Students
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| Name | Dissertation/Thesis Title | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Zhiyi PhD, 2011 |
Genome reduction in a marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus | Postdoctoral Scientist, New England Biolabs |
| Lahr, Daniel PhD, 2011 |
Exploring patterns of evolution in the Amoebozoa | |
| Lerman, Susannah PhD, 2011 |
The conservation value of residential landscapes for native bird communities: The patterns, processes and management implications | Postdoctoral Research Associate, USFS Northern Research Station, UMass AMherst |
| Paradis, Annie PhD, 2011 |
Studies of the population dynamics of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) | Biology Teacher, Amherst Regional High School |
| Gwiazdowski, Rodger PhD, 2011 |
Discovery and evolution of cryptic species among North American pine-feeding Chionaspis scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences, UMass Amherst |
| Gillespie, Sandra PhD, 2011 |
Mutualisms in trophic cascades: The effects of parasites of bumblebees on pollination | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Entomology, UC Davis |
| Charney, Noah PhD, 2011 |
Movin' & Groovin' Salamanders: Conservation Implications of Large Scales and Quirky Sex | |
| Rounds, Carolyn A. MS, 2010 |
A New Species of Moropus (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Chalicotheriodea) in the Batesland Formation, Great Plains Area of North America | |
| Almeida, Suellen MS, 2010 |
The effects of environmental temperature on locomotor performance and growth pattersn in spotted salamanders, Ambystoma maculatum | |
| Parfrey, Laura W. PhD, 2010 |
The diversity of eukaryotes and their genomes | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Willey, Lisabeth PhD, 2010 |
Spatial Ecology of Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene c. Carolina) in Central Massachusetts | |
| Taft, Benjamin N. PhD, 2010 |
The role of dawn song in tree swallows and its place in the diversity of oscine song learning | Instructor, Loyola University Chicago |
| Lord, Kathryn PhD, 2010 |
A heterochronic explanation for the behaviorally polymorphic genus Canis: a study of the development of behavioral differences in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) and wolves (Canis lupus lupus) | |
| McMillan, David PhD, 2010 |
Functional consequences of acute temperature stress in the western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis | Research Technician, |
| Coombs, Jason PhD, 2010 |
Reproduction in the wild: The effect of individual life history strategies on population dynamics and persistence | Postdoc, Conte |
| Bernardo, Holly MS, 2010 |
Spatial variation and tradeoffs in species interactions Spatial variation and tradeoffs in species interactionsSpatial variation and tradeoffs in species interactions | Research Technician, Tyson Research Center, St. Louis |
| Jones, Michael PhD, 2009 |
Spatial ecology, population structure, and conservation of the Wood Turtle, Glyptemys insculpta, in Central New England | Endangered Species Review Biologist, Mass Wildlife |
| Taft, Natasha PhD, 2009 |
Functional and comparative morphology of the pectoral fins among benthicscorpaeniformfishes | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Chicago |
| Santana, Sharlene PhD, 2009 |
The evolution of cranial morphology, feeding performance and behavior in Neotropical leaf-nosed bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California Los Angeles |
| Dunthorn, Micah S PhD, 2009 |
Ciliate biodiversity and phylogenetic reconstruction assessed by multiple molecular markers | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Kaiserslautern |
| Doherty, Mary PhD, 2009 |
Distribution and Diversity of Planktonic Ciliates in the Choreotrichia and Oligotrichia: Patterns and Driving Forces | Postdoctoral Fellow, Marine Research Institute, University of Gerogia |
| Andersen, Jeremy MS, 2009 |
A phylogenetic analysis of armored scale insects, based upon nuclear, mitochondrial, and endosymbiont gene sequences | Doctoral Student, University of California Berkeley |
| Gruwell, Matthew PhD, 2008 |
Investigating endosymbionts of scale insects from the family Diaspididae | Postdoctoral Fellow, University at Buffalo |
| Goodwin, Elijah PhD, 2008 |
The ecology and development of alternative vocal learning programs in birds | Instructor, The Langdon School |
| Dewar, Eric PhD, 2008 |
Dietary ecology and community paleoecology of Early Tertiary mammals | Assistant Professor of Biology, Suffolk University |
| Buckley, Christine R. PhD, 2008 |
Phenotypic plasticity, functional morphology and ecomorphology of two terrestrial ectotherms | Communications Officer, Ecological Society of America |
| Belinsky, Kara Loeb PhD, 2008 |
Imperfectly redundant signals: Color, song, and mate choice in Chestnut-sided warblers (Dendroica pensylvanica) | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University |
| Bergmann, Philip J. PhD, 2008 |
A phylogenetic and functional approach to the study of the evolution of body shape in lizards (Squamata) | Assistant Professor of Biology, Clark University |
| Gabela, Ana MS, 2007 |
Diversity and movement patterns of passerine birds near an urban center on Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands | Avian Disease Coordinator, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaii |
| Lerner, Darren PhD, 2007 |
Endocrine control and disruption of physiological and behavioral smolt development in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar | Associate Director, Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawaii |
| Nieves-Puigdoller, Katherine PhD, 2007 |
Physiological effects of pesticides on different life stages of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) | Postdoctoral Fellow, Amherst College |
| Monette, Michelle PhD, 2007 |
mpacts of episodic acid and aluminum exposure on the physiology of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolt development | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine |
| Curd, Emily MS, 2007 |
Wild mammals harbor bacteria with a diversity of novel and known antibiotic resistance genes: A resistance gene reservoir in the wild? | PhD Student, UCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability |
| Huber, Sarah K PhD, 2007 |
Behavioral ecology of DarwinÕs finches: Song and mating patters in a bimodal population of the medium ground finches (Geospiza fortis) | Assistant Professor of Biology, Randolph Macon College |
| Wang, Baiqing PhD, 2005 |
ntrogression and Genomic Differentiation in Sympatric Hybridizing Colias Butterflies | Research Associate, Stanford University |
| Johnson, Steve PhD, 2005 |
Song learning and syntax patterns in the American Robin, and the soil characteristics of Bank Swallow nest sites | Lecturer, Hampshire College and UMass Amherst |
| Kanda, Leann PhD, 2005 |
Factors Influencing Survival and Reproduction of Virginia Opossums (Didelphis virginiana) at their Northern Distributional Limit | Assistant Professor, Biology, Ithaca College |
| Landberg, Tobias MS, 2005 |
Ontogeny of escape swimming performance in the spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum | Postdoctoral Fellow, Biology Department, Boston University. |
| Sei, Makiri PhD, 2005 |
The Ecological Study of the Maritime Ringlet Butterfly (Coenonympha nipisiquit McDunnough) in Daly Point, Bathurst, New Brunswick | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Zoology, Miami University |
| Goodale, Eben PhD, 2005 |
Interspecific communication in mixed-species bird flocks of a Sri Lankan rain forest | Research Associate, University of San Diego |
| Hoefler, Chad PhD, 2005 |
The Behavioral Ecology of Jumping Spiders (Phidippus sp.): Laboratory and Field Studies of Mating Behavior and Space Use | Assistant Professor of Biology, Arcadia University |
| Danos, Nicole MS, 2005 |
Biomechanics of the Skin during Swimming in the American Eel, Anguilla rostrata | Doctoral Student, Orgranismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University |
| Claeson, Kerin MS, 2005 |
New Interpretations the Skill of a Primitive Bony Fish: Erpetoichthys calabaricus (Actinopterygii: Cladistia) | Instructor, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University |
| Azizi, Manny PhD, 2005 |
Biomechanics of Salamander Locomotion | Assistant Professor, University of California Irvine |
| Werle, Sean F. PhD, 2004 |
The biology, ecology and cytogenetics of the genus Axarus (Diptera: Chironomidae) in the Connecticut River | Aquatic Biologist, New England Environmental, Inc. |
| Ward, Andrea PhD, 2004 |
Morphology and Development of the Axial and Appendicular Systems in Fishes | Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Adelphi University |
| Drake, Abby G. PhD, 2004 |
Evolution and Development of the Skull Morphology of Canids: An Investigation of Morphological Integration and Heterochrony | Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh |
| Levine, Robb MS, 2003 |
Contribution of Eye Retraction to Swallowing Performance in the Northern Leopard Frog, Rana pipiens | Physicians Assistant, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA |
| Cushman, Samuel PhD, 2003 |
Hierarchical, Multi-scale Analysis of Species Environment Relationships | Research Landscape Ecologist, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula, MT |
| Castro-Santos, Ted PhD, 2002 |
Swimming performance of upstream migrant fishes: new methods, new perspectives | Ecologist, Conte Anadromous Fish Lab, Turners Falls |
| Hilton, Eric PhD, 2002 |
A Contribution to the Comparative Osteology and Phylogenetic Systematics of Fossil and Living Bony-tongue Fishes (Actinopterygii, Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha) | Assistant Professor, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences |
| Carlson, Stephanie MS, 2002 |
Variation in Trout Growth and Survival Within and Among Seasons, Species, and Cohorts | PhD, University of Washington, 2006; Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Mgmt, UC Berkeley |
| Whitlock, Alison PhD, 2001 |
Ecology and Status of the Bog Turtle (Clemmys muhlenbergii) in New England | Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Amherst, MA |
| Kley, Nathan PhD, 2001 |
Functional Morphology and Evolution of the Feeding Apparatus of Blind Snakes | Assistant Professor of Anatomical Sciences, Stony Brook University |
| Mead, Louise PhD, 2001 |
Patterns and Processes of Speciation in Desmognathine Salamanders | Education Director, BEACON NSF Center for the Study of Evolution in Action |
| Jordan, Rebecca PhD, 2001 |
Visual Factors Guiding Mate Choice in a Group of Lake Malawi Cichlids | Assistant Professor, Cook College, Rutgers University |
| Dornhoff, Sharon PhD, 2001 |
Mitochondrial Adaptive Change and a CAPr-correlated Polymorphism in Toxin-selected Brachionus plicatilis Rotifers | Instructor, Lehigh Carbon Community College |
| Summers, Adam PhD, 1999 |
The Functional Implications of a Cartilaginous Skeleton | Professor, University of Washington & Friday Harbor |
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