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| Name | Contact Information | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Adler, Lynn Associate Professor, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences |
lsadler@ent.umass.edu 413-545-1060 209E Fernald Hall |
Plant-Animal interactions |
| Albertson, Craig Assistant Professor, Biology |
albertson@bio.umass.edu 413-545-2902 236 Morrill 2 |
Evolutionary Developmental Biology |
| Alpert, Peter Professor, Biology |
palpert@bio.umass.edu 413-545-4357 100A Clark |
Invasive species, clonal plants, dessication tolerance and conservation and development |
| Averill, Anne Associate Professor, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences |
aaverill@ent.umass.edu 413-545-1054 204G Fernald |
Insect-plant interactions |
| Baskin, Tobias Associate Professor, Biology |
baskin@bio.umass.edu 413-545-1533 106C Morrill 3 |
Growth and morphogenesis of plants |
| Bellemare, Jesse Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, Smith College |
jbellema@smith.edu 413-585-3812 24B Sabin-Reed |
Plant ecology, biogeography and evolution |
| Bittman, Eric L. Professor, Biology |
elb@bio.umass.edu 413-545-4344 418A Morrill 3 |
Neural basis of circadian rhythms and photoperiodism |
| Blanchard, Jeffrey Associate Professor, Microbiology |
blanchard@microbio.umass.edu 413-577-2130 330B Morrill 1 |
Ecology and evolution of microbial communities with a particular emphasis on forest soil communities and gut microbiomes. |
| Blaustein, Jeffrey D. Professor, Psychology |
blaustein@cns.umass.edu 413-545-1524 536 Tobin |
Mammalian neuroendocrinology and behavioral endocrinology |
| Bolus, Rachel T. (Bru) PhD Candidate |
rbru@bio.umass.edu 413-545-4361 315 Morrill 3 |
Social information use by migratory birds |
| Bradley, Bethany Assistant Professor, Environmental Conservation |
bbradley@eco.umass.edu 413-545-1764 318 Holdsworth |
Biogeography and global change ecology |
| Braun, Barry Associate Professor, Kinesiology |
bbraun@kin.umass.edu 413-577-0146 106 Totman |
Metabolic regulation in humans |
| Brennan, Patricia L. Research Assistant Professor, Biology |
pbrennan@bio.umass.edu 413-545-1863 219 Morrill 3 |
Sexual conflict, sexual selection, vertebrate reproduction |
| Brown, Alexandria (Lexi) PhD Candidate |
acbro0@cns.umass.edu 413-545-4361 323 Morrill 2 |
Physiologicaltrade-offs and sexual selection |
| Bubier, Jill Associate Professor , Environmental Science, Mount Holyoke College |
jbubier@mtholyoke.edu 413-538-2607 Clapp Laboratory, Mount Holyoke College |
Carbon cycling in northern wetlands |
| 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 Professor, Biology |
tcastrosantos@acad.umass.edu 413-863-3838 Conte Anadromous Fish Lab, Turners Falls, MA |
Swimming performance and passage at barriers |
| Chadwick, Joseph MS Student |
jgchadwi@cns.umass.edu Conte Lab, Turners Falls |
Global warming and fish physiology |
| Clotfelter, Ethan D. Associate Professor, Biology, Amherst College |
edclotfelter@amherst.edu 413-542-2252 229 McGuire Life Sciences, Amherst College |
Reproductive behavior of birds and fishes |
| Concannon, Moira MS Student |
mrconcan@cns.umass.edu 336 Morrill 2 |
Evolution of a morphological novelty in Cichlids |
| Cooley, Daniel R. Associate Professor, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences |
dcooley@microbio.umass.edu 413-577-3803 103 Clark |
Plant disease ecology and plant disease management. |
| Coombs, Margery C. Professor, Biology |
mccc@bio.umass.edu 413-545-0514 358 Morrill 2 |
Vertebrate paleontology |
| Cox, Matthew PhD Student |
mcox@psis.umass.edu |
Plant-animal interactions |
| Cox Fernandes, Cristina Adjunct Research Associate Professor, Biology |
cristina@bio.umass.edu 413-545-4391 142 Morrill 3 |
