Directory

Name	Contact Information	Research Interests
Adler, Lynn Associate Professor of Biology	lsadler@bio.umass.edu 413-545-1060 209E Fernald Hall	Ecology and evolution of insect-plant interactions
Albertson, R. Craig Assistant Professor of Biology	albertson@bio.umass.edu 413-545-2902 336 Morrill II South	Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Alpert, Peter Professor of Biology	palpert@bio.umass.edu 413-545-4357 100A Clark Hall	Plant Ecology and Conservation Science
Averill, Anne Associate Professor of Environmental Conservation	averill@eco.umass.edu 413-545-1054 204G Fernald	Insect-plant interactions
Baskin, Tobias Professor of Biology	baskin@bio.umass.edu 413-545-1533 106C Morrill III South	Regulation of Plant Morphogenesis During Growth & Development
Beery, Annaliese Assistant Professor of Psychology and Biology, Smith College	abeery@smith.edu 413-585-3918 Sabin-Reed 433, Smith College	Neuroendocrinology of social behavior
Bellemare, Jesse Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Smith College	jbellema@smith.edu 413-585-3812 24B Sabin-Reed, Smith College	Plant ecology, biogeography and evolution
Bittman, Eric L. Professor of Biology	elb@bio.umass.edu 413-545-4344 420G Morrill III South	Circadian Rhythms, Reproduction, and Seasonal Changes in Brain Function
Blanchard, Jeffrey Associate Professor of Biology	jeffb@bio.umass.edu 413-577-2130 Morrill I N330	Climate Change, Biofuels, Clostridia, Microbial Ecology and Evolution, Genomics, Bioinformatics
Blaustein, Jeffrey D. Professor of Psychology Director of NSB	blaustein@cns.umass.edu 413-545-1524 536 Tobin	Neuroendocrinology, Hormone-Neurotransmitter Interactions, Hormones and Behavior, Reproductive Endocrinology, Peripubertal Stress and Reproduction
Bolus, Rachel T. (Bru) OEB Ph.D. Candidate	rbru@bio.umass.edu 413-545-4361 315 Morrill 3	Social information use by migratory birds
Boyer, Matt D. PhD Student		Plant-animal interactions
Bradley, Bethany A. Assistant Professor of Environmental Conservation	bbradley@eco.umass.edu 413-545-1764 318 Holdsworth	Biogeography and global change ecology
Braun, Barry Associate Professor of Kinesiology	bbraun@kin.umass.edu 413-577-0146 107 Totman	Metabolic regulation in humans
Brennan, Patricia Research Assistant Professor of Biology	pbrennan@bio.umass.edu 413-545-1863 219 Morrill 3	Evolutionary consequences of interactions between behavior, morphology and the environment
Brown, Alexandria (Lexi) PhD candidate	acbro0@cns.umass.edu 413-542-8327 223 McGuire Life Sciences Building, Amherst College	Evolution of disease; the molecular basis of sensory perception and learning; and the role of oxidation in the evolution of life history traits
Bubier, Jill L. Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Mount Holyoke College	jbubier@mtholyoke.edu 413-538-2607 Clapp Laboratory, Mount Holyoke College	Carbon cycling in northern wetlands
Buonaccorsi, John P. Professor of Mathematics and Statistics	johnpb@math.umass.edu 413-545-2809 1435K Lederle	Statistical theory, methods and applcations, Quantitative ecology
Byers, Bruce Associate Professor of Biology	bbyers@bio.umass.edu 413-545-1236 348 Morrill 2	Acoustic communication in birds
Caicedo, Ana L. Associate Professor of Biology	caicedo@bio.umass.edu 413-545-0975 420 Morrill 2	Plant molecular evolution and evolutionary genomics
Caldwell, Graham Associate Professor of Kinesiology	gc@kin.umass.edu 413-545-0017 105 Totman	Muscle mechanics and modeling in human motor performance
Castro-Santos, Theodore Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology		Biomechanics and Behavior of Migratory Fishes; Bioengineering of Fish Passage Structures
Clotfelter, Ethan D. Associate Professor of Biology, Amherst College	edclotfelter@amherst.edu 413-542-2252 229 McGuire Life Sciences, Amherst College	Reproductive behavior of birds and fishes
Concannon, Moira R. PhD Student	mrconcan@cns.umass.edu 336 Morrill 2	Evolution of a morphological novelty in Cichlids
Cooley, Daniel R. Professor, Stockbridge School of Agriculture	dcooley@umass.edu 413-577-3803 103 Clark Hall	Ecology of fungal-plant interactions in agricultural systems
Cox, Suzanne OEB PhD Student	scox0@bio.umass.edu 413-577-4426 332 Morrill 2	1st year student
Cox Fernandes, Cristina Lecturer/Adjunct Research Associate Professor of Biology	cristina@bio.umass.edu 413-545-4391 142 Morrill II South	Ecology and evolutionary diversity of neotropical freshwater fishes, particularly within the Amazon River
Curtis, Caroline OEB PhD Student		1st year student
Dalton, Evan MS Student		Urban ecology
Danylchuk, Andy J. Assistant Professor of Environmental Conservation	danylchuk@eco.umass.edu 413-545-2940 311 Holdsworth	Fish conservation, recreational fisheries, sustainable aquaculture
DeAngelis, Kristen M. Assistant Professor of Microbiology	deangelis@microbio.umass.edu 413-577-4669 102A Morrill N	Community ecology and physiology of soil microbes, climate change, plant-soil interactions
