Students
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| Name | Advisor | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Almeida, Suellen 5-YR MS Student |
Irschick, Biology | 1st year |
| Bednarski, Julie MS Student |
Jakob, Psychology | Perception in jumping spiders |
| Bernardo, Holly Joint OEB/Ent PhD Student |
Adler, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences | Conflicting selection on plant traits |
| Bolus, Rachel T. (Bru) PhD Candidate |
Byers, Biology | Birdsong during spring migration |
| Brown, Alexandria (Lexi) PhD Student |
Clotfelter, Biology, Amherst College | Physiologicaltrade-offs and sexual selection |
| Chadwick, Joseph PhD Student |
McCormick, Conte Anadromous Fish Lab, Turners Falls | Global warming and fish physiology |
| Charney, Noah PhD Candidate |
Warren, Natural Resources Conservation | Movement ecology and conservation |
| Coombs, Jason PhD Candidate |
Letcher, Conte Anadromous Fish Lab, Turners Falls | Trout population dynamics and reproductive success |
| Del Toro, Israel (Izzy) PhD Student |
Ellison, Harvard Forest | Biogeographical patterns of ant communities in forested ecosystems |
| Eiting, Thomas PhD Candidate |
Dumont, Biology | Functional morphology and evolution of the nose of bats |
| Gillespie, Sandra Joint OEB/Ent PhD Candidate |
Adler, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences | Multitrophic impacts of antagonists on pollination |
| Goodwin, Sarah PhD Student |
Podos, Biology | Song perception |
| Gwiazdowski, Rodger Joint OEB/Ent PhD Candidate |
Normark, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences | Evolution and phylogeography of parthenogenesis in armored scale insects |
| Henningsen, Justin PhD Candidate |
Irschick, Biology | Sexual selection and sexual signaling in Anolis lizards |
| Hof, David PhD Candidate |
Podos, Biology | Adaptive sex ratio bias in songbirds |
| Jenks, Kate Joint OEB/Wildlife PhD Candidate |
Fuller, Natural Resources Conservation | Dhole and jackal ecology in Thailand |
| Jones, Michael Alumni |
Sievert, Natural Resources Conservation | Spatial ecology of stream-dwelling turtles |
| Kauffman, Katherine MS Student |
Sievert, Natural Resources Conservation | Foraging and reproductive ecology of marine birds |
| Kuo, Chi-Yun PhD Student |
Irschick, Biology | Functional morphology |
| Lahr, Daniel PhD Candidate |
Katz, Biological Sciences, Smith College | Genome evolution in ciliates and lobose amoebae |
| Lerman, Susannah PhD Candidate |
Warren, Natural Resources Conservation | Impacts of urbanization on bird community structure |
| Long, Skye PhD Student |
Jakob, Psychology | Functional neurobiology of spider brains |
| Lord, Kathryn PhD Candidate |
Novak, Psychology | Development and maintenance of species typical behavior in captive environments |
| McMillan, David PhD Candidate |
Irschick, Biology | Stress protein expression and thermal tolerance in western fence lizards |
| Moseley, Dana PhD Candidate |
Podos, Biology | Signal function and sexual selection in swamp sparrow song |
| Ogden, Kimberly MS Student |
Sievert, Natural Resources Conservation | Conservation of four-toed salamanders in Massachusetts |
| Paradis, Annie Joint OEB/Ent PhD Candidate |
Elkinton, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences | Population dynamics and genetics of the hemlock woolly adelgid |
| Parfrey, Laura W. PhD Candidate |
Katz, Biological Sciences, Smith | Evolution and genome structure of Foraminifera |
| Pezet, Joshua MS Student |
Elkinton, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences | 1st year |
| Roehrig, Artemis D. MS Student |
Elkinton, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences | Undecided |
| Rounds, Carolyn A. MS Student |
Coombs, Biology | Skeletal morphology and speciation inMoropus |
| Sakrejda-Leavitt, Krzysztof PhD Student |
Letcher, Conte Anadromous Fish Lab, Turners Falls | Movement, infectious disease, territorial behavior and modeling |
| Santana, Sharlene PhD Candidate |
Dumont, Biology | Evolution of feeding strategies in bats |
| Schueller, Paul M. PhD Student |
Letcher, Conte Anadromous Fish Lab, Turners Falls | Population genetics, movement patterns, and population persistence of brook trout in the Connecticut River basin |
| Sun, Zhiyi PhD Candidate |
Blanchard, Microbiology | Genome evolution of marine cyanobacteria |
| Taft, Benjamin N. PhD Candidate |
Podos, Biology | Evolution and ontogeny of vocal learning in birds |
| Tulchinsky, Alexander PhD Candidate |
Porter, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences | Evolutionary genetics of speciation |
| Willey, Lisabeth Joint OEB/Wildlife PhD Candidate |
Sievert, Natural Resources and Conservations | Conservation of eastern box turtles in central Massachusetts |
| Wu, Jin Joint OEB/Ent PhD Candidate |
Normark, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences | Phylogenetic analysis of Coccoidea |
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