Community ecology, sexual dimorphism, morphology and taxonomy of electric fish |
| Dalton, Evan MS Student |
edalton@cns.umass.edu |
Urban ecology |
| Del Toro, Israel (Izzy) PhD Candidate |
ideltoro@cns.umass.edu Harvard Forest, Petersham |
Biogeographical patterns of ant communities in forested ecosystems |
| DeStefano, Stephen Research Professor, Environmental Conservation |
sdestef@eco.umass.edu 413-545-4889 329 Holdsworth |
Population ecology, habitat relationships, suburban-wildlife, human-wildlife interactions |
| DeVries, Geert J. Professor, Psychology |
devries@cns.umass.edu 413-545-0663 528 Tobin |
Mechanisms and functional significance of sexual differentiation of the brain |
| Dietz, Dennis MS Student |
ddietz@bio.umass.edu |
Plant ecology |
| Dorit, Robert L. Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Smith College |
rdorit@smith.edu 413-585-3638 435 Sabin-Reed Hall, Smth College |
Molecular evolution; comparative & statistical approaches to molecular & genome evolution |
| Downes, Gerald B. Assistant Professor, Biology |
gbdownes@bio.umass.edu 413-545-1266 427C Morrill 2 |
Development and function of spinal cord networks |
| Dumont, Elizabeth (Betsy) Professor, Biology; OEB Director |
bdumont@bio.umass.edu 413-545-3565 321 Morrill 2 |
Mammalian morphology and evolution |
| Eiting, Thomas PhD Candidate |
tpeiting@bio.umass.edu 413-545-3565 321 Morrill 2 |
Functional morphology and evolution of the nose of bats |
| Elkinton, Joseph S. Professor, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences |
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 978-756-6178 Harvard, Forest, Petersham, MA |
Community ecology |
| Finn, John Professor, Environmental Conservation |
finn@eco.umass.edu 413-545-1819 118 Holdsworth |
Mathematical modeling of populations and ecosystems |
| Fuller, Todd K. Professor, Environmental Conservation |
tkfuller@eco.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 |
| Gillis, Gary B. Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Mount Holyoke College |
ggillis@mtholyoke.edu 413-538-3319 120 Clapp |
Biomechanics and neuromuscular control of vertebrate locomotion |
| Gilman, Casey PhD Student |
cgilman@bio.umass.edu 413-545-1863 205 Morrill 3 |
Evolution and adaptation of lizards |
| Godfrey, Laurie R. Professor, Anthropology |
lgodfrey@anthro.umass.edu 413-545-2064 102 Machmer |
Primatology, paleontology and evolutionary theory |
| Goodwin, Steven Dean, Natural Sciences, Microbiology |
sgoodwin@nre.umass.edu 413-545-4204 Stockbridge |
Microbial ecology and biodegradation of natural and synthetic polymers |
| Goodwin, Sarah PhD Candidate |
segoodwi@cns.umass.edu 413-577-4368 256 Morrill 2 |
Song perception |
| Green, Patrick PhD Student |
pagreen@bio.umass.edu 332 Morrill 2 |
Signaling and biomechanics of stomatopod aggressive behavior |
| Griffin, Curtice R. Professor, Environmental Conservation |
cgriffin@eco.umass.edu 413-545-2640 324 Holdsworth |
Wildlife ecology and conservation |
| Hamill, Joseph Professor, Kinesiology |
jhamill@kin.umass.edu 413-545-2245 23 Totman |
Biomechanics of human locomotion |
| Haro, Alex Adjunct Assistant Professor, Environmental Conservation |
Alex_Haro@usgs.gov 413-863-3806 Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center -USGS |
Fish behavior and migration; fish passage |
| Henningsen, Justin PhD Candidate |
justinh@bio.umass.edu 413-545-1863 213 Morrill 3 |
Sexual selection and sexual signaling in Anolis lizards |
| Hof, David PhD Candidate |
dhof@cns.umass.edu 413-545-2314 356 Morrill 2 |
Adaptive sex ratio bias in songbirds |
| Hood, Michael E. Associate 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 Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Mount Holyoke College |
mhoopes@mtholyoke.edu 413-538-2210 214 Clapp, Mount Holyoke College |