Del Toro, Israel PhD Candidate	ideltoro@cns.umass.edu Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA	Biogeographical patterns of ant communities in forested ecosystems
DeStefano, Stephen Research Associate Professor of Environmental Conservation USGS Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Leader	sdestef@eco.umass.edu 413-545-4889 329 Holdsworth	Urban and suburban wildlife, forest wildlife, and human-wildlife interactions
Dietz, Dennis J. MS Student		Plant ecology
Dorit, Robert L. Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Smith College	rdorit@smith.edu 413-585-3638 Ford Hall 114, Smith College	Molecular evolution; comparative & statistical approaches to molecular & genome evolution
Doubleday, Laura OEB PhD Student	ldoubled@psis.umass.edu 413-577-1824 102E Fernald	1st year student
Downes, Gerald B. Associate Professor of Biology	gbdownes@bio.umass.edu 413-545-1266 427C Morrill 2	Development and function of spinal cord networks
Dumont, Elizabeth R. OEB Director Professor of Biology Director of Natural History Collections	bdumont@bio.umass.edu 413-545-3565 321 Morrill 2	Vertebrate Morphology
Eiting, Thomas P. 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 of Environmental Conservation	elkinton@ent.umass.edu 413-545-4816 310 Ag Engineering	Population dynamics and biological control of invasive forest insects
Ellison, Aaron M. Senior Researcher, Harvard Forest, Harvard University Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Biology, UMass Amherst	aellison@fas.harvard.edu 978-724-3302 324 Main Street, Petersham, MA	Community ecology
Finn, John Professor of Environmental Conservation	finn@eco.umass.edu 413-545-1819 118 Holdsworth	Mathematical modeling of populations and ecosystems
Fuller, Todd K. Professor of Environmental Conservation	tkfuller@eco.umass.edu 413-545-4723 128 Holdsworth	Mammalian population ecology and natural history
Gill, Cynthia Associate Professor of Natural Sciences, Hampshire College	cgill@hampsphire.edu 413-559-5358 Cole Science Center 305, Hampshire College	Human and comparative physiology, neuroscience, endocrinology, herpetology, conservation biology, and behavioral biology
Gillis, Gary B. Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Mount Holyoke College	ggillis@mtholyoke.edu 413-538-3319 120 Clapp, Mount Holyoke College	Biomechanics and neuromuscular control of vertebrate locomotion
Gilman, Casey PhD Candidate	cgilman@bio.umass.edu 413-545-1863 205 Morrill 3	Evolution and adaptation of lizards
Goodwin, Sarah PhD Candidate	segoodwi@cns.umass.edu 413-577-4368 256 Morrill 2	Song Plasticity in Black-capped Chickadees
Goodwin, Steven Dean, College of Natural Sciences Professor of Microbiology	sgoodwin@cns.umass.edu 106 Stockbridge Hall
Green, Patrick PhD Student	pagreen@bio.umass.edu 332 Morrill 2	Signaling and biomechanics of stomatopod aggressive behavior
Griffin, Curtice R. Professor and Department Head of Environmental Conservation	cgriffin@eco.umass.edu 324 Holdsworth 413-545-2640	Wildlife ecology and conservation
Ha, Melissa OEB PhD Student	mkha@cns.umass.edu 413-577-1824 102G Fernald	Pollinator sharing among plant species
Hamill, Joseph Professor of Kinesiology	jhamill@kin.umass.edu 413-545-2245 238 Totman	Biomechanics of human locomotion
Haro, Alex Adjunct Professor of Environmental Conservation Ecologist and Section Leader, Fish Passage Engineering S.O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center	aharo@usgs.gov 413-863-3806 Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center-USGS, Turners Falls, MA	Fish behavior and migration; fish passage
Henningsen, Justin P. 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	Vocal communication in songbirds
Holt, Brigitte M. Associate Professor of Anthropology	holtb@anthro.umass.edu 413-545-0697 103 Machmer	Biocultural evolution of the genus Homo, functional morphology and biomechanics of the appendicular skeleton, paleoecology, forager ecology, Old World prehistory, Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene ecology, bone mass and physical activity.
Hood, Michael Associate Professor of Biology, Amherst College	mhood@amherst.edu 413-542-8538 352 McGuire LIfe Sciences Building	Evolutionary forces that shape systems of inheritance and disease transmission
Hoopes, Martha F. 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 W. Senior Lecturer in Biology	peteh@bio.umass.edu 413-545-0753 352 Morrill II South	Animal Behavior, Vertebrate Ecology, and Conservation Biology
Hu, Yinan PhD Candidate	yinan@bio.umass.edu 336 Morrill 2	Evolutionary mechanisms of craniofacial variation in cichlids
Irschick, Duncan J Professor of Biology	irschick@bio.umass.edu 413-545-1696 205C Morrill III	Functional Morphology, Evolution, and Behavioral Ecology
Jakob, Elizabeth M. Professor of Psychology	ejakob@psych.umass.edu 413-577-0707 109 Middlesex	Animal behavior, especially perception, learning, and social behavior
Jaques, Alice (Penny) OEB Program Manager	pjaques@bio.umass.edu 413-545-0928 319 Morrill 3
