Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Faculty

Name Research Focus
Robbie Bear Science education
John Blair Ecosystem ecology and terrestrial biogeochemistry; Grasslands and global change
Alice Boyle Behavioral, evolutionary, and physiological ecology; Basic and applied ornithology
Walter Dodds Water quality; Nutrient cycling; Nutrient criteria; Value of water; Nitrogen cycling
Ben Downer-Bartholomew Evolution of mating preferences
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
(section chair)
Mammalian systematics and phylogenetics
Eva Horne Agonistic and anti-predator behavior in reptiles, amphibians, and dragonflies
Loretta Johnson Ecological Genomics, Plant Ecology, Climate Change
Ari Jumpponnen Mycology; Fungal ecology; Fungus-plant interactions
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
Brad Olson Molecular and ecological basis of multicellular evolution
Thomas Platt Bacterial genetics; Quorum sensing; Microbial interactions; Virulence plasmid conjugation
Zak Ratajczak Community Ecology, Fire, Grasslands & Savannas, and Resilience Theory
Mark Ungerer Evolutionary and ecological genetics in plants; Genome structure and evolution
Lydia Zeglin Microbial ecology, microbial diversity and nutrient cycling processes in streams and soils