Conservation biology, invasion dynamics, spatial modeling |
| Houlihan, Peter Senior Lecturer, Biology |
peteh@bio.umass.edu 413-545-9753 352 Morrill 2 |
Vertebrate behavioral ecology and conservation biology |
| Hu, Yinan PhD Student |
yinan@bio.umass.edu 336 Morrill 2 |
Evolutionary mechanisms of craniofacial variation in cichlids |
| Irschick, Duncan Professor, Biology |
irschick@bio.umass.edu 413-545-1696 205C Morrill 3 |
Functional morphology, evolution and behavioral ecology |
| Jakob, Elizabeth Professor, Psychology |
ejakob@psych.umass.edu 413-577-0707 109 Middlesex |
Animal behavior, especially perception, learning, and social behavior |
| Jaques, Penny Program Manager, OEB |
pjaques@bio.umass.edu 413-545-0928 319 Morrill 3 |
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| Jenks, Kate Joint OEB/Wildlife PhD Candidate |
kjenks@cns.umass.edu 413-545-4419 Off campus |
Dhole and jackal ecology in Thailand |
| Jensen, Abigail Associate 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 |
| Karlstrom, Rolf Professor, Biology |
karlstrom@bio.umass.edu 413-577-3448 330 Morrill 2 |
Developmental neurobiology; axon guidance and forebrain patterning |
| Katz, Laura Elsie Damon Simonds Professor, Biological Sciences, Smith College |
lkatz@email.smith.edu 413-585-3825 201 Burton Hall, Smith College |
Genome evolution and biodiversity studies of microbial eukaryotes |
| Kauffman, Katherine MS Student |
kekauffm@cns.umass.edu 120 Ag. Annex A |
Foraging and reproductive ecology of marine birds |
| Kelty, Matthew Professor, Environmental Conservation |
kelty@eco.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, Environmental Conservation |
dking@fs.fed.us 413-545-0357 201 Holdsworth |
Forest wildlife management |
| Kunkel, Joseph Professor, Biology |
joe@bio.umass.edu 413-545-0468 426A Morrill 1 N |
Developmental physiology |
| Kuo, Chi-Yun PhD Candidate |
chiyun@cns.umass.edu 413-545-1863 205 Morrill 3 |
Functional morphology |
| Lacreuse, Agnes Assistant Professor, Psychology |
alacreuse@psych.umass.edu 413-545-2183 531 Tobin |
Effects of sex hormones on cognition in young and aged nonhuman primates |
| Lavine, Michael Professor, Mathematics & Statistics |
lavine@math.umass.edu 413-545-0510 1623E LGRT |
Statistics |
| Leckie, Mark Professor, Geosciences |
mleckie@geo.umass.edu 413-545-1948 252 Morrill 4 |
Foraminiferal paleoecology and evolutionary history; paleoceanography |
| Leonard, Anne Darwin Fellow, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology |
leonard@bio.umass.edu 413-545-0035 109 Shade Tree Lab |
Signal complexity, uncertainty and decision-making |
| Letcher, Benjamin Adjunct Associate Professor, Environmental Conservation |
bletcher@eco.umass.edu 413-863-3803 Conte Anadromous Fish Lab, Turners Falls, MA |
Population ecology of anadromous fish |
| Lin, Yi-Fen PhD Student |
yifen@bio.umass.edu 321 Morrill 2 |
Biomechanics |
| Long, Skye PhD Candidate |
smlong@cns.umass.edu 413-545-2844 105 Middlesex |
Functional neurobiology of spider brains |
| Ma, Li-Jun Assistant Professor, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences |
lijun@psis.umass.edu 413-545-1205 204C Fernald |
Genome evolution and organism adaptation using comparative genomics |
| 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 Professor, Environmental Conservation |
mather@nrc.umass.edu 413-545-4895 317 Holdsworth |
Fisheries ecology |
| McCormick, Stephen D. Adjunct Professor, Biology |
mccormick@umext.umass.edu 413-863-3804 Conte Anadromous Fish Lab, Turners Falls, MA |
Physiology and endocrinology of migratory fishes |
| McGarigal, Kevin Professor, Environmental Conservation |
mcgarigalk@eco.umass.edu 413-577-0655 304 Holdsworth |
Wildlife/landscape ecology and ecosystem management |