Jensen, Abigail Associate Professor of Biology	ajensen@bio.umass.edu 413-545-4750 108C Morrill III South	Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Vertebrate Retinal Development and Retinal Disease
Johnson, Norman A. Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Biology & Environmental Conservation	njohnson@ent.umass.edu 413-545-5858 116J Ag. Engineering	Evolutionary genetics, evolution of development
Jordaan, Adrian Assistant Professor, Environmental Conservation	ajordaan@eco.umass.edu 413-545-2758 309 Holdsworth	Ecosystems, modeling, tagging, movement, trophic dynamics, diadromous, marine, fisheries, historical ecology
Karlstrom, Rolf O. Professor and Chair, Biology	karlstrom@bio.umass.edu 413-577-3448 330 Morrill 2	Developmental neurobiology; axon guidance and forebrain patterning
Katz, Laura A. Elsie Damon Simonds Professor of Biological Sciences, Smith College	lkatz@smith.edu 413-585-3825 201 Burton Hall, Smith College	Genome evolution and biodiversity studies of microbial eukaryotes
Kelty, Matthew J. Professor of Environmental Conservation	kelty@eco.umass.edu 413-545-1799 218 Holdsworth	413-545-1799
Kent Braun, Jane Professor of Kinesiology	janekb@kin.umass.edu 413-545-5305 22 Totman	Muscle physiology
King, David Adjunct Research Associate Professor, Environmental Conservation Research Wildlife Biologist USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, Amherst	dking@fs.fed.us 413-545-0357 201 Holdsworth	Wildlife ecology and conservation
Kuo, Chi-Yun PhD Candidate	chiyun@cns.umass.edu 413-545-1863 205 Morrill 3	Functional morphology
Lacreuse, Agnès Associate Professor of Psychology	alacreuse@psych.umass.edu 413-545-2183 531 Tobin	Sex hormones and cognition across the lifespan in primates
Lavine, Michael L. Professor and Department Head, Mathematics and Statistics	lavine@math.umass.edu 413-545-0510 1623E LGRT	Statistical Theory and Methods
Leckie, R. Mark Professor and Department Head, Geosciences	mleckie@geo.umass.edu 413-545-1948 252 Morrill 4	Micropaleontology, Biostratigraphy, Paleoceanography
Letcher, Benjamin Adjunct Associate Professor of Environmental Conservation Section Leader, Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center	bletcher@eco.umass.edu 413-863-3803 Conte Anadromous Fish Lab, Turners Falls, MA 01376-0796	Population ecology of stream fishes
Levin, Rachel A. Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Amherst College	rlevin@amherst.edu 413-542-8333 McGuire Life Sciences Building, Amherst College	Plant systematics, biogeography and ecology
Lin, Yi-Fen PhD Student	yifen@bio.umass.edu 321 Morrill 2	Functional morphology and biomechanics
Long, Skye M. PhD Candidate	smlong@cns.umass.edu 413-545-2844 105 Middlesex	Functional neurobiology of spider brains
Ma, Li-Jun Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	lijun@biochem.umass.edu (413) 545-1205 Fernald 204C	Comparative fungal genomics: A gateway toward understanding genome innovation and adaptation
Maurer-Alcala, Xyrus OEB PhD Student		1st year student
McCormick, Stephen D. Adjunct Professor of Biology Research Physiologist, Conte Anadromous Fish Lab	mccormick@umext.umass.edu 413-863-3804 Conte Anadromous Fish Lab, Turners Falls, MA 01376-0796	Environmental Physiology of Fish
McGarigal, Kevin Professor of Environmental Conservation	mcgarigalk@eco.umass.edu 413-577-0655 304 Holdsworth	Landscape ecology, ecosystem management, wildlife ecology
McKenzie, Alexa OEB 5-year MS student		1st year student
Melvin, Scott M. Senior Zoologist, Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Westborough, MA	scott.melvin@state.ma.us 508-389-6345 Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Westborough, MA	Endangered species
Miller, Jill Associate Professor of Biology, Amherst College	jmiller@amherst.edu 413-542-2168 224 McGuire, Amherst College	Ecology and evolution of plant sexual systems
Moseley, Dana L. OEB PhD Candidate	dmoseley@bio.umass.edu 413-577-4368 356 Morril 2	Signal function and sexual selection in swamp sparrow song
Nislow, Keith H. Adjunct Associate Professor of Environmental Conservation Research Fishery Biologist, USDA Forest Service	knislow@fs.fed.us 413-545-0357 201 Holdsworth	Ecology and conservation biology of stream fishes and invertebrates
Normark, Benjamin B. Associate Professor of Biology	bnormark@bio.umass.edu 413-577-3780 Fernald Hall 204B	Evolution of alternative genetic systems in insects
Novak, Melinda Professor and Chair of Psychology	mnovak@psych.umass.edu 413-545-2387 439 Tobin	Behavior of microtines and primates
Nüsslein, Klaus Associate Professsor of Microbiology	nusslein@microbio.umass.edu 413-545-1356 N326B Morill I-N	Microbial ecology of terrestrial and aquatic environments
Palmer Young, Evan Charles PhD Student	epalmery@cns.umass.edu 413-577-1824 102F Fernald	Systemic acquired resistance in plant-insect interactions
Partan, Sarah Associate Professor of Cognitive Science, Hampshire College	partan@hampshire.edu 413-559-5559 131 Adele Simmons Hall, Hampshire College	Visual and acoustic communication in mammals
Patek, Sheila Associate Professor of Biology	patek@bio.umass.edu 413-577-4426 332A Morrill 2	Evolutionary biomechanics of movement and communication
