Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Faculty

Name Research Focus
Robbie Bear Science education
Bess Bookout Wildlife management and ecological studies
Walter Dodds Water quality; Nutrient cycling; Nutrient criteria; Value of water; Nitrogen cycling
Carolyn Ferguson Plant systematics; Phylogeny and evolution of Phlox (Polemoniaceae)
Keith Gido Fish ecology; Invasive species effects; Fish assemblage structure
David Haukos Wetland ecology; Avian population dynamics; Migration ecology
Andrew Hope Mammalian systematics and phylogenetics
Eva Horne Agonistic and anti-predator behavior in reptiles, amphibians, and dragonflies
Ari Jumpponnen Mycology; Fungal ecology; Fungus-plant interactions
Rachel Keen Ecohydrology; Plant Ecophysiology
Sonny Lee Metagenomics, Bioinformatics, Microbial ecology, microbial diversity and cultivation
Allison Louthan Population biology, community ecology
Martha Mather Fish ecology, aquatic community ecology
Mark Mayfield Plant systematics; Taxonomy of new world Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae)
Eve McCulloch Population genetics, landscape genetics, conservation biology, science communication
Jesse Nippert Grassland ecophysiology, grass/tree ecological dynamics
Peter Pfaff Ecology and conservation in freshwater systems
Thomas Platt
(section chair)
Bacterial genetics; Quorum sensing; Microbial interactions; Virulence plasmid conjugation
Zak Ratajczak Community Ecology, Fire, Grasslands & Savannas, and Resilience Theory
Gavin Rice Genetics, Drosophila, Evolution of Development, Transgenics, Molecular Biology
Dan Sullins Wildlife Ecology; Wildlife Management; Population Biology; Landscape Ecology
Jack Sytsma Ecological genomics, plant physiology, and local adaptation to climate
Mark Ungerer Evolutionary and ecological genetics in plants; Genome structure and evolution
Ellen Welti Community ecology, insects, herbivores, grasslands, long-term trends
Lydia Zeglin Microbial ecology, microbial diversity and nutrient cycling processes in streams and soils