| Melvin, Scott Adjunct Assistant Professor, Environmental Conservation |
scott.melvin@state.ms.us 508-389-6345 |
Endangered species and wetlands wildlife |
| Miller, Jill Associate Professor , Biology, Amherst College |
jmiller@amherst.edu 413-542-2168 224 McGuire, Amherst College |
Ecology and evolution of plant sexual systems |
| Moseley, Dana PhD Candidate |
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, Environmental Conservation |
knislow@fs.fed.us 413-545-1765 301 Holdsworth |
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 |
| Palmer-Young, Evan Joint OEB/Ent Phd Student |
epalmery@cns.umass.edu 413-577-1824 102F Fernals |
Systemic acquired resistance in plant-insect interactions |
| Partan, Sarah R. Associate Professor, Cognitive Science, Hampshire College |
partan@hampshire.edu 413-559-5559 131 Adele Simmons Hall |
Visual and acoustic communication in mammals |
| Patek, Sheila Assistant Professor, Biology |
patek@bio.umass.edu 413-577-4426 332A Morrill 2 |
Evolutionary biomechanics of movement and communication |
| Pezet, Joshua MS Student |
jpezet@cns.umass.edu 413-545-1033 115 Ag. Engineering |
Chemical ecology of the hemlock woolly adelgid |
| Podos, Jeffrey Professor, Biology; OEB Associate Director and Graduate Program Director |
jpodos@bio.umass.edu 413-545-0847 360A Morrill 2 |
Mechanisms and evolution of vertebrate behavior, bioacoustics |
| Pope, Denise Visiting Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, Mount Holyoke College |
dspope@mtholyoke.edu 413-538-2805 120B Carr Lab |
Behavioral ecology and evolution; communicatiion and mating behavior in arthropods |
| 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 |
| Rachootin, Stan P. Professor, Biological Sciences, Mount Holyoke College |
srachoot@mtholyoke.edu 413-538-2093 3D Clapp |
Evolution and development, history of evolutionary theory |
| Ramos, George V. MS Student |
gvramos@bio.umass.edu 413-545-3565 321 Morrill 2 |
Developmental and evolutionary morphology |
| Remage-Healey, Luke Assistant Professor, Psychology |
healey@cns.umass.edu 413-545-0772 525 Tobin |
Neural basis of behavior |
| Rich, Stephen Associate Professor, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences |
smrich@psis.umass.edu 413-545-1057 209 Fernald |
Medical zoology and evolutionary genetics |
| Richmond, Alan Lecturer/Curator, Biology |
alanr@bio.umass.edu 413-545-5386 457 Morrill 4 |
Phylogeography of New England amphibians and reptiles |
| Riley, Margaret (Peg) Professor, Biology |
riley@bio.umass.edu 413-545-2132 306 Morrill 3 |
Microbial molecular evolution and ecology |
| Roehrig, Artemis D. MS Student |
aroehrig@cns.umass.edu 413-545-1032 115 Ag Engineering |
Undecided |
| Rosario, Michael PhD Student |
mrosario@bio.umass.edu 413-545-4426 332 Morrill 2 |
Trade offs in the functional morphology of elastic structures |
| Ross, Charles Assistant Professor, Evolutionary Biology, Hampshire College |
crNS@hampshire.edu 413-599-5576 Cole Science Center, Hampshire COllege |
Eological and evolutionary genetics of hybrid zones and speciation |
| Sakrejda-Leavitt, Krzysztof PhD Candidate |
sakrejda@cns.umass.edu 11 Hatch |
Movement, infectious disease, territorial behavior and modeling |
| Schneider, Scott Joint OEB/Ent PhD Student |
scotts@psis.umass.edu 413-545-2844 104 Fernald |
Scale insect systematics, trophobiotic associations with ants |
| Schueller, Paul M. PhD Candidate |
pschuell@cns.umass.edu Conte Lab, Turners Falls |
Population genetics, movement patterns, and population persistence of brook trout in the Connecticut River basin |
| Searcy, Karen Lecturer/Curator of Herbarium, Biology |
ksearcy@bio.umass.edu 413-545-2775 401B Morrill 3 |
Reproductive ecology of plants |
| Sievert, Paul R. Research Associate Professor, Environmental Conservation; OEB Associate Director and Director of Admissions |
psievert@eco.umass.edu 413-545-4888 319 Holdsworth |
Conservation biology, physiological ecology and biostatistics |
| Smith, L. David Professor, Biological Sciences, Smith College |
ldsmith@smith.edu 413-585-3828 229 Sabin Reed |
Ecology and evolution of marine predator-prey interactions |
| Smith, Andrew PhD Student |
ajsmith@bio.umass.edu 321 Morrill 2 |
Biomechanics |
| Stankowich, Ted Darwin Fellow Emeritus, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology |
teds@bio.umass.edu 413-545-0035 109 Shade Tree Lab |
Antipredator behavior, risk assessment and flight decisions in animals |
| Stengle, Anne PhD Student |
astengle@bio.umass.edu 413-545-1237 Eng. Annex |
Habitat selection, connectivity, and viability of a timber rattlesnake metapopulation |
| Stoffolano, John G. Professor, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences |
stoff@ent.umass.edu 413-545-1046 204A Fernald |
Insect behavior; Reproductive physiology and behavior of blowflies |
| Temeles, Ethan J. Professor, Biology, Amherst College |
ejtemeles@amherst.edu 413-542-8322 225 McGuire Life Sciences Building |
Hummingbird-flower coevolution; Sexual dimorphism |
| Tilley, Stephen G. Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences, Smith College |
stilley@email.smith.edu 413-585-3817 453 Sabin-Reed Hall, Smith College |
Genetic differentiation and speciation in salamanders |
| Tulchinsky, Alexander PhD Candidate |
atulchin@cns.umass.edu 413-577-1753 Hatch Lab |
Evolutionary genetics of speciation |
| Umberger, Brian R. Assistant Professor, Kinesiology |
umberger@kin.umass.edu 413-545-1436 106 Totman |
Biomechanics and energetics of hominin locomotion |
| Van Driesche, Roy G. Research Associate Professor, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences |
vandries@nre.umass.edu 413-545-1061 320 Ag Engineering |
Population dynamics and biological control of insects |
| Veselka, Nina MS Student |
nveselka@cns.umass.edu 413-545-3565 321 Morrill 2 |
Evolution of bat thumbs |
| Vitale, Kimberly Ogden MS Student |
kogden@cns.umass.edu Draper Hall |
Conservation of four-toed salamanders in Massachusetts |
| Walker, Elsbeth Professor, Biology |
ewalker@bio.umass.edu 413-545-0861 315 Morrill 3 |
Epigenetic mechanisms in plants |
| Warren, Paige S. Associate Professor, Environmental Conservation |
pswarren@eco.umass.edu 413-545-0061 216 Holdsworth |
Animal communication, urban ecology, human-environment interactions |
| Whiteley, Andrew Assistant Professor, Environmental Conservation |
awhiteley@eco.umass.edu 413-577-0204 318 Holdsworth |
Conservation genetics and evolutionary ecology of fishes |
| Wu, Jin Joint OEB/Ent PhD Candidate |
jwu@cns.umass.edu 413-545-2844 104 Fernald |
Phylogenetic analysis of Coccoidea |
| Zoeller, R. Thomas Professor, Biology |
tzoeller@bio.umass.edu 413-545-2088 412A Morrill 2 |
Environmental endocrine disrupters |
Individual Department Web Sites
- Department of Anthropology (215 Machmer Hall)
- Department of Biology (221 Morrill Science Center 3)
- Department of Environmental Conservation (224 Holdsworth)
- Department of Geosciences (233 Morrill Science II)
- Department of Kinesiology (110 Totman)
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics (1622 Lederle Graduate Research Tower)
- Department of Microbiology (203 Morrill IV North)
- Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences (101 Fernald Hall) Plant and Soil Sciences Division and Entomology Division
- Department of Psychology (Tobin Hall)
- Conte Anadromous Fish Research Laboratory (P.O. Box 796, Turners Falls, MA 01376)
Interdepartmental Graduate Program Web Sites
- Molecular and Cellular Biology (435 Morrill 1 N)
- Neuroscience and Behavior (337D Morrill 2)
- Plant Biology (217 Morrill 3)
319 Morrill S. 