Peterson, Daniel OEB PhD Student	dapeters@cns.umass.edu 413-545-3330 106A Fernald	The evolution of unusual genetic systems in insects
Podos, Jeffrey OEB Graduate Program Director Professor of Biology	jpodos@bio.umass.edu 413-545-0847 360 Morrill II South	Mechanisms and evolution of vertebrate behavior, bioacoustics
Porter, Adam H. Associate Professor of Biology	aporter@bio.umass.edu 413-545-1036 Hatch Lab	Conservation ecology of lepidoptera; evolution of development, biostatistics and bioinformatics
Rachootin, Stan P. Professor of Biological Sciences, Mount Holyoke College	srachoot@mtholyoke.edu 413-538-2093 3D Clapp, Mount Holyoke College	Evolution and development, history of evolutionary theory
Remage-Healey, Luke Assistant Professor of Psychology	healey@cns.umass.edu 413-545-0772 525 Tobin	Neural basis of behavior
Rich, Stephen Associate Professor of Microbiology	smrich@umass.edu 413-545-5225 209B Fernald Hall	Molecular Evolution and Population Genomics of Arthropod-borne Microbial Pathogens
Richmond, Alan M. Lecturer in Biology Curator of Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles , NaturalHistory Collections	alanr@bio.umass.edu 413-545-5386 457 Morrill IV South	Phylogeography of New England amphibians and reptiles
Riley, Margaret (Peg) Professor of Biology	riley@bio.umass.edu 413-577-2313 304A Morrill III	Microbial molecular evolution and ecology
Rosario, Michael V. OEB PhD Candidate	mrosario@bio.umass.edu 332 Morrill 2	Trade offs in the functional morphology of elastic structures
Ross, Charles Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Biology, Hampshire College	crNS@hampshire.edu Cole Science Center, Hampshire College	Ecological and evolutionary genetics of hybrid zones and speciation
Roy, Allison H. Research Assistant Professor of Environmental Conservation	aroy@eco.umass.edu 413-545-4895 317 Holdsworth	Freshwater ecology, fish and macroinvertebrates, urban ecology, conservation
Roy, Christopher OEB PhD Student	cmroy@bio.umass.edu 413-577-3606 306 Morrill 3	1st year student
Sakrejda, Krzysztof PhD Candidate	sakrejda@cns.umass.edu 11 Hatch	Movement, infectious disease, territorial behavior and modeling
Schneider, Scott Joint OEB/Entomology PhD Candidate	scotts@psis.umass.edu 413-545-2844 104 Fernald	Scale insect systematics, trophobiotic associations with ants
Schueller, Paul PhD Candidate	pschuell@cns.umass.edu Conte Fish Research Lab, Turners Falls, MA	Population genetics, movement patterns, and population persistence of brook trout in the Connecticut River basin
Sievert, Lynnette Professor of Anthropology	leidy@anthro.umass.edu 413-45-1379 Machmer	Evolution of menopause
Sievert, Paul R Associate Director of OEB and Chair of Admissions Research Associate Professor of Environmental Conservation	psievert@eco.umass.edu 413-545-4888 319 Holsdworth	Conservation biology, physiological ecology and biostatistics
Smith, Andrew J. OEB PhD Student	ajsmith@bio.umass.edu 321 Morrill 2	Biomechanics
Smith, L. David Professor of Biological Sciences, Smith College	ldsmith@smith.edu 413-585-3828 229 Sabin Reed	Ecology and evolution of marine predator-prey interactions
Stengle, Anne G. OEB PhD Student	astengle@bio.umass.edu 413-545-1237 astengle@bio.umass.edu	Habitat selection, connectivity, and viability of a timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) metapopulation in southwestern Massachusetts
Suni, Sevan Darwin Postdoctoral Fellow	413-545-0035 109 Shade Tree Lab	Effects of ecology and environmental change on genetic variation
Temeles, Ethan J. Professor of Biology, Amherst College	ejtemeles@amherst.edu 225 McGuire Life Sci 225 McGuire Life Sciences Building, Amherst College	Foraging behavior; Territoriality; Intra- and Interspecific competition; Resource partitioning; Mutualism; Coevolution; Sexual dimorphisms and polymorphisms
Tulchinsky, Alexander (Sasha) OEB PhD Candidate	atulchin@cns.umass.edu 413-577-1753 Hatch Lab	Evolutionary genetics of speciation
Umberger, Brian R. Associate Professor of Kinesiology	umberger@kin.umass.edu 413-545-1436 106 Totman	Biomechanics and energetics of hominin locomotion
Vitale, Kim O. OEB MS Student		Habitat use and seasonal movement patterns of four-toed salamanders in Massachusetts
Walker, Elsbeth Professor of Biology Director of Plant Biology Graduate Program	ewalker@bio.umass.edu 413-545-0861 129A Morrill III South	Epigenetic mechanisms in plants
Warren, Paige S. Associate Professor of Environmental Conservation	pswarren@eco.umass.edu 413-545-0061 216 Holdsworth	Animal communication, urban ecology, human-environment interactions
Weinstock, Andrew OEB PhD Student	aweinsto@eco.umass.edu 109 Shade Tree Lab	1st year student
Whiteley, Andrew Assistant Professor of Environmental Conservation	awhiteley@eco.umass.edu 413-577-0204 107 Holdsworth	Conservation genetics and evolutionary ecology of fishes
Zoeller, Thomas Professor of Biology	tzoeller@bio.umass.edu 413-545-2088 412A Morrill III South	Environmental endocrine disrupters

Name

Contact Information

Research Interests

Adler, Lynn

Associate Professor of Biology

lsadler@bio.umass.edu

413-545-1060

209E Fernald Hall

Ecology and evolution of insect-plant interactions

Albertson, R. Craig

Assistant Professor of Biology

albertson@bio.umass.edu

413-545-2902

336 Morrill II South

Evolutionary Developmental Biology

Alpert, Peter

Professor of Biology

palpert@bio.umass.edu

413-545-4357

100A Clark Hall

Plant Ecology and Conservation Science

Averill, Anne

Associate Professor of Environmental Conservation

averill@eco.umass.edu

413-545-1054

204G Fernald

Insect-plant interactions

Baskin, Tobias

Professor of Biology

baskin@bio.umass.edu

413-545-1533

106C Morrill III South

Regulation of Plant Morphogenesis During Growth & Development

Beery, Annaliese

Assistant Professor of Psychology and Biology, Smith College

abeery@smith.edu

413-585-3918

Sabin-Reed 433, Smith College

Neuroendocrinology of social behavior

Bellemare, Jesse

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Smith College

jbellema@smith.edu

413-585-3812

24B Sabin-Reed, Smith College

Plant ecology, biogeography and evolution

Bittman, Eric L.

Professor of Biology

elb@bio.umass.edu

413-545-4344

420G Morrill III South

Circadian Rhythms, Reproduction, and Seasonal Changes in Brain Function

Blanchard, Jeffrey

Associate Professor of Biology

jeffb@bio.umass.edu

413-577-2130

Morrill I N330

Climate Change, Biofuels, Clostridia, Microbial Ecology and Evolution, Genomics, Bioinformatics

Blaustein, Jeffrey D.

Professor of Psychology

Director of NSB

blaustein@cns.umass.edu

413-545-1524

536 Tobin

Neuroendocrinology, Hormone-Neurotransmitter Interactions, Hormones and Behavior, Reproductive Endocrinology, Peripubertal Stress and Reproduction

Bolus, Rachel T. (Bru)

OEB Ph.D. Candidate

rbru@bio.umass.edu

413-545-4361

315 Morrill 3

Social information use by migratory birds

Boyer, Matt D.

PhD Student

Plant-animal interactions

Bradley, Bethany A.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Conservation

bbradley@eco.umass.edu

413-545-1764

318 Holdsworth

Biogeography and global change ecology

Braun, Barry

Associate Professor of Kinesiology

bbraun@kin.umass.edu

413-577-0146

107 Totman

Metabolic regulation in humans

Brennan, Patricia

Research Assistant Professor of Biology

pbrennan@bio.umass.edu

413-545-1863

219 Morrill 3

Evolutionary consequences of interactions between behavior, morphology and the environment

Brown, Alexandria (Lexi)

PhD candidate

acbro0@cns.umass.edu

413-542-8327

223 McGuire Life Sciences Building, Amherst College

Evolution of disease; the molecular basis of sensory perception and learning; and the role of oxidation in the evolution of life history traits

Bubier, Jill L.

Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Mount Holyoke College

jbubier@mtholyoke.edu

413-538-2607

Clapp Laboratory, Mount Holyoke College

Carbon cycling in northern wetlands

Buonaccorsi, John P.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

johnpb@math.umass.edu

413-545-2809

1435K Lederle

Statistical theory, methods and applcations, Quantitative ecology

Byers, Bruce

Associate Professor of Biology

bbyers@bio.umass.edu

413-545-1236

348 Morrill 2

Acoustic communication in birds

Caicedo, Ana L.

Associate Professor of Biology

caicedo@bio.umass.edu

413-545-0975

420 Morrill 2

Plant molecular evolution and evolutionary genomics

Caldwell, Graham

Associate Professor of Kinesiology

gc@kin.umass.edu

413-545-0017

105 Totman

Muscle mechanics and modeling in human motor performance

Castro-Santos, Theodore

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology

Biomechanics and Behavior of Migratory Fishes; Bioengineering of Fish Passage Structures

Clotfelter, Ethan D.

Associate Professor of Biology, Amherst College

edclotfelter@amherst.edu

413-542-2252

229 McGuire Life Sciences, Amherst College

Reproductive behavior of birds and fishes

Concannon, Moira R.

PhD Student

mrconcan@cns.umass.edu

336 Morrill 2

Evolution of a morphological novelty in Cichlids

Cooley, Daniel R.

Professor, Stockbridge School of Agriculture

dcooley@umass.edu

413-577-3803

103 Clark Hall

Ecology of fungal-plant interactions in agricultural systems

Cox, Suzanne

OEB PhD Student

scox0@bio.umass.edu

413-577-4426

332 Morrill 2

1st year student

Cox Fernandes, Cristina

Lecturer/Adjunct Research Associate Professor of Biology

cristina@bio.umass.edu

413-545-4391

142 Morrill II South

Ecology and evolutionary diversity of neotropical freshwater fishes, particularly within the Amazon River

Curtis, Caroline

OEB PhD Student

1st year student

Dalton, Evan

MS Student

Urban ecology

Danylchuk, Andy J.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Conservation

danylchuk@eco.umass.edu

413-545-2940

311 Holdsworth

Fish conservation, recreational fisheries, sustainable aquaculture

DeAngelis, Kristen M.

Assistant Professor of Microbiology

deangelis@microbio.umass.edu

413-577-4669

102A Morrill N

Community ecology and physiology of soil microbes, climate change, plant-soil interactions

Del Toro, Israel

PhD Candidate

ideltoro@cns.umass.edu

Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA

Biogeographical patterns of ant communities in forested ecosystems

DeStefano, Stephen

Research Associate Professor of Environmental Conservation

USGS Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Leader

sdestef@eco.umass.edu

413-545-4889

329 Holdsworth

Urban and suburban wildlife, forest wildlife, and human-wildlife interactions

Dietz, Dennis J.

MS Student

Plant ecology

Dorit, Robert L.

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Smith College

rdorit@smith.edu

413-585-3638

Ford Hall 114, Smith College

Molecular evolution; comparative & statistical approaches to molecular & genome evolution

Doubleday, Laura

OEB PhD Student

ldoubled@psis.umass.edu

413-577-1824

102E Fernald

1st year student

Downes, Gerald B.

Associate Professor of Biology

gbdownes@bio.umass.edu

413-545-1266

427C Morrill 2

Development and function of spinal cord networks

Dumont, Elizabeth R.

OEB Director

Professor of Biology

Director of Natural History Collections

bdumont@bio.umass.edu

413-545-3565

321 Morrill 2

Vertebrate Morphology

Eiting, Thomas P.

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 of Environmental Conservation

elkinton@ent.umass.edu

413-545-4816

310 Ag Engineering

Population dynamics and biological control of invasive forest insects

Ellison, Aaron M.

Senior Researcher, Harvard Forest, Harvard University

Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Biology, UMass Amherst

aellison@fas.harvard.edu

978-724-3302

324 Main Street, Petersham, MA

Community ecology

Finn, John

Professor of Environmental Conservation

finn@eco.umass.edu

413-545-1819

118 Holdsworth

Mathematical modeling of populations and ecosystems

Fuller, Todd K.

Professor of Environmental Conservation

tkfuller@eco.umass.edu

413-545-4723

128 Holdsworth

Mammalian population ecology and natural history

Gill, Cynthia

Associate Professor of Natural Sciences, Hampshire College

cgill@hampsphire.edu

413-559-5358

Cole Science Center 305, Hampshire College

Human and comparative physiology, neuroscience, endocrinology, herpetology, conservation biology, and behavioral biology

Gillis, Gary B.

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Mount Holyoke College

ggillis@mtholyoke.edu

413-538-3319

120 Clapp, Mount Holyoke College

Biomechanics and neuromuscular control of vertebrate locomotion

Gilman, Casey

PhD Candidate

cgilman@bio.umass.edu

413-545-1863

205 Morrill 3

Evolution and adaptation of lizards

Goodwin, Sarah

PhD Candidate

segoodwi@cns.umass.edu

413-577-4368

256 Morrill 2

Song Plasticity in Black-capped Chickadees

Goodwin, Steven

Dean, College of Natural Sciences

Professor of Microbiology

sgoodwin@cns.umass.edu

106 Stockbridge Hall

Green, Patrick

PhD Student

pagreen@bio.umass.edu

332 Morrill 2

Signaling and biomechanics of stomatopod aggressive behavior

Griffin, Curtice R.

Professor and Department Head of Environmental Conservation

cgriffin@eco.umass.edu

324 Holdsworth

413-545-2640

Wildlife ecology and conservation

Ha, Melissa

OEB PhD Student

mkha@cns.umass.edu

413-577-1824

102G Fernald

Pollinator sharing among plant species

Hamill, Joseph

Professor of Kinesiology

jhamill@kin.umass.edu

413-545-2245

238 Totman

Biomechanics of human locomotion

Haro, Alex

Adjunct Professor of Environmental Conservation

Ecologist and Section Leader, Fish Passage Engineering S.O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center

aharo@usgs.gov

413-863-3806

Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center-USGS, Turners Falls, MA

Fish behavior and migration; fish passage

Henningsen, Justin P.

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

Vocal communication in songbirds

Holt, Brigitte M.

Associate Professor of Anthropology

holtb@anthro.umass.edu

413-545-0697

103 Machmer

Biocultural evolution of the genus Homo, functional morphology and biomechanics of the appendicular skeleton, paleoecology, forager ecology, Old World prehistory, Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene ecology, bone mass and physical activity.

Hood, Michael

Associate Professor of Biology, Amherst College

mhood@amherst.edu

413-542-8538

352 McGuire LIfe Sciences Building

Evolutionary forces that shape systems of inheritance and disease transmission

Hoopes, Martha F.

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 W.

Senior Lecturer in Biology

peteh@bio.umass.edu

413-545-0753

352 Morrill II South

Animal Behavior, Vertebrate Ecology, and Conservation Biology

Hu, Yinan

PhD Candidate

yinan@bio.umass.edu

336 Morrill 2

Evolutionary mechanisms of craniofacial variation in cichlids

Irschick, Duncan J

Professor of Biology

irschick@bio.umass.edu

413-545-1696

205C Morrill III

Functional Morphology, Evolution, and Behavioral Ecology

Jakob, Elizabeth

Professor of Psychology

ejakob@psych.umass.edu

413-577-0707

109 Middlesex

Animal behavior, especially perception, learning, and social behavior

Jaques, Alice (Penny)

OEB Program Manager

pjaques@bio.umass.edu

413-545-0928

319 Morrill 3

Jensen, Abigail

Associate Professor of Biology

ajensen@bio.umass.edu

413-545-4750

108C Morrill III South

Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Vertebrate Retinal Development and Retinal Disease

Johnson, Norman A.

Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Biology & Environmental Conservation

njohnson@ent.umass.edu

413-545-5858

116J Ag. Engineering

Evolutionary genetics, evolution of development

Jordaan, Adrian

Assistant Professor, Environmental Conservation

ajordaan@eco.umass.edu

413-545-2758

309 Holdsworth

Ecosystems, modeling, tagging, movement, trophic dynamics, diadromous, marine,
fisheries, historical ecology

Karlstrom, Rolf O.

Professor and Chair, Biology

karlstrom@bio.umass.edu

413-577-3448

330 Morrill 2

Developmental neurobiology; axon guidance and forebrain patterning

Katz, Laura A.

Elsie Damon Simonds Professor of Biological Sciences, Smith College

lkatz@smith.edu

413-585-3825

201 Burton Hall, Smith College

Genome evolution and biodiversity studies of microbial eukaryotes

Kelty, Matthew J.

Professor of Environmental Conservation

kelty@eco.umass.edu

413-545-1799

218 Holdsworth

413-545-1799

Kent Braun, Jane

Professor of Kinesiology

janekb@kin.umass.edu

413-545-5305

22 Totman

Muscle physiology

King, David

Adjunct Research Associate Professor, Environmental Conservation

Research Wildlife Biologist USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, Amherst

dking@fs.fed.us

413-545-0357

201 Holdsworth

Wildlife ecology and conservation

Kuo, Chi-Yun

PhD Candidate

chiyun@cns.umass.edu

413-545-1863

205 Morrill 3

Functional morphology

Lacreuse, Agnès

Associate Professor of Psychology

alacreuse@psych.umass.edu

413-545-2183

531 Tobin

Sex hormones and cognition across the lifespan in primates

Lavine, Michael L.

Professor and Department Head, Mathematics and Statistics

lavine@math.umass.edu

413-545-0510

1623E LGRT

Statistical Theory and Methods

Leckie, R. Mark

Professor and Department Head, Geosciences

mleckie@geo.umass.edu

413-545-1948

252 Morrill 4

Micropaleontology, Biostratigraphy, Paleoceanography

Letcher, Benjamin

Adjunct Associate Professor of Environmental Conservation

Section Leader, Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center

bletcher@eco.umass.edu

413-863-3803

Conte Anadromous Fish Lab, Turners Falls, MA 01376-0796

Population ecology of stream fishes

Levin, Rachel A.

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Amherst College

rlevin@amherst.edu

413-542-8333

McGuire Life Sciences Building, Amherst College

Plant systematics, biogeography and ecology

Lin, Yi-Fen

PhD Student

yifen@bio.umass.edu

321 Morrill 2

Functional morphology and biomechanics

Long, Skye M.

PhD Candidate

smlong@cns.umass.edu

413-545-2844

105 Middlesex

Functional neurobiology of spider brains

Ma, Li-Jun

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

lijun@biochem.umass.edu

(413) 545-1205

Fernald 204C

Comparative fungal genomics: A gateway toward understanding genome innovation and adaptation

Maurer-Alcala, Xyrus

OEB PhD Student

1st year student

McCormick, Stephen D.

Adjunct Professor of Biology

Research Physiologist, Conte Anadromous Fish Lab

mccormick@umext.umass.edu

413-863-3804

Conte Anadromous Fish Lab, Turners Falls, MA 01376-0796

Environmental Physiology of Fish

McGarigal, Kevin

Professor of Environmental Conservation

mcgarigalk@eco.umass.edu

413-577-0655

304 Holdsworth

Landscape ecology, ecosystem management, wildlife ecology

McKenzie, Alexa

OEB 5-year MS student

1st year student

Melvin, Scott M.

Senior Zoologist, Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Westborough, MA

scott.melvin@state.ma.us

508-389-6345

Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Westborough, MA

Endangered species

Miller, Jill

Associate Professor of Biology, Amherst College

jmiller@amherst.edu

413-542-2168

224 McGuire, Amherst College

Ecology and evolution of plant sexual systems

Moseley, Dana L.

OEB PhD Candidate

dmoseley@bio.umass.edu

413-577-4368

356 Morril 2

Signal function and sexual selection in swamp sparrow song

Nislow, Keith H.

Adjunct Associate Professor of Environmental Conservation

Research Fishery Biologist, USDA Forest Service

knislow@fs.fed.us

413-545-0357

201 Holdsworth

Ecology and conservation biology of stream fishes and invertebrates

Normark, Benjamin B.

Associate Professor of Biology

bnormark@bio.umass.edu

413-577-3780

Fernald Hall 204B

Evolution of alternative genetic systems in insects

Novak, Melinda

Professor and Chair of Psychology

mnovak@psych.umass.edu

413-545-2387

439 Tobin

Behavior of microtines and primates

Nüsslein, Klaus

Associate Professsor of Microbiology

nusslein@microbio.umass.edu

413-545-1356

N326B Morill I-N

Microbial ecology of terrestrial and aquatic environments

Palmer Young, Evan Charles

PhD Student

epalmery@cns.umass.edu

413-577-1824

102F Fernald

Systemic acquired resistance in plant-insect interactions

Partan, Sarah

Associate Professor of Cognitive Science, Hampshire College

partan@hampshire.edu

413-559-5559

131 Adele Simmons Hall, Hampshire College

Visual and acoustic communication in mammals

Patek, Sheila

Associate Professor of Biology

patek@bio.umass.edu

413-577-4426

332A Morrill 2

Evolutionary biomechanics of movement and communication

Peterson, Daniel

OEB PhD Student

dapeters@cns.umass.edu

413-545-3330

106A Fernald

The evolution of unusual genetic systems in insects

Podos, Jeffrey

OEB Graduate Program Director

Professor of Biology

jpodos@bio.umass.edu

413-545-0847

360 Morrill II South

Mechanisms and evolution of vertebrate behavior, bioacoustics

Porter, Adam H.

Associate Professor of Biology

aporter@bio.umass.edu

413-545-1036

Hatch Lab

Conservation ecology of lepidoptera; evolution of development, biostatistics and bioinformatics

Rachootin, Stan P.

Professor of Biological Sciences, Mount Holyoke College

srachoot@mtholyoke.edu

413-538-2093

3D Clapp, Mount Holyoke College

Evolution and development, history of evolutionary theory

Remage-Healey, Luke

Assistant Professor of Psychology

healey@cns.umass.edu

413-545-0772

525 Tobin

Neural basis of behavior

Rich, Stephen

Associate Professor of Microbiology

smrich@umass.edu

413-545-5225

209B Fernald Hall

Molecular Evolution and Population Genomics of Arthropod-borne Microbial Pathogens

Richmond, Alan M.

Lecturer in Biology

Curator of Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles , NaturalHistory Collections

alanr@bio.umass.edu

413-545-5386

457 Morrill IV South

Phylogeography of New England amphibians and reptiles

Riley, Margaret (Peg)

Professor of Biology

riley@bio.umass.edu

413-577-2313

304A Morrill III

Microbial molecular evolution and ecology

Rosario, Michael V.

OEB PhD Candidate

mrosario@bio.umass.edu

332 Morrill 2

Trade offs in the functional morphology of elastic structures

Ross, Charles

Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Biology, Hampshire College

crNS@hampshire.edu

Cole Science Center, Hampshire College

Ecological and evolutionary genetics of hybrid zones and speciation

Roy, Allison H.

Research Assistant Professor of Environmental Conservation

aroy@eco.umass.edu

413-545-4895

317 Holdsworth

Freshwater ecology, fish and macroinvertebrates, urban ecology, conservation

Roy, Christopher

OEB PhD Student

cmroy@bio.umass.edu

413-577-3606

306 Morrill 3

1st year student

Sakrejda, Krzysztof

PhD Candidate

sakrejda@cns.umass.edu

11 Hatch

Movement, infectious disease, territorial behavior and modeling

Schneider, Scott

Joint OEB/Entomology PhD Candidate

scotts@psis.umass.edu

413-545-2844

104 Fernald

Scale insect systematics, trophobiotic associations with ants

Schueller, Paul

PhD Candidate

pschuell@cns.umass.edu

Conte Fish Research Lab, Turners Falls, MA

Population genetics, movement patterns, and population persistence of brook trout in the Connecticut River basin

Sievert, Lynnette

Professor of Anthropology

leidy@anthro.umass.edu

413-45-1379

Machmer

Evolution of menopause

Sievert, Paul R

Associate Director of OEB and Chair of Admissions

Research Associate Professor of Environmental Conservation

psievert@eco.umass.edu

413-545-4888

319 Holsdworth

Conservation biology, physiological ecology and biostatistics

Smith, Andrew J.

OEB PhD Student

ajsmith@bio.umass.edu

321 Morrill 2

Biomechanics

Smith, L. David

Professor of Biological Sciences, Smith College

ldsmith@smith.edu

413-585-3828

229 Sabin Reed

Ecology and evolution of marine predator-prey interactions

Stengle, Anne G.

OEB PhD Student

astengle@bio.umass.edu

413-545-1237

astengle@bio.umass.edu

Habitat selection, connectivity, and viability of a timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) metapopulation in southwestern Massachusetts

Suni, Sevan

Darwin Postdoctoral Fellow

413-545-0035

109 Shade Tree Lab

Effects of ecology and environmental change on genetic variation

Temeles, Ethan J.

Professor of Biology, Amherst College

ejtemeles@amherst.edu

225 McGuire Life Sci

225 McGuire Life Sciences Building, Amherst College

Foraging behavior; Territoriality; Intra- and Interspecific competition; Resource partitioning; Mutualism; Coevolution;
Sexual dimorphisms and polymorphisms

Tulchinsky, Alexander (Sasha)

OEB PhD Candidate

atulchin@cns.umass.edu

413-577-1753

Hatch Lab

Evolutionary genetics of speciation

Umberger, Brian R.

Associate Professor of Kinesiology

umberger@kin.umass.edu

413-545-1436

106 Totman

Biomechanics and energetics of hominin locomotion