation
juanes@nrc.umass.edu
413-545-2758
309 Holdsworth
Marine fisheries ecology and behavior
Kane, Pat
Bookkeeper, OEB
pkane@bio.umass.edu
413-545-2752
319 Morrill 3
Karlstrom, Rolf
Associate Professor, Biology
karlstrom@bio.umass.edu
413-577-3448
330 Morrill 2
Developmental neurobiology; axon guidance and forebrain patterning
Katz, Laura
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Smith College
lkatz@email.smith.edu
413-585-3825
201 Burton Hall, Smith College
Tree of Life; genome evolution in microbial eukaryotes
Kauffman, Katherine
MS Student
kekauffma@nsm.umass.edu

Foraging and reproductive ecology of marine birds
Kelty, Matthew
Professor, Natural Resources Conservation
kelty@nrc.umass.edu
413-545-1799
218 Holdsworth
Forest ecology and management
Kent-Braun, Jane
Professor, Kinesiology
janekb@kin.umass.edu
413-545-5305
22 Totman
Muscle physiology
King, David
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Natural Resources Conservation
dking@fs.fed.us

201 Holdsworth
Forest wildlife management
Kunkel, Joseph
Professor, Biology
joe@bio.umass.edu
413-545-0468
426A Morrill 1 N
Developmental physiology
Lahr, Daniel
PhD Student
dlahr@nsm.umass.edu
413-584-4684
Clark Science Center, Smith College
Genome evolution in ciliates and lobose amoebae
Lahti, David C.
Darwin Fellow Emeritus, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
lahti@bio.umass.edu
413-577-3557
356 Morrill 2
Evolution of complex behavioral traits and associated morphology in an ecological context
Leckie, Mark
Professor, Geosciences
mleckie@geo.umass.edu
413-545-1948
252 Morrill 4
Foraminiferal paleoecology and evolutionary history; paleoceanography
Lerman , Susannah
PhD Candidate
slerman@nsm.umass.edu
413-545-1781
109 Ag. Engineering
Impacts of urbanization on bird community structure
Letcher, Benjamin
Adjunct Associate Professor, Natural Resources Conservation
bletcher@nrc.umass.edu
413-863-3803
Conte Anadromous Fish Lab, Turners Falls, MA
Population ecology of anadromous fish
Lord, Kathryn
PhD Candidate
klord@nsm.umass.edu

Off campus
Development and maintenance of species typical behavior in captive environments
Marcotrigiano, Michael
Botanic Garden Director, Biological Sciences, Smith College
mmarcotr@email.smith.edu
413-585-2741
Lyman Plant Hourse
Plant development
Margulis, Lynn
Distinguished Professor, Geosciences
413-545-3244
318 Morrill 3
Microbial evolution and organelle heredity
Mather, Martha
Research Associate Prefessor, Natural Resources Conservation
mather@nrc.umass.edu
413-545-4895
317 Holdsworth
Fisheries ecology
McCormick, Stephen D.
Adjunct Associate Professor, Biology
mccormick@umext.umass.edu
413-863-3804
Conte Anadromous Fish Lab, Turners Falls, MA
Physiology and endocrinology of migratory fishes
McGarigal, Kevin
Associate Professor, Natural Resources Conservation
mcgarigalk@nrc.umass.edu
413-577-0655
304 Holdsworth
Wildlife/landscape ecology and ecosystem management
McMillan, David
PhD Candidate
mcmillan@bio.umass.edu
413-545-1863
213 Morrill 3
Stress protein expression and thermal tolerance in western fence lizards
Melvin, Scott
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Natural Resources Conservation
scott.melvin@state.ms.us
508-389-6345
Endangered species and wetlands wildlife
Mendez, Gonzalo
MS Student
gmendezz@yahoo.com

Off campus
Assessing post-stocking dispersal of juvenile Atlantic salmon using genetic marks
Miller, Jill
Assistant Professor, Biology
jmiller@amherst.edu
413-542-2168
224 McGuire, Amherst College
Ecology and evolution of plant sexual systems
Moseley, Dana
PhD Student
dmoseley@bio.umass.edu
413-577-3557
356 Morril 2
Signal function and sexual selection in swamp sparrow song
Nüsslein, Klaus
Associate Professor, Microbiology
nusslein@microbio.umass.edu
413-545-1356
203 Morill N
Microbial ecology of terrestrial and aquatic environments
Nislow, Keith
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Natural Resources Conservation
knislow@fs.fed.us
413-545-1765
Ecology and conservation biology of stream fishes and invertebrates
Normark, Benjamin
Associate Professor, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
bnormark@ent.umass.edu
413-577-3780
204B Fernald
Evolution of alternative genetic systems in insects
Novak, Melinda
Professor, Psychology
mnovak@psych.umass.edu
413-545-2387
439 Tobin
Behavior of microtines and primates
Ogden, Kimberly
PhD Student
kogden@nsm.umass.edu

Draper Hall
Conservation of four-toed salamanders in Massachusetts
Paradis, Annie
PhD Candidate
aparadis@psis.umass.edu
413-545-1032
115 Ag Engineering
Population dynamics and genetics of the hemlock woolly adelgid
Parfrey, Laura W.
PhD Candidate
lwegener@nsm.umass.edu
413-585-3730
Clark Science Center, Smith College
Evolution and genome structure of Foraminifera
Partan, Sarah R.
Assistant Professor, Cognitive Science, Hampshire College
partan@hampshire.edu
413-559-5559
Adele Simmons Hall 131
Visual and acoustic communication in mammals
Podos, Jeffrey
Associate Professor, Biology
jpodos@bio.umass.edu
413-545-0847
360A Morrill 2
Mechanisms and evolution of vertebrate behavior, bioacoustics
Porter, Adam H.
Associate Professor, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
aporter@ent.umass.edu
413-545-1036
Hatch Lab
Conservation ecology of lepidoptera; evolution of development, biostatistics and bioinformatics
Rich, Stephen
Assistant Professor, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
smrich@psis.umass.edu
413-545-1057
Fernald 209
Medical zoology and evolutionary genetics
Richmond, Alan
Lecturer/Curator, Biology
alanr@bio.umass.edu
413-545-5386
Morrill 4 457
Phylogeography of New England amphibians and reptiles
Riley, Margaret (Peg)
Professor, Biology
riley@bio.umass.edu
413-545-2132
Morrill 3 306
Microbial molecular evolution and ecology
Santana, Sharlene
PhD Candidate
ssantana@bio.umass.edu
413-545-0748
321Morrill 2
Evolution of feeding strategies in bats
Searcy, Karen
Lecturer/curator of herbarium, Biology
ksearcy@bio.umass.edu
413-545-2775
Morrill 3 401B
Reproductive ecology of plants
Searcy, Dennis
Professor, Biology
dsearcy@bio.umass.edu
413-545-2679
Morrill 4 436
Cellular evolution and physiology
Sievert, Paul R.
Research Associate Professor, Natural Resources Conservation
psievert@nrc.umass.edu
413-545-4888
Holdsworth 319
Conservation biology, physiological ecology and biostatistics
Smith, L. David
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Smith College
ldsmith@smith.edu
413-585-3828
Sabin Reed 235
Ecology and evolution of marine predator-prey interactions
Stankowich, Ted
Darwin Fellow, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
teds@bio.umass.edu
413-545-0035
109 Shade Tree Lab
Antipredator behavior, risk assessment and flight decisions in animals
Stoffolano, John G.
Professor, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
stoff@ent.umass.edu
413-545-1046
Fernald 204A
Insect behavior; Reproductive physiology and behavior of blowflies
Sun, Zhiyi
PhD Candidate
zsun@nsm.umass.edu
413-577-2133
330 Morrill 1 N
Genome evolution of marine cyanobacteria
Taft, Natasha
PhD Candidate
natashak@bio.umass.edu

Off campus
Functional morphology of pectoral fin locomotion in sculpin
Taft, Benjamin N.
PhD Candidate
btaft@bio.umass.edu
413-577-2314
356 Morrill 2
Evolution and ontogeny of vocal learning in birds
Temeles, Ethan J.
Associate Professor, Biology, Smith College
ejtemeles@amherst.edu
413-542-8322
225 McGuire Life Sciences Building
Hummingbird-flower coevolution; Sexual dimorphism
Tilley, Stephen G.
Professor, Biological Sciences, Smith College
stilley@email.smith.edu
413-585-3817
453 Sabin-Reed Hall, Smith College
Genetic differentiation and speciation in salamanders
Torres, Maria Ocasio
PhD Student
mocasiot@nsm.umass.edu

Draper Hall
Undecided
Tulchinsky, Alexander
PhD Student
atulchin@nsm.umass.edu
413-577-1753
Hatch Lab
Evolutionary genetics of speciation
Van Driesche, Roy G.
Research Associate Professor, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
vandries@nre.umass.edu
413-545-1061
Ag Engineering 320
Population dynamics and biological control of insects
Wade, George
Professor, Psychology
gwade@snc.umass.edu
413-545-0772
Tobin 525
Reproductive neuroendocrinology and nutrition-reproductive interactions
Walker, James W.
Professor, Biology
jwalker@bio.umass.edu
413-545-3034
Morrill 2 146
Systematics and evolution of plants
Walker, Elsbeth
Associate Professor, Biology
ewalker@bio.umass.edu
413-545-0861
Morrill 3 311
Epigenetic mechanisms in plants
Warren, Paige S.
Assistant Professor, Natural Resources Conservation
pswarren@nrc.umass.edu
413-545-0061
Hatch Lab 11
Animal communication, urban ecology, human-environment interactions
Willey, Lisabeth
Joint OEB/Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation PhD Candidate
lwilley@nsm.umass.edu
413-545-1237
Draper Hall
Conservation of eastern box turtles in central Massachusetts
Wu, Jin
Joint OEB/Entomology PhD Student
jwu@nsm.umass.edu
413-545-2844
104 Fernald
Phylogenetic analysis of Coccoidea
Wyse, Gordon
Professor, Biology
gwyse@bio.umass.edu
413-545-0477
Morrill 3 210
Neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, and behavior in simpler nervous systems
Zoeller, R. Thomas
Professor, Biology
tzoeller@bio.umass.edu
413-545-2088
Morrill 2 427D
Environmental endocrine disrupters

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