Postdoctoral Scholars

Beatriz
Aguirre
Plant Biology
Mentors: Carolyn Malmstrom, Phoebe Zarnetske, James Moran
Plant microbial ecology

Pierre
Antonelli
Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology
Mentor: Jeffery Barrick
Ecology and insect symbiosis with microorganisms

Irina
Birskis Barros
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Lydia Beaudrot
Biodiversity, community ecology and evolution

Colette
Sevier Berg
Plant Biology
Mentor: David Lowry
Plant evolutionary biology, population genetics

Zachary
Butterfield
Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences
Mentor: Kyla Dahlin
Earth remote sensing
Erin
Collins
Integrative Biology
Mentors: Jared Homola, Michael Booth
Environmental DNA, invasive species

Brittany
Coppinger
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Grace Smith-Vidaurre
Animal social behavior, animal communication

Blake
Dawson
Entomology
Mentors: Rufus Issacs, Julianna Wilson
Insect and community ecology

Derrick
Denney
Plant Biology
Mentors: Emily Josephs, David Lowry
Ecophysicology, evolution

Cristal
Lopez Gonzalez
Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Kadeem Gilbert
Plant responses to environmental stimulus

Alexa
Guerrera
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Sarah Fitzpatrick
Evolution, conservation genomics, behavior
Kelly
Kapsar
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Phoebe Zarnetske
Macrosystems biology, coupled human and natural systems

Lala
Kounta
Integrative Biology
Mentor: Phoebe Zarnetske
Oceanography and climate change

Minyoung
Lee
Integrative Biology
Mentors: Phoebe Zarnetske, Alisha Shah, Chris Klausmeier
Food web, biotic interactions, climate change

Nicole
Lussier
Horticulture, Plant Biology
Mentors: Olivia Smith, Lars Brudvig
Ecology, conservation biology

Bailey
McNichol
Forestry
Mentor: Rich Kobe
Forest ecology, diversity, and resilience to climate change

Andrew
Mularo
Intergrative Biology
Mentor: Sarah Fitzpatrick
Population genomics, conservation biology, selection, and evolution

Rebecca
Nelson
Intergrative Ecology
Mentor: Nick Haddad & Christine Sprunger
Spatial ecology/community ecology/mutualisms

Helen "Callie"
Ochs
Plant, Soil, and Microbial
Mentor: Christopher Blackwood
Fungal community ecology, plant-associated fungi
Sam
Schaffer-Morrison
Forestry
Mentor: Richard Kobe
Forest ecology, forest recruitment, functional ecology, roots, community ecology, mycorrhizae

Alec
Schindler
Integrated Biology
Mentor: Elisa Zipkin
Population ecology, animal behavior, wildlife conservation

Olivia
Spagnuolo
Fisheries and Wildlife
Mentor: Sonja Christensen
Behavior, spatial ecology, wildlife conservation

Joseph
Taylor
Entomology
Mentor: Zsofia Szendrei
Entomology, ecology, biological control
Amar
Deep Tiwari
Environmental Engineering
Mentor: Yadu Pokhrel
Water resources engineering

Jonas
Wickman
Kellogg Biological Station
Mentor: Chris Klausmeier
Theoretical ecology, eco-evolutionary dynamics

Tyler
Wintermute
Entomology
Mentor: Andrea Glassmire
Evolution and ecology of plant chemical